Verizon's revenue rose 1.5% in the third quarter but would have fallen about 3% adjusted for the Frontier acquisition. Lower phone sales drove most of the decline as the firm deemphasizes upgrades and subsidies. Core wireless and broadband revenue increased about 0.4%, also adjusted for Frontier.
Verizon's network focus has given it broad wireless coverage and a sterling reputation with most customers. Shifting pricing in line with rivals will allow it to retake share.
Rival carriers have rapidly deployed new spectrum and technology to add coverage and capacity. Verizon’s network leadership is a thing of the past, and past price increases have soured its reputation with customers.
|
Metric
|
VZ
|
CMCSA
|
T
|
|---|---|---|---|
Price/Earnings (Normalized) | 8.83 | 5.82 | 11.47 |
Price/Book Value | 1.73 | 0.85 | 1.32 |
Price/Sales | 1.31 | 0.64 | 1.13 |
Price/Cash Flow | 4.40 | 2.68 | 3.66 |
|
Metric
|
VZ
|
CMCSA
|
T
|
|---|---|---|---|
Quick Ratio | 0.50 | 0.69 | 0.31 |
Current Ratio | 0.64 | 0.82 | 0.87 |
Interest Coverage | 3.89 | 4.29 | 3.44 |
|
Metric
|
VZ
|
CMCSA
|
T
|
|---|---|---|---|
Return on Assets (Normalized) | 4.06% | 5.09% | 4.11% |
Return on Equity (Normalized) | 15.75% | 14.49% | 16.05% |
Return on Invested Capital (Normalized) | 7.53% | 8.95% | 8.15% |
|
1-Day Chart
|
Name
|
Price
|
Morningstar Rating for Stocks
|
Capital Allocation
|
Economic Moat
|
Market Cap
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T-Mobile US Inc
TMUS
| LOCK|kR?jDxWF | LOCK|!$Gq | $158B | |||
| AT&T Inc
T
| LOCK|h!c | LOCK|>&#t | $140B | |||
| Deutsche Telekom AG ADR
DTEGY
| LOCK|vrFNK>mP | LOCK|fFjD$ | $136B | |||
| Comcast Corp Class A
CMCSA
| LOCK|NPCm&Y | LOCK|pdkJX | $78B | |||
| America Movil SAB de CV ADR - Series B
AMX
| LOCK|v&G$X@$ | LOCK|v^$r? | $72B | |||
| KDDI Corp ADR
KDDIY
| LOCK|YvKnMX | LOCK|tB@s | $68B | |||
| Orange SA ADR
ORANY
| LOCK|q><$?l? | LOCK|HD | $43B | |||
| Vodafone Group PLC ADR
VOD
| LOCK|@#ZY@l# | LOCK|@sN | $37B | |||
| EchoStar Corp Class A
ECHO
| LOCK|P# | LOCK|Gy | $26B |
United States