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Verizon Communications Inc. (Verizon, or the Company) is one of the world’s leading providers of communications services. Formerly known as Bell Atlantic Corporation, we were incorporated in 1983 under the laws of the State of Delaware. We began doing business as Verizon Communications Inc. on... More
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- Friday, January 25, 10:56 AM AT&T (T) continues its spectrum-buying binge by acquiring 700 MHz.-band spectrum from Verizon Wireless (VZ, VOD) in exchange for $1.9B and higher-frequency spectrum. The licenses AT&T is buying cover 42M people in 18 states, and will be used to deploy 4G services. The deal comes shortly after AT&T agreed to buy ATN's wireless ops and spectrum, and received an FCC green light to buy 2.3 GHz. spectrum from NextWave and others. Verizon agreed to sell a large chunk of 700 MHz. licenses in exchange for receiving FCC approval for its cable spectrum purchases. 1 Comment [Tech, M&A]
- Tuesday, January 22, 12:06 PM To the chagrin of telecom equipment firms, Verizon (VZ +0.9%) is staying frugal with its capex: after spending $16.2B in 2012 (down slightly Y/Y in spite of a 4.5% revenue gain), the carrier forecasts 2013 capex will be flat Y/Y. Big Red also says it wants to lower wireless expenses by $2B, and forecasts a 2013 wireless EBITDA margin of 49%-50% (up from 2012's 46.6%). Lower smartphone subsidies are a goal (possibly bad news for Apple and Samsung), and stock buybacks aren't ruled out - a heavy debt load and cash distributions to Vodafone limit Verizon's flexibility here. (more) 1 Comment [Tech]
- Tuesday, January 22, 9:42 AM More on Verizon: As previously disclosed, wireless retail net adds were 2.1M, up from 1.5M a year ago. Wireless service revenue +8.5% Y/Y, up from +7.5% in Q3, total retail subs at 98.2M. Retail wireless churn up slightly to 1.24%. Average revenue per account (now used instead of ARPU) +6.6% Y/Y to $146.80/month. Wireless op. margin -780 bps Q/Q and -80 bps Y/Y to 24% due to higher smartphone sales. Wireline revenue -1.5% Y/Y, hurt by business and wholesale declines. 2012 capex was $16.2B, down slightly Y/Y. VZ +0.6%. Comment! [Tech, Earnings]
- Tuesday, January 22, 9:21 AM Verizon (VZ) states on its Q4 call it activated 6.2M iPhones in Q4, good for 63% of total smartphone activations (up from 46% in Q3, and 56% in the year-ago period). Big Red had previously disclosed it activated 9.8M smartphones in the quarter. CFO Fran Shammo says about half of the iPhone sales involved the iPhone 5 - that remark comes as UBS points to survey data indicating a mix shift towards older and lower-capacity iPhone models. Apple (AAPL) +0.8%. (AT&T smartphone sales) 36 Comments [Tech, Earnings]
- Tuesday, January 22, 8:13 AM More on Verizon (VZ): Higher pension costs and the impact of Superstorm Sandy drove the company's quarterly loss to more than double last year's mark. Pension liabilities shaved off $1.55 a share and the widespread damage from the storm cut another $0.07. Verizon added a net 567K FiOS digital connections during the period, 31% less than the number added during the same period a year ago. VZ -2.0% premarket. (PR) 3 Comments [Earnings, Tech, On the Move]
- Tuesday, January 22, 6:36 AM Verizon (VZ): Q4 EPS of $0.38 misses by $0.13. Revenue of $30B (+5.7% Y/Y) beats by $0.25B. (PR) 1 Comment [Earnings, Breaking News, Tech]
- Tuesday, January 22, 12:04 AM Notable earnings before Tuesday’s open: AMTD, CNI, CRBC, DAL, DD, EAT, FCX, FMER, JNJ, KSU, MTG, PETS, RF, SNV, TRV, VZ, WAT Comment! [Earnings]
- Monday, January 14, 8:38 AM UBS downgrades Verizon (VZ -1% to $42.85) to "Neutral" from "Buy" and cuts its stock-price target to $44 from $48. UBS also reduces its Q4 EPS estimate to $0.46 from $0.51 on "lower-than-forecast wire-line and wireless profitability." Analysts say: "We believe the positive catalysts are mostly played out and we see downside to estimates." 1 Comment [Tech, Consumer]
- Wednesday, January 9, 5:38 PM Coinstar (CSTR) and Verizon's (VZ) Redbox Instant streaming service will commercially launch by the end of Q1, promises JV chief Shawn Strickland. Verizon had once predicted a Q4 2012 launch. The service currently has 4,500 movies in its library that can be viewed with a basic subscription, and a total of 7,500 after counting "transactional" titles. Netflix (NFLX) was estimated to have 35K titles in April, but that includes a lot of TV shows. Amazon recently stated it had 33K titles. 3 Comments [Tech, Consumer]
