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Comcast (CMCSA) generated free cash over the past twelve months worth 20.1% of its market value. The median S&P 500 company manages 4.4%. Part of that gap is Comcast's debt. The rest means one of two things: the market has made a mistake, or the cash is about to get smaller. Comcast keeps losing broadband customers, and that is the market's answer.
Palo Alto Networks has completed its US$3.14 billion share repurchase program begun in 2019, reported a shift from quarterly profit to loss despite higher revenue, filed a US$2.74 billion ESOP-related shelf registration, and issued new fiscal 2027 revenue guidance, all against a backdrop of rising AI-related cybersecurity demand. AI safety warnings from leading technology executives have pushed cybersecurity into focus for enterprises and investors, with Palo Alto Networks’ Frontier AI...
Both burn cash heavily, but one trades at a large valuation premium, a gap that may or may not be justified by growth potential.
The package consists of Prime Video and niche streaming platforms - AMC+, BritBox, MGM+, PBS Masterpiece, and Starz - for $29.99 a month, offering a savings of nearly 39% vs. subscribing to each service individually.
The Trade Desk (TTD) trades about 89% below its two-year high, a discount typically assigned to businesses confronting prolonged contraction. Yet its free cash flow over the last twelve months is 12.1% of market value, against a 4.4% median for the S&P 500.
Zacks.com users have recently been watching Verizon (VZ) quite a bit. Thus, it is worth knowing the facts that could determine the stock's prospects.
Cisco Systems (NasdaqGS: CSCO) joined Verizon's 6G Innovation Forum, taking part in work on AI native wireless and sensing architectures. The firm is collaborating with quantum company Infleqtion on distributed quantum networking research that uses the Cisco Universal Quantum Switch. Cisco and Infleqtion plan to explore scalable quantum network designs aimed at connecting multiple quantum processing nodes across wider telecom infrastructure. Cisco's move into Verizon's 6G forum and its...
Palo Alto Networks (NasdaqGS:PANW) has endorsed SE Labs' new independent security testing model alongside other major cybersecurity vendors. The company has joined Verizon's 6G Innovation Forum as a founding member focused on next generation network and security standards. Management is using both the SE Labs testing initiative and the Verizon 6G forum to influence future enterprise security and AI native networks. The SE Labs partnership and Verizon 6G forum role are only part of Palo Alto...
Corning (GLW) has moved back into focus after announcing a US$2b at the market follow on equity offering, just as AI related shares experience wider volatility and investors reassess capital raising plans. The equity raise has landed just as Corning’s short term momentum cools, with the 1 day share price return down 13.7% and the 30 day share price return down 13.5%, even though the year to date share price return is 58.4% and the 1 year total shareholder return is 85.8%. This reinforces that...
Verizon Communications (NYSE:VZ) expanded its 6G Innovation Forum, adding nine new industry participants, according to its latest announcement. The telecom group reported real-world Integrated Sensing and Communication trials completed with key partners on its network infrastructure. Verizon also introduced prototype AI-powered applications that run on its edge network architecture for 6G-era use cases. These 6G Innovation Forum additions and ISAC plus AI-native trials sit within a broader...
Verizon Communications (VZ) has had a good year. The stock returned about 24% over the past twelve months against roughly 19% for the S&P 500, and at about $51 it sits at the top of its one-year range. The turnaround is real. What is not real yet is the revenue meant to pay for it.
AT&T (T) is running its largest year ever for fiber expansion, a plan for 8 million new locations, of which over 4 million were acquired from Lumen, and asking shareholders to keep funding it. It expects $23 billion to $24 billion of capital investment in 2026, and the roughly $18 billion of buybacks and dividends is essentially all the free cash flow left. Management used to justify the build product by product; with the customers, it was already winning. The lead now is one blended subscriber
Some dividend stocks beg you to watch them constantly, but a rare few are built so that checking in once a quarter feels like more than enough. Three names across pipeline infrastructure, wireless telecom, and net-lease real estate are making a strong case for that second category.
Your Medicare premium leaves your Social Security check before you ever see it, but the right dividend portfolio changes that equation permanently. The tricky part is knowing exactly how much capital your specific income bracket demands.
Verizon flaunts 19 straight years of dividend raises while AT&T just slashed its payout, yet one closely watched coverage ratio flips the safety story in a direction most income investors never see coming.
Five NYSE-listed dividend stocks are promising yields above 5%, but each one hides a specific structural catch that most income investors overlook until it costs them. Knowing the tradeoff before you buy changes everything.
A $710,000 lump sum can follow two completely different paths at retirement, and the one that pays more on day one is not necessarily the one that leaves you better off by year twenty.
Corning (NYSE:GLW) executives said demand in optical communications, solar and selected glass applications is supporting momentum behind the company’s long-term “Springboard” growth plan, while new customer agreements are improving visibility into data-center connectivity demand. Speaking at Citi’s
Verizon Communications (VZ) concluded the recent trading session at $50.61, signifying a +1.28% move from its prior day's close.
AST SpaceMobile seeks an FCC extension for 800 MHz satellite testing as the SDA backs a separate spectrum application, highlighting growing defense interest despite recent earnings misses.
Holding high-yield dividend stocks like BDCs and REITs in the wrong account silently erases hundreds of dollars every year, and most investors never see it happening until they run the actual numbers.
JBL edges ASTS as the better pick, backed by expected EPS growth, steadier estimates and a far cheaper valuation.
VZ's 5G, broadband and fiber growth, stronger price performance and cheaper valuation make it better placed than SPCX despite slower 2026 sales growth.
Treasury yields are making income investors work harder than they have in years, and most dividend stocks no longer clear the bar. Six still do, but yield alone is the easy part of the analysis.
A $250,000 rollover sounds like a clean starting point until you realize yield alone is not the whole story, and only one name on this roster actually clears the current Treasury rate. Here is what the math, the coverage ratios, and 43-year dividend streaks reveal about building real income from a common account balance.
U.S. stock market funds defied the normal late-summer doldrums in August, shrugging off rising bond yields and finishing the month higher.
Verizon is walking back a commitment it made to customers just last year as it faces a changing competitive landscape.
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