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With all the stock market volatility we have seen in 2016, it might seem odd to hear that Verizon Communications and AT&T are both hitting new 52-week highs.
AT&T recently announced plans to launch three new over-the-top DirecTV services aimed at the cord-cutters.
These three big cap companies are all industry leaders, they are very cheap on a relative basis and they pay outstanding dividends for investors.
For worried investors that need an income stream, all these top stocks make good sense for growth and income portfolios. The total return potential is solid, and the downside risk is far less than...
For the long haul, these three stock should provide a much better avenue for total return and continue to increase dividend payouts.
Deutsche Bank analysts acknowledge that while defensive and safer in nature, the top yielding telecom stocks and the sector as a whole have a challenging growth trajectory in the near term.
One nice result from the volatility in the markets over the past seven weeks is to lower prices on the stocks that investors who need consistent and safe income may be looking to buy.
Very few Dow stocks are in positive territory, but among those that are, Verizon Communications is up 10%.
The FCC has proposed rules to separate the proprietary set-top cable or satellite box from the information that the box provides to customers.
T-Mobile sits well behind rivals AT&T and Verizon in total subscribers. The eventual fate of T-Mobile is in question.
Verizon is the top performer in the Dow so far this year. Given the general business environment and the other Dow components, it could keep that lead all year long.
With the Chinese currency pegged to the U.S. dollar, any increase in fed funds rates could send the Chinese into devaluation mode, which could prove awful for world financial markets.
Both the utility and the telecommunications sectors are positive for 2016, and with demand staying strong and inherent built-in safety, there is no reason to think they won’t continue to be.
Among the six most heavily shorted stocks traded on the New York Stock Exchange, short sellers continued to pile on Alcoa and Freeport-McMoRan between the January 15 and January 29 settlement dates.
The Dow is down 7% for the year so far, but Verizon Communications has risen more than 10%, the best among the 30 stocks that comprise the index.