Talking Stocks 2.0

[Romeojk]

I’m wondering peoples thoughts on Verizon (VZ). I’m a bit concerned with dividends going forward.

It pays a good dividend, but earnings have been going down the past few years.

I planned to hold it as part of my portfolio in retirement (hopefully retire within 4yrs) with some good dividends and plus I generally like Verizon and the service I’ve had over the past 40ish years. But Mint mobile and others are making a compelling case to switch.

I guess I really don’t want to get caught with my pants down if they pull what Paramount did to me with their dividend cuts. Right now I hold about 20 stocks and VZ is about 6%.

And if I do jump ship what ship am I boarding, what’s a good solid replacement?

I got some info from a quick google search, and I know I need to spend more time looking deeper.
“Verizon 2023 annual EPS was $2.75, a 45.65% decline from 2022. Verizon 2022 annual EPS was $5.06, a 4.89% decline from 2021. Verizon 2021 annual EPS was $5.32, a 23.72% increase from 2020.”



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