- Wednesday, January 9, 2:26 PM Though Verizon (VZ -0.3%) CEO Lowell McAdam recently suggested his company is able and willing to buy Vodafone's (VOD +0.8%) 45% stake in Verizon Wireless, he has since clarified "there's no discussions about it." With Vodafone's European ops not faring too well lately, the company might be in no rush to unload a stake in a share-gaining U.S. carrier that's making giant cash distributions. (smartphone activations) Comment! [Tech, M&A]
- Wednesday, January 9, 9:29 AM Verizon Wireless (VZ, VOD) says it expect to report 9.8M smartphone activations, "with a higher mix of Apple smartphones," for Q4. That figure is up 29% from the 7.7M smartphones activated a year ago, and 44% from the 6.8M activated in Q3 (46% of them were iPhones). Verizon's Y/Y growth rate is easily above that of AT&T (T - previous), which is more iPhone-dependent, but its Q/Q rate is slower. The smartphone sales, together with strong indirect channel growth, will lead to a slight Y/Y drop in EBITDA service margin. VZ -0.5%. AAPL -0.7%. (CEO remarks: I, II) Update: Verizon PR tells Seeking Alpha the iPhone mix was higher relative to both Q3 (46% of smartphone sales) and Q4 2011 (56%). 22 Comments [Tech, Earnings]
- Tuesday, January 8, 1:35 PM Verizon (VZ -3%), MetroPCS (PCS -2.8%), and Leap Wireless (LEAP -3.2%) are selling off after AT&T announced it sold 10M+ smartphones in Q4. Verizon ticked higher yesterday after announcing it had 2.1M net wireless subscriber adds in Q4. Comment! [Tech, On the Move]
- Monday, January 7, 7:31 PM The SEC is looking in to a report that Washington Council Ernst & Young violated auditor rules by letting its lobbying unit perform work for several major audit clients including Amgen (AMGN), CVS Caremark (CVS) and Verizon (VZ). U.S. independence rules bar auditors from serving in an "advocacy role" for audit clients, but it's unclear how far along the probe is, or whether it will result in any civil charges. Comment! [U.S. Economy, Healthcare, Consumer]
- Monday, January 7, 4:17 PM More on Verizon: Continuing his talk at a Citi conference, CEO Lowell McAdam claims Verizon Wireless had 2.1M net subscriber adds in Q4; that's well above the 1.5M added a year ago, and the highest quarterly total in Verizon's (VZ +0.9%) history. However, he also said Verizon is "planning on 2013 being relatively flat," and forecast $9B-$10B in Q4 charges - $7B of that figure stems from pension liabilities, $1.5B from restructuring efforts, and $1B from Hurricane Sandy. Comment! [Tech, Earnings]
- Monday, January 7, 2:56 PM Vodafone (VOD +2.2%) spikes after Verizon (VZ +0.4%) CEO Lowell McAdam says his company is capable of digesting Vodafone's 45% stake in Verizon Wireless. "We have always said we would love to own all of that asset," he reminds us. The fact Verizon Wireless is now making giant cash distributions gives Verizon more incentive to make a deal, but the fact Verizon has $53B in debt complicates matters. McAdam also suggests Verizon won't be following T-Mobile's lead in eliminating phone subsidies. "I don't think U.S. consumers are ready to buy an iPhone for $700." 8 Comments [Tech, M&A]
- Tuesday, December 18, 2012, 9:14 AM Nokia (NOK) +5.1% premarket, adding to yesterday's gains (I, II). CNET has published an interview with CEO Stephen Elop in which he says Nokia is "planning a lot of exciting things with Verizon." Verizon (VZ) currently offers the mid-range Lumia 822, but the flagship Lumia 920 is for now an AT&T exclusive in the U.S. 12 Comments [Tech, On the Move]
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Saibus Research
Our Take on CenturyLink's Recent Dividend Reduction: http://seekingalpha.com/a/puf1 $CTL, $FTR, $T $VZ $WIN - View all 0 replies
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Saibus Research
Sprint's is Making Significant Strides in its Turnaround: http://seekingalpha.com/a/p02j $S $AAPL $CLWR$ $T $VZ $SFTBF.PK - View all 0 replies
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turtledividend: Good Morning Eld' :). I didn't miss much from my holiday i'm guessing :D
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C Michael Croston
$CSTR good short squeeze bet. Streaming deal with$VZ has better new movie mix than $NFLX. $cstr up over 5% Friday. - View all 1 replies
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Joseph Poma: Saw similar short int. 3 or 4 quarters ago. Shorts got crushed...looking for a repeat. Search analytics paint a positive picture as well!
