T-Mobile US, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides mobile communications services in the United States, Puerto Rico, and the United States Virgin Islands. The company offers voice, messaging, and data services to customers in the postpaid, prepaid, and wholesale and other services. It also provides wireless devices, including smartphones, wearables, tablets, home broadband routers, and other mobile communication devices, as well as wireless devices and accessories; financing through equipment installment plans; reinsurance for device insurance policies and extended warranty contracts; leasing through JUMP! On Demand; and High Speed Internet services. In addition, the company offers services, devices, and accessories under the T-Mobile and Metro by T-Mobile brands through its owned and operated retail stores, T-Mobile app and customer care channels, and its websites. It also sells its devices to dealers and other third-party distributors for resale through independent third-party retail outlets and various third-party websites. The company was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Bellevue, Washington.

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Verizon Communications Inc. VZ and American Tower Corporation AMT are key players in the 5G ecosystem. Operating as one of the premier wireless service providers in the United States, Verizon provides a vast array of communication and business solutions that include wireless, local exchange, long-distance, data/broadband and Internet, video, managed networking, wholesale and cloud-based services.
American Tower is a leading independent operator of wireless communications towers. The company leases space on its communication sites to tenants and offers a range of tower-related services. Its tenants include wireless service providers, broadcasters and other communication service providers.
Let us delve a little deeper into the companies’ competitive dynamics to understand which of the two is relatively better placed in the broadband and telecom services industry.
The Case for Verizon
Verizon is benefiting from the growing demand for its industry-leading 5G portfolio. With a customer-centric business model, the company delivers faster peak data speeds and capacity for customers, driven by disciplined engineering and steady infrastructure investments. The company’s 5G network hinges on three fundamental drivers to deliver the full potential of next-generation wireless technology. These include massive spectrum holdings, particularly in the millimeter-wave bands for faster data transfer, end-to-end deep fiber resources and the ability to deploy a large number of small cells.
Verizon is witnessing significant 5G adoption and fixed wireless broadband momentum with premium unlimited plans. It is offering various mix-and-match pricing in both wireless and home broadband plans, which has led to solid customer additions. Moreover, in the enterprise and wholesale business, Verizon is shifting its revenue mix toward newer growth services like cloud, security and professional services.
Verizon has further expanded Fios Forward to support digital inclusion and provide opportunities for underserved households to thrive in the digital world. With no data caps, Fios customers can experience faster upload and download speeds than any other comparable plans. The telecom giant plans to accelerate the availability of its 5G Ultra Wideband network across the country. The company’s growth strategy includes 5G mobility, nationwide broadband and mobile edge compute and business solutions.
However, the company operates in a highly competitive market and faces rivalry from other major players, such as AT&T, Inc. T and T-Mobile US, Inc. TMUS. AT&T is also aggressively expanding its fiber footprint. The company is acquiring Lumen’s fiber business. It is placing a strong focus on the densification of its existing fiber infrastructure. Such initiatives from AT&T can pose a challenge to Verizon’s fiber network expansion. In a bid to expand its customer base, Verizon is spending heavily on promotion and is also offering lucrative discounts, which are weighing on margins.
The Case for American Tower
American Tower is strategically positioned to capture incremental demand from global 5G deployment efforts, growing wireless penetration and spectrum auctions. The company is also likely to benefit from the advent of next-generation technologies, including edge computing functionality, autonomous vehicle networks and the IoT, along with the rampant usage of network-intensive applications for video conferencing and cloud services and hybrid-working scenarios. American Tower boasts more than 149,000 communication sites worldwide and a highly interconnected footprint of U.S. data center facilities. The advancement in mobile technology, such as 4G and 5G, and the proliferation of bandwidth-intensive applications, propel growth in mobile data usage globally. On average, approximately 75% of its towers have been upgraded with 5G equipment, so there's still considerable runway for growth as carriers complete their 5G coverage rollouts and shift their attention to network quality with densification activity.
