Verizon's Dividend Risk Profile Increases After Frontier Acquisition
ULCCFrontier (ULCC) Seeking Alpha·2024-09-07 19:05

Dilok Klaisataporn I last covered Verizon (NYSE:VZ) back in April and assigned it a hold rating as I was neutral on the stock. While the dividend remained attractive and management's commitment to it seemed strong, the valuation did not seem particularly compelling, and the growth was quite anemic as well. Since then, the stock's total returns have been roughly in line with the S&P 500, thereby validating my neutral take on it. However, the company just announced that it plans to acquire Frontier (FYBR), wh ...