Verizon
VZMarket price data through November 12, 2026.
Performance
Nov 2021 – Nov 2026
Track record
How this pick has done since Benson first called it.
- Benson Return
- +1%
- How much this stock is up since Benson first picked it — measured from the price at the time of that first pick, not from today.
- First pick price
- ~$46
- Roughly what one share cost when Benson first picked this stock. This is the starting line for the Benson Return.
- Tracking since
- April 2026
- The month this stock first became a Benson pick.
- Tracking duration
- 6 months
- How long Benson has been tracking this pick.
About Verizon
Verizon is one of America's three big wireless carriers. It powers the phone signal and home internet for millions of households. Since October 2025 it has been run by Dan Schulman, the former boss of PayPal, who wants to win customers back. His biggest bet is home internet, backed by a 20 billion dollar deal to buy Frontier and its fiber network.
The case for and against
Both sides of the story, in plain English.
- Proven Turnaround Boss
Dan Schulman became CEO in October 2025. Before that he ran PayPal, where revenue tripled from 8 billion dollars to 30 billion dollars and earnings grew five-fold. He also knows Verizon from the inside, having sat on its board since 2018. His plan has three parts: win back market share, lower the cost of serving customers and spend money more wisely.
- Broadband Land Grab
Verizon agreed to buy Frontier Communications for 20 billion dollars to greatly expand its fiber home internet, with the deal expected to close in the first quarter of 2026. That adds to an already giant business that brought in 134.8 billion dollars in revenue in 2024. Management kept its full-year 2025 money targets unchanged through the leadership change, a sign the business stayed steady.
- Heavy Debt Load
Paying 20 billion dollars for Frontier adds more borrowing to a company that already names its high level of debt as a key risk. Every dollar spent on interest is a dollar that can't go into the network or back to shareholders. A new CEO doesn't make that math any easier, and the squeeze could last for years.
- Cutthroat Competition
The US wireless market is crowded and barely growing, and Verizon's sales rose only about 2.5 percent in its latest full year. T-Mobile keeps winning customers aggressively, AT&T is fighting back hard and satellite players are starting to compete. Schulman himself said Verizon needs to regain its leadership, which tells you it has slipped.
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