American Tower has a resilient and stable business model that provides a safe harbor. The company generates most of its revenues from non-cancellable, long-term tenant leases (typically with an initial term of 5-10 years and multiple renewal options) on its communication sites with major wireless carriers. In addition, American Tower provides on-site maintenance and servicing of antennas, amplifiers and base station equipment. Since moving equipment from one tower to another is cumbersome, carriers normally renew these contracts upon expiration. This generates a strong long-term lease up-cycle. The revenues generated from leasing and managing such networks are substantial and recurring. Moreover, American Tower’s tall towers allow sufficient space for its customers to install transmission equipment, thereby enabling the company to put up more tenants. Accommodating additional tenants, equipment and upgrades results in additional revenues, offering significant operating leverage as tenancy increases.
However, the company operates in a fiercely competitive market. High customer concentration is another potent risk. The merger between T-Mobile and Sprint resulted in tower site overlap for American Tower, negatively impacting its leasing revenues. Given the contractual lease cancellations and non-renewals by companies like T-Mobile, high churn rate in its U.S. & Canada property segment is likely to remain elevated through 2026.
How Do Zacks Estimates Compare for VZ & AMT?
The Zacks Consensus Estimate for Verizon’s 2025 sales and EPS implies year-over-year growth of 2.3% and 2.2%, respectively. The EPS estimates have remained flat over the past 60 days.
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The Zacks Consensus Estimate for American Tower’s 2025 sales and EPS indicates year-over-year decline of 2.1% and growth of 1.2%, respectively. The EPS estimates have been trending northward (up 0.9%) over the past 60 days.
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Price Performance & Valuation of VZ & AMT
Over the past year, Verizon has lost 4.9% compared with the industry’s decline of 8.9%. American Tower has plummeted 7.8% over the same period.
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Verizon looks more attractive than American Tower from a valuation standpoint. Going by the price/earnings ratio, American Tower’s shares currently trade at 16.29 forward earnings, higher than 8.31 for Verizon.
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End Note
Both Verizon and American Tower carry a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.
American Tower has shown steady revenue growth over the past few years, while Verizon has been witnessing a bumpy road. Estimate revisions for Verizon reveal that investors are largely skeptical about the stock’s growth potential. However, Verizon appears to have attractive valuation metrics compared with American Tower. Based solely on valuation metrics and a VGM Score of B, Verizon appears to be a better investment option at the moment.
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Verizon or American Tower: Which is the Smarter 5G Bet for 2026?

Key Points
A Wall Street analyst upgraded EchoStar's stock this week.
The analyst believes EchoStar will receive a hefty price for its remaining wireless spectrum assets.
Bloomberg also reported SpaceX, of which EchoStar is a shareholder, may pursue a 2026 IPO at an eye-watering valuation.
Shares of satellite telecommunications company EchoStar (NASDAQ: SATS) rallied 27.3% this week through Thursday trading, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence.
EchoStar stock has nearly quintupled this year. Having begun the year as a debt-laden, struggling cable company, EchoStar decided to sell its long-held wireless spectrum assets to other players, and received significantly more money for them than the market had anticipated. Moreover, some spectrum was sold to SpaceX, for which EchoStar received both cash and SpaceX stock.
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This week, EchoStar received even better news regarding the value of its remaining spectrum assets, as well as reports of ever-escalating estimates for SpaceX's valuation.
With spectrum and SpaceX, who cares about the core business?
This week, Morgan Stanley telecom analyst Benjamin Swinburne upgraded EchoStar stock to an "Overweight" rating from "Equal Weight." The rationale is that Swinburne now expects EchoStar's remaining AWS-3 spectrum holdings to receive a strong sale price and a likely bidding war between Verizon and T-Mobile.
This year, the value of EchoStar's spectrum assets has been a significantly more important factor for the stock than the company's operating businesses across satellite cable, broadband, and wireless services. So to see an analyst increase the value of its remaining spectrum asset was important.
Additionally, for a spectrum sale to SpaceX this past summer and a more recent follow-on sale, EchoStar has received a combined $11.1 billion in SpaceX stock this year. The valuation of that SpaceX stock was uncertain at the time of the transactions, but was likely significantly lower than SpaceX's recent financing round, which was rumored to garner an $800 billion valuation.
Then this week, Bloomberg News reported that SpaceX will pursue an initial public offering sometime in 2026, at a rumored valuation of $1.5 trillion.
Needless to say, that valuation would be massive for EchoStar, and likely two to three times higher than the price at which EchoStar acquired its stock.
