T Jul 2023 23.000 put
| Previous close | 5.40 |
| Open | 5.40 |
| Bid | 6.60 |
| Ask | 7.05 |
| Strike | 23.00 |
| Expiry date | 2023-07-21 |
| Day's range | 5.40 - 5.40 |
| Contract range | N/A |
| Volume | |
| Open interest | 241 |
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Verizon (NYSE: VZ) is often considered a stable investment for conservative income investors. If you had invested $1,000 in Verizon on Feb. 21, 2014 -- the fateful day it took full control of Verizon Wireless by buying out Vodafone's (NASDAQ: VOD) 45% stake in the joint venture for a staggering $130 billion -- your investment would be worth roughly $740 today. Let's see why Verizon underperformed the market by such a wide margin -- and whether it will ever recover.
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AT&T (NYSE: T) scored, if not a touchdown, then a field goal that tilted the score in its favor at the end of the week. DirecTV, in which the company holds a majority stake, announced a fresh multi-year broadcasting deal with a top professional sports league. Investors liked the sound of that and rewarded AT&T by kicking its share price 2.3% higher on the day.
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Telecom giants AT&T (NYSE: T) and Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ) are staples for many passive income investors, and for good reason. To wit: AT&T stock presently sports a rather generous 6.8% annualized dividend yield, while Verizon's dividend yield clocks in even higher at 7.2%. Jeremy Bowman (Verizon): AT&T and Verizon have both been stock market losers in recent years.
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Investors who watch AT&T (NYSE: T) closely know that it has spent the last two years atoning for a costly mistake. Despite the 47% cut, the payout has brought consternation instead of relief -- so much so that AT&T might want to eliminate the dividend completely. The focus on the dividend might come as a surprise, since after 35 years of consecutive increases, AT&T slashed the annual dividend from $2.08 per share to $1.11 per share.
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The two leading U.S. telecom stocks, AT&T (NYSE: T) and Verizon (NYSE: VZ), came under significant pressure on Thursday. The source of this was a media article about the market entry of a potentially powerful new rival. This put enough fear in investors to drive AT&T's share price down 5% on the day, while Verizon's suffered a nearly 3% decline.
ReutersAT&T's DirecTV signs deal to offer NFL Sunday Ticket games to bars and casinos
The satellite television provider, which had the rights to Sunday Ticket until the end of the 2022 season, said the agreement is set to begin with the upcoming 2023 NFL season. The company has partnered with EverPass Media, backed by equity firm RedBird Capital Partners and NFL, for the deal. Sunday Ticket allows subscribers to watch all local and out-of-market U.S. games of the day, while football fans otherwise in any given market can only watch a limited number of games.
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The core business is wireless, which will grow slowly at best. The secondary business is fiber internet, which is now growing quickly enough to offset declining revenue from legacy infrastructure. AT&T's growth will impress no one, but the company is a cash machine that pays a generous, sustainable dividend.
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ZacksAT&T (T) Management Updates Shareholders on 2023 Targets
With a customer-centric business model, AT&T (T) is likely to benefit from the increased deployment of mid-band spectrum and greater fiber densification.
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CNW GroupJohn Stankey, AT&T CEO Updates Shareholders at the 51st Annual J.P. Morgan Technology, Media and Telecommunications Conference
John Stankey, chief executive officer, AT&T* Inc., (NYSE:T) spoke today at the J.P. Morgan Stanley Technology, Media and Telecom Conference where he provided an update to shareholders. Stankey made the following points:
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The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite -- which tracks almost all stocks on the Nasdaq stock exchange -- is up over 21% year to date. If you're a long-term investor interested in tech stocks that you can comfortably hold in your portfolio for the next decade, look no further. It's been a well-documented regrettable past decade for AT&T (NYSE: T), with the stock down over 40%.
- CNW Group
AT&T Announces Preliminary Results of 2023 Annual Meeting
AT&T held its annual stockholder meeting. Additional information can be found on the AT&T Investor Relations website.
Motley FoolAT&T Just Supercharged Its Fiber Business
Telecom giant AT&T (NYSE: T) is best known today as a leading wireless provider in the United States, but it's also investing heavily in fiber internet. To expand it, a provider must start by laying down fiber in neighborhoods and near businesses -- a capital-intensive endeavor -- and then hope that enough customers sign up for the service to make its investments worthwhile. Right now, AT&T's fiber network reaches 19.7 million homes and 3 million business locations, but only a fraction of those potential customers have signed up.
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Two things matter when you're considering a long-term investment: Does the company have durable advantages? For telecom giant AT&T (NYSE: T) and semiconductor manufacturer Intel (NASDAQ: INTC), the answers are "yes" across the board. There are only three major wireless carriers in the United States, and that's unlikely to change anytime soon.
- CNW Group
AT&T to Webcast Fireside Chat with John Stankey at the J.P. Morgan 51st Annual Global Technology, Media and Communications Conference
Tune in live or for replay as we webcast a chat with John Stankey, chief executive officer, AT&T Inc., on May 22, 2023.
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- CNW Group
Gigapower Joint Venture from AT&T and BlackRock Launches, AT&T Fiber Begins Serving End-user Customers Through Gigapower's Commercial Wholesale Open Access Platform
AT&T* (NYSE:T) and BlackRock (NYSE:BLK), through a fund managed by its Diversified Infrastructure business, have closed their joint venture to form Gigapower, LLC. Gigapower plans to provide a state-of-the-art fiber network to internet service providers and other businesses in parts of select metro areas throughout the country using a commercial wholesale open access platform.
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If you're looking for stocks with high dividends, both of these telecoms may wind up on your short list.