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Saibus Research
Dividend Value Ideas: AT&T Offers 5.3% Yield, But AT&T Wireless Is Falling Behind Verizon Wireless http://seekingalpha.com/a/oa75 $VZ $T $S - View all 0 replies
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The Wall Street Transcript
Verizon Communications ($VZ) Gains Market Share and Outperforms in Declining Markets - http://su.pr/2YOOOO - View all 0 replies
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HIS MONEY
Rumor says Verizon ($VZ) will get its own Lumia flagship: the Nokia ($NOK) Laser Read more at http://bit.ly/V4arzC - View all 0 replies
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Mr. Knowitall
$NOK, $VZ, Nokia Corporation (ADR) (NYSE:NOK) May Be Planning Another Lumia Device http://bit.ly/XVvC7L - View all 0 replies
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Buffet_or_Broke
We already know that $T and $VZ had record iPhone sales. I'll be amazed if $AAPL doesn't have a record quarter. - View all 7 replies
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XRTrader: Coloring in the form of margins, forward projections, and comments on cash management on the call will be important for the stock. -
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realornot: likely sell the news and look for a soft landing. This stock will take off again after profits taking.
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Saibus Research
we review Apple's recent quarter results and we are impressed http://seekingalpha.com/a/bb0t AAPL GOOG, NOK, BBRY, S, T, VZ - View all 1 replies
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Sinjjn Smythe
How do the rich get richer in stock market? Pay an analyst to write bad news for stock you want to own. Ex: VZ selling spectrum, CLWR shit - View all 10 replies
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Sinjjn Smythe: Too funny, now I'm seeing articles on how important spectrum is to telecoms and how valuable CLWR spectrum is! HAAAAA!!! What a racket!
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Sinjjn Smythe: Yesterday, all negative about how worthless CLWR spectrum was with VZ selling their 700 Mhz spectrum. I'm staying in, why? Top Mgmt/specrum
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Youngone91: dont forget that gold stocks soared off the 2008 lows. A lot of the price appreciation in gold was already factored in -
Husky Financial: i just see gold as another expanding macro trend... Its a play not only on emerging markets (India/China) but also on Global QE
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Alberto Quintana
TEF didn´t comply with the dividend and it´s likely to reduce it again. Too much debt in comparison with ATT, VZ, France Tel., Deutsche Tel. - View all 1 replies
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Dividend Sheet
Five S&P 500 High Yield Stocks With Double Digit Earnings Growth + http://bit.ly/zwFuTI + $WIN $HCN $VZ $PBCT $LLY - View all 3 replies
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Dividend Sheet: +14.42 percent for next year and -8.18 percent for the next five years
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Bill Maurer
$4 quick pop on NFLX. Either someone is betting against CSTR and VZ, or a big short just covered. - View all 10 replies
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Josh Krause: Yeah, I should have gotten long in front of CSTR earnings. NFLX has ceded the DVD market to them. -
Josh Krause: NFLX popped on the Apple TV news but if you read the actual report, it is simply showing that the Netflix app will be available like Youtube
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Joseph Poma
$CSTR announces earnings AFTER the close...why the early morning streaming announcement with $VZ? http://seekingalpha.com/a/6vgz - View all 3 replies
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dcmetro: And possibility of another price increase if they buy DVDs from an outside source now.
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Joseph Poma: I would hope management would know better than to raise prices twice within such a short time period.
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Brian Nichols
37m iphones!! We got VZ, T will post on Thursday, then Sprint gets what is left. Get ready for big run up in Sprint shares - View all 1 replies
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My Opinion on investing: Even though VZ had to take a $1B adjustment I feel their future will be bright for 2012 with their 4G LTE phone sales and network coverage. -
Rocco Pendola: I agree. Of all of the telcos, they are positioned best for growth in smartphone users, etc. as well as FIOS and spectrum.
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Jacob Wolinsky
#Falcone Urges #FCC to Help Solve #LightSquared Interference Issue http://bit.ly/zLPEfw $T $VZ - View all 2 replies
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Jacob Wolinsky: LOL. I cant believe this has not made bigger news, impeachable offense.
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Malt Backbone: Didn't VZ kill this 6 wks ago? I thought Yahoo was the latest white knight to be decapitated. What rumor is next, a Buffet investment?
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Overweight GE
Anyone else think MO and VZ are starting to look a little overbought? I've been long both, but they look to be bouncing off fresh highs... - View all 2 replies
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SwingTraders: Bad news out on VZ and T has also been looking sick. Not enough downside to short, but I would definitely not be a buyer. Margin shrink.
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