Is there still upside in a stock up over 350% this year?
Even after this recent rally, EchoStar's market capitalization is only $30 billion. So, if EchoStar acquired its SpaceX stock at a $500 billion valuation and SpaceX manages to go public at a $1.5 trillion valuation, the value of EchoStar's SpaceX stock would be more than EchoStar's entire value. We still don't know exactly at what valuation EchoStar acquired its stock, but that's not an unreasonable estimate. Additionally, when EchoStar's other spectrum sales close, the company should be left with an additional $8.6 billion in net cash.
EchoStar's actual operating businesses in cable, broadband, and wireless are relatively unexciting. But investors shouldn't really care too much about those businesses these days, as the stock has become a net asset play.
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Why EchoStar Rallied Again This Week

Key Points
Industry-leading Verizon isn’t a growth stock by any means. But it offers a product no consumer is going to give up.
Ares Capital’s dividend yield alone very nearly matches the broad market’s average annual net gain.
Shares of beverage and snack-food powerhouse PepsiCo have been dragged lower for reasons that just aren’t going to last.
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1. Verizon
For the record, the United States' wireless telecom industry will never be a growth business. It's just too mature, which is to say, it's already fully saturated. Pew Research reports that 98% adults living in the U.S. already own a mobile phone, and none of them need another one. That means most of any growth to be achieved in this industry will be driven by a combination of population growth and price increases, which isn't much of a tailwind.
What the industry lacks in raw growth potential, however, it more than makes up for in persistent cash flow that's ultimately turned into dividends. Most Americans aren't going to give up their mini mobile connections to the rest of the world now. They'll gladly pay their monthly bill to maintain this connection.
Enter Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ), which is not only the nation's biggest wireless service provider (as measured by customer headcount), but also its most compelling dividend payer by virtue of its forward-looking dividend yield of 6.7%.
No, it doesn't have the same history as rival AT&T or the pizzazz of T-Mobile. It's only been around since 2000, in fact, born out of the merger of Bell Atlantic and GTE. And although it's paid a regular quarterly dividend that whole time, the company's annual per-share payout has only been reliably raised since 2007. Being so close to becoming dividend royalty though, Verizon may be one of the market's most underappreciated dividend payers even if it's not a fantastic growth prospect. It doesn't need to be a high-growth name for income-seekers.
2. Ares Capital
Although it trades like one, Ares Capital (NASDAQ: ARCC) isn't a traditional stock in the sense that it reflects the market's ever-changing perception of its underlying company's value. Rather, Ares is a business development company, or BDC. That just means it provides funding -- usually in the form of a loan -- to promising up-and-coming companies that can do something constructive with the money, but might struggle to secure it through more conventional means.
As of the latest look, Ares was financially backing 587 different organizations, with a loan portfolio worth nearly $29 billion boasting an average interest rate of around 10%. After covering all of its costs (including its internal cost of capital), Ares clears on the order of $400 million in quarterly net income, most of which is passed along to shareholders.
More important to income investors, this business model usually works incredibly well, mostly because Ares management team is picky about the companies it funds. That's how its per-share dividend payments have grown from less than $0.30 when it was founded in 2004 to $0.48 per share now, even if the BDC's dividend payments didn't grow each and every year; they were still paid every quarter between then and now. This ticker's forward-looking dividend yield of 9.1% more than makes up for any occasionally stagnant dividend growth.
Like Verizon, there's not going to be a great deal of capital appreciation here. With a reliable dividend that's yielding almost as much as the average annual market gain though, that's not an unfair trade-off.
3. PepsiCo
Finally, add PepsiCo (NASDAQ: PEP) to your list of "forever" dividend stocks to buy while its forward-looking yield stands at just under 4%.
You know the company. PepsiCo is of course the name behind one of the world's best-known colas, although it's not just Pepsi. Mountain Dew, Gatorade, and Tropicana are also part of the PepsiCo family, along with Frito-Lay snack chips (which includes Cheetos and Doritos). The company even owns the Quaker Oats and all of its branded derivatives.
