Why Verizon Stock Topped the Market on Tuesday
Verizon(VZ) The Motley Fool·2024-09-04 05:11
It's very possible that any day now, the company will declare a dividend raise.On a down Tuesday for U.S. equities, incumbent telecom stock Verizon (VZ 2.75%) managed to land well in positive territory. On speculation that the company is about to raise its already considerable dividend, investors snapped up its shares. This pushed its stock price nearly 3% higher, on a day when the S&P 500 index was in the red with a more than 2% decline.Dividend raise on the way, say analystsThat morning, an analyst team a ...