Anyone who's been keeping tabs on PepsiCo likely knows that Quaker's been a bit of a problem of late. Between inflation and ever-evolving consumer tastes, the brand's revenue fell 14% last year, while PepsiCo's entire food business isn't exactly firing on all cylinders this year, either. That's the chief reason the company's net income was down 8% through the first half of 2025 as well as the reason the stock's still down more than 20% from its early 2024 peak.
Nothing lasts forever, though. In fact, with inflation leveling off at the same time PepsiCo is coming up with new products like dye-free Doritos and snacks with more protein and fiber, the company is already seeing progress in the form of stabilized revenue and profits.
More of the same on the way. Although it took some pressure from activist investment outfit Elliott Investment Management, PepsiCo will soon be lowering some of its prices as a means of generating more sales volume, while simultaneously culling operating costs to free up funding for more advertising. This is the kind of directional jolt many shareholders have been waiting on. Even before these plans were announced, however, analysts were calling for modest revenue growth and earnings growth again beginning next year, not that the dividend was ever in any jeopardy.
On that note, PepsiCo has now raised its quarterly dividend for 53 consecutive years. There's no end in sight to this streak, either.
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The Best Dividend Stocks to Buy and Hold Forever

In this series, we look through the most recent Dividend Channel ''DividendRank'' report, and then we cherry pick only those companies that have experienced insider buying within the past six months. The officers and directors of a company tend to have a unique insider's view of the business, and presumably the only reason an insider would choose to take their hard-earned cash and use it to buy stock in the open market, is that they expect to make money — maybe they find the stock very undervalued, or maybe they see exciting progress within the company, or maybe both. So when stocks turn up that see insider buying, and are also top ranked, investors are wise to take notice. One such company is T-Mobile US Inc (Symbol: TMUS), which saw buying by CEO Srini Gopalan.
Back on November 6, Gopalan invested $1,977,836.00 into 9,800 shares of TMUS, for a cost per share of $201.82. In trading on Thursday, bargain hunters could buy shares of T-Mobile US Inc (Symbol: TMUS) and achieve a cost basis 3.5% cheaper than Gopalan, with shares changing hands as low as $194.77 per share. It should be noted that Gopalan has collected $1.02/share in dividends since the time of their purchase, so they are currently down 3.0% on their purchase from a total return basis. T-Mobile US Inc shares are currently trading -0.07% on the day. The chart below shows the one year performance of TMUS shares, versus its 200 day moving average:
Looking at the chart above, TMUS's low point in its 52 week range is $194.77 per share, with $276.49 as the 52 week high point — that compares with a last trade of $195.77. By comparison, below is a table showing the prices at which insider buying was recorded over the last six months:
Purchased
Insider
Title
Shares
Price/Share
Value
11/06/2025
Srini Gopalan
President and CEO
9,800
$201.82
$1,977,836.00
The DividendRank report noted that among the coverage universe, TMUS shares displayed both attractive valuation metrics and strong profitability metrics. The report also cited the strong quarterly dividend history at T-Mobile US Inc, and favorable long-term multi-year growth rates in key fundamental data points.
The report stated, ''Dividend investors approaching investing from a value standpoint are generally most interested in researching the strongest most profitable companies, that also happen to be trading at an attractive valuation. That's what we aim to find using our proprietary DividendRank formula, which ranks the coverage universe based upon our various criteria for both profitability and valuation, to generate a list of the top most 'interesting' stocks, meant for investors as a source of ideas that merit further research.''
The annualized dividend paid by T-Mobile US Inc is $4.08/share, currently paid in quarterly installments, and its most recent dividend ex-date was on 02/27/2026. Below is a long-term dividend history chart for TMUS, which the report stressed as being of key importance. Indeed, studying a company's past dividend history can be of good help in judging whether the most recent dividend is likely to continue.
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T-Mobile US Named Top Dividend Stock With Insider Buying and 2.09% Yield (TMUS)

T-Mobile US Inc (Symbol: TMUS) has been named as a Top 25 ''Dividend Giant'' by ETF Channel, with a staggering $19.01B worth of stock held by ETFs, and above-average ''DividendRank'' statistics including a strong 2.09% yield, according to the most recent Dividend Channel ''DividendRank'' report. The report noted a strong quarterly dividend history at T-Mobile US Inc, and favorable long-term multi-year growth rates in key fundamental data points.
The annualized dividend paid by T-Mobile US Inc is $4.08/share, currently paid in quarterly installments, and its most recent dividend ex-date was on 02/27/2026. Below is a long-term dividend history chart for TMUS, which the report stressed as being of key importance. Indeed, studying a company's past dividend history can be of good help in judging whether the most recent dividend is likely to continue.
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T-Mobile US a Top 25 Dividend Giant With 2.09% Yield (TMUS)

Legendary investor Warren Buffett advises to be fearful when others are greedy, and be greedy when others are fearful. One way we can try to measure the level of fear in a given stock is through a technical analysis indicator called the Relative Strength Index, or RSI, which measures momentum on a scale of zero to 100. A stock is considered to be oversold if the RSI reading falls below 30.
In trading on Wednesday, shares of T-Mobile US Inc (Symbol: TMUS) entered into oversold territory, hitting an RSI reading of 29.9, after changing hands as low as $194.89 per share. By comparison, the current RSI reading of the S&P 500 ETF (SPY) is 60.8. A bullish investor could look at TMUS's 29.9 RSI reading today as a sign that the recent heavy selling is in the process of exhausting itself, and begin to look for entry point opportunities on the buy side. The chart below shows the one year performance of TMUS shares:
Looking at the chart above, TMUS's low point in its 52 week range is $194.89 per share, with $276.49 as the 52 week high point — that compares with a last trade of $195.32.
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T-Mobile US Enters Oversold Territory (TMUS)

AT&T Inc. T is preparing its network for upcoming winter storms to ensure customers stay connected no matter the weather. AT&T uses its Weather Operations Center, comprising meteorologists, to predict storms and guide network preparation. Since 1992, AT&T has invested over $1 billion in disaster recovery equipment. During emergencies, more than 750 specialized vehicles and tools are ready to be deployed at a quick notice.
AT&T has added snow-ready equipment like snowcats, bulldozers and winter UTVs to its arsenal. To prevent ice buildup, satellite dishes with heaters are implemented. Placing snow chains in disaster recovery vehicles and preparing generators for freezing weather are the key steps taken to face the various upcoming winter challenges.
To meet various winter storm threats, AT&T has improved its network capacity, testing backup batteries at cell sites and placing backup generators and recovery equipment in those areas where the chances of being hit by the storm are maximum. Its Response Operations Group, ROG, led by former responders and equipped with more than 190 deployable units, is always ready to provide reliable backup connectivity during contingencies.
Such initiatives are likely to improve wireless connectivity in extreme weather conditions and enable it to better serve its customers.
How Are Competitors Faring?
AT&T faces stiff competition from Verizon Communications, Inc. VZ and T-Mobile, US, Inc. TMUS. Verizon uses portable cell-sites, satellite-enabled equipment, and mobile generators to restore connectivity if storms or disasters damage fixed infrastructure. During emergencies, Verizon Frontline Crisis Response Team stays on call to assist first responders and communities so that communications remain available. After any natural disaster, customers regain services without too much delay as Verizon restores connectivity very fast using mobile cell sites, satellite backhaul, and temporary generators.
T-Mobile’s Self-Organizing Network uses real-time data and AI to detect service disruptions and can automatically adjust nearby antennas, reroute traffic, and manage spectrum to keep the connectivity stable during bad weather or power loss. T-Mobile uses satellite-enabled mobile cell sites (SatCOWs / SatCOLTs), portable generators, and Wi-Fi for seamless connectivity when fixed infrastructure is damaged. During freezing weather or power outages, T-Mobile reinforces critical infrastructure and deploys portable generators in advance to prevent service interruptions.
T’s Price Performance, Valuation & Estimates
AT&T has gained 6.3% over the past year against the industry’s decline of 3.4%.
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From a valuation standpoint, AT&T trades at a forward price-to-sales ratio of 1.39, below the industry tally of 1.87.
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Earnings estimates for 2025 have increased 0.5% to $2.06 over the past 60 days, while the same for 2026 have also increased 0.4% to $2.26.
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T Boosts Network Readiness for Winter Storms: Can it Drive Growth?

American Tower announced that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash distribution of $1.70 per share on shares of the Company's common stock. The distribution is payable on February 2, 2026 to the stockholders of record at the close of business on December 29, 2025.
The Board of Directors of Eastman Chemical has declared an increase in the quarterly cash dividend from $0.83 to $0.84 per share on its common stock. The dividend is payable January 8, 2026, to stockholders of record as of December 15, 2025. "By raising our dividend for the 16th consecutive year, we are reaffirming our commitment to delivering value to our shareholders," said Willie McLain, executive vice president and chief financial officer. "This action demonstrates the Board's continued trust in our ability to achieve consistent earnings and maintain strong cash generation."
World Kinect announced today that its board of directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.20 per share, which is payable on January 16, 2026 to shareholders of record on December 15, 2025. Additionally, the board of directors approved an additional $150 million share repurchase authorization. The new authorization is in addition to the Company's previous authorization, which had approximately $192 million remaining as of September 30, 2025.
The board of directors of Ecolab today declared a 12% increase in the company's quarterly cash dividend to $0.73 per common share, to be paid January 15, 2026, to shareholders of record at the close of business on December 16, 2025. This increase results in a new indicated annual cash dividend of $2.92 per share in 2026 and represents Ecolab's 34th consecutive annual dividend rate increase. Ecolab has paid cash dividends on its common stock for 89 consecutive years.
The Board of Directors at Verizon Communications today declared a quarterly dividend of 69 cents per outstanding share, consistent with the prior quarter's dividend rate. The quarterly dividend is payable on February 2, 2026 to Verizon shareholders of record at the close of business on January 12, 2026. "Verizon is transforming to be a leaner, faster and bolder team focused on delighting customers to regain market leadership," said Dan Schulman, CEO of Verizon. "We are committed to delivering increasing value for our shareholders and the dividend is an iron clad reflection of that commitment. Our 19 consecutive years of dividend growth reflect Verizon's strong and reliable cash flow generation." Verizon has approximately 4.2 billion shares of common stock outstanding. The company made more than $11.2 billion in cash dividend payments in 2024.
T-Mobile US announced today that the Company's Board of Directors has declared a cash dividend of $1.02 per share on its issued and outstanding shares of common stock. The dividend is payable on March 12, 2026 to stockholders of record as of the close of business on February 27, 2026.
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Daily Dividend Report: AMT,EMN,WKC,ECL,VZ,TMUS

Key Points
Energy Transfer LP sports an exceptionally low EV-to-EBITDA multiple.
UPS remains attractively valued and is well-positioned to deliver higher profitability going forward.
Verizon is a bargain stock with an impressive track record of dividend increases.
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1. Energy Transfer LP
Energy Transfer LP (NYSE: ET) is a limited partnership (LP) that operates around 140,000 miles of pipeline and other energy infrastructure assets related to transporting and storing crude oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids (NGLs). It also owns Lake Charles LNG Company, roughly 15% of Sunoco LP (NYSE: SUN), and around 38% of USA Compression Partners, LP (NYSE: USAC).
Income investors should love Energy Transfer's distribution yield of 8.2%. The LP expects to increase its distribution by 3% to 5% annually. That goal seems quite attainable at the moment, with Energy Transfer enjoying its strongest financial position ever.
As a bonus, Energy Transfer sports a dirt cheap valuation. Its units trade at 10.7 times forward earnings, compared to an average forward earnings multiple of 15.7 for the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) energy sector. The midstream leader's enterprise value-to-EBITDA ratio is 7.7, the second-lowest level among its peers.
There's more good news for Energy Transfer as well. The LP should deliver solid growth over the next few years as coal-fired power plants switch to natural gas and new data centers hosting electricity-hungry artificial intelligence (AI) applications are built that are powered by natural gas.
2. United Parcel Service
Most Americans routinely benefit from what United Parcel Service (NYSE: UPS) does. The company delivers around 22.4 million packages daily across more than 200 countries and territories.
UPS is another exceptional pick for income investors. Its forward dividend yield tops 6.9%. The package delivery giant has increased its dividend for 16 consecutive years and has either maintained or grown its dividend since going public 26 years ago.
In a stock market that's seemingly priced for perfection, UPS looks like a bargain. Its forward earnings multiple is 12.8. UPS' low EV-to-EBITDA of 8.9 is even more attractive.
Sure, the company faces some challenges, including headwinds from the Trump administration's tariffs. However, I think that management's strategy to phase out much of its Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) shipments, restructure its operations accordingly, and focus on higher-margin business, such as healthcare logistics, should pay off. In my opinion, UPS is on the right track to deliver stronger profitability and free cash flow.
3. Verizon Communications
Like UPS, Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ) is a household name. The telecommunications leader serves more than 146 million wireless customers and 99% of the Fortune 500.
Verizon has been a longtime favorite for income investors. It still is, with a juicy forward dividend yield of 6.8%. The company has also increased its dividend for an impressive 19 consecutive years.
Is this telecom stock a bargain buy for Black Friday? I think so. Verizon's forward price-to-earnings ratio is 8.3. That's well below the forward earnings multiples for the company's major rivals, AT&T (NYSE: T) and T-Mobile US (NASDAQ: TMUS). Similar to Energy Transfer and UPS, Verizon appears even more attractive based on its low EV-to-EBITDA ratio of 6.5.
Verizon's new CEO, Dan Schulman, who formerly served as CEO of PayPal Holdings (NASDAQ: PYPL), seems to be the right leader to move the company forward. He promised in the Q3 update, "We will aggressively transform our culture, our cost structure, and the financial profile of Verizon in order to put our customers first, compete effectively, and deliver sustainable returns for our shareholders."
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Pursuant to a short-term spectrum manager lease agreement, AT&T Inc. T has deployed mid-band (3.45 GHz) spectrum from EchoStar Corporation SATS to nearly 23,000 cell sites across the country, covering almost two-thirds of the U.S. population. This has helped the company unlock network efficiency, resulting in significant increases in speed and capacity for streaming, gaming and bandwidth-intensive applications for customers in more than 5,300 cities across 48 states.
The integration of this mid-band spectrum has reportedly led to an 80% improvement in download speeds for mobility and 55% for AT&T Internet Air. The deployment is part of a $23 billion deal to acquire approximately 20 MHz of nationwide 600 MHz low-band spectrum and about 30 MHz of nationwide 3.45 GHz mid-band spectrum from EchoStar. The transaction is expected to close in mid-2026, subject to mandatory closing conditions and regulatory approvals. In addition to augmenting its regional footprint and expanding its customer base, the proposed spectrum buyout eliminates the need to construct additional cell sites for network capacity expansion. This significantly reduces capital investment requirements and drives long-term operational efficiency.
The deployment aligns with the company’s converged connectivity push. The spectrum boost has strengthened its 5G offerings, and when paired with its growing fiber footprint, has positioned the company to meet the critical connectivity needs of consumers, small businesses and first responders. The enhanced network infrastructure has also allowed AT&T to support highly demanding AI applications and IoT devices, while accelerating the expansion of its fixed wireless services, AT&T Internet Air.
How are Competitors Faring?
T-Mobile US, Inc. TMUS boasts a strong position in the 5G market. The company’s 5G network covers 98% or 330 million people in the country. T-Mobile continues to deploy 5G with the mid-band 2.5 GHz spectrum from Sprint. The 2.5 GHz provides fast delivery, superfast speeds and extensive coverage with signals that go through walls and trees, unlike 5G networks, which are controlled by the mmWave spectrum.
Verizon Communications, Inc. VZ holds a total of 2,035 MHz of spectrum with the acquisition of C-band spectrum – 294 MHz in Sub 6 GHz spectrum (low and mid band) and 1,741 MHz of mmWave spectrum (high band). The low-band spectrum (nationwide 700 MHz licenses and 850 MHz spectrum) continues to provide one of the best connectivity experiences in the industry and supports nationwide 5G service, giving customers in more than 2,700 markets access to 5G. Verizon is rapidly deploying new C-band equipment on macro towers to expedite the expansion of 5G ultra-wideband.
T’s Price Performance, Valuation and Estimates
AT&T has gained 11% over the past year against the industry’s decline of 8.2%
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From a valuation standpoint, AT&T trades at a forward price-to-sales ratio of 1.45, below the industry tally of 1.86.
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The Zacks Consensus Estimate for AT&T’s earnings for 2025 has moved northward over the past 60 days.
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AT&T currently carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank (Strong Buy) stocks here.
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