AT&T Inc.

AT&T Inc. provides telecommunications, media, and technology services worldwide. Its Communications segment offers wireless voice and data communications services; and sells handsets, wireless data cards, wireless computing devices, and carrying cases and hands-free devices through its own company-owned stores, agents, and third-party retail stores. It also provides data, voice, security, cloud solutions, outsourcing, and managed and professional services, as well as customer premises equipment for multinational corporations, small and mid-sized businesses, governmental, and wholesale customers. In addition, this segment offers broadband fiber and legacy telephony voice communication services to residential customers. It markets its communications services and products under the AT&T, Cricket, AT&T PREPAID, and AT&T Fiber brand names. The company's Latin America segment provides wireless services in Mexico; and video services in Latin America. This segment markets its services and products under the AT&T and Unefon brand names. The company was formerly known as SBC Communications Inc. and changed its name to AT&T Inc. in 2005. AT&T Inc. was incorporated in 1983 and is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.

Verizon Communications Inc.

Verizon Communications Inc., through its subsidiaries, offers communications, technology, information, and entertainment products and services to consumers, businesses, and governmental entities worldwide. Its Consumer segment provides postpaid and prepaid service plans; internet access on notebook computers and tablets; wireless equipment, including smartphones and other handsets; and wireless-enabled internet devices, such as tablets, and other wireless-enabled connected devices comprising smart watches. It also provides residential fixed connectivity solutions, such as internet, video, and voice services; and sells network access to mobile virtual network operators. As of December 31, 2021, it had approximately 115 million wireless retail connections, 7 million wireline broadband connections, and 4 million Fios video connections. The company's Business segment provides network connectivity products, including private networking, private cloud connectivity, virtual and software defined networking, and internet access services; and internet protocol-based voice and video services, unified communications and collaboration tools, and customer contact center solutions. This segment also offers a suite of management and data security services; domestic and global voice and data solutions, such as voice calling, messaging services, conferencing, contact center solutions, and private line and data access networks; customer premises equipment; installation, maintenance, and site services; and Internet of Things products and services. As of December 31, 2021, it had approximately 27 million wireless retail postpaid connections and 477 thousand wireline broadband connections. The company was formerly known as Bell Atlantic Corporation and changed its name to Verizon Communications Inc. in June 2000. Verizon Communications Inc. was incorporated in 1983 and is headquartered in New York, New York.

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	T	VZ
Basics
Name	AT&T Inc.	Verizon Communications Inc.
Price	$23.56	$46.65
Sector	Communication Services	Communication Services
Market cap	large / 163,702,887	large / 194,789,874
Beta	0.42	0.22
Dividends
Dividend	$1.11	$2.77
Yield	4.71%	5.93%
Frequency	Quarterly	Quarterly
Payout ratio	36.51%	67.44%
Dividend CAGR (3y)	-0.03%	2.10%
Dividend CAGR (5y)
Dividend CAGR (10y)
Dividend safety score
Overall score
Forward payout ratio
Payout ratio/FCF
Dividend CAGR (3y)
Revenue CAGR (3y)
Debt/EBITDA
Debt/Equity
Valuation
P/E	7.75x	11.38x
P/S	1.62x	1.54x
P/B	1.89x	2.04x
P/CF	5.18x	5.73x
P/FCF	10.48x	10.72x
PEG ratio	-9.81x	-0.91x
EV/EBITDA	0.88x	0.64x
Fundamentals
Gross margin	83.90%	55.70%
Operating margin	18.77%	21.17%
Pretax margin	21.49%	16.41%
Net margin	17.42%	12.43%
Tax rate	13.41%	22.34%
ROE	20.35%	16.62%
ROA	5.21%	4.25%
Interest coverage	3.47x	4.37x

	T	VZ
Basics
Name	AT&T Inc.	Verizon Communications Inc.
Price	$23.56	$46.65
Sector	Communication Services	Communication Services
Market cap	large / 163,702,887	large / 194,789,874
Beta	0.42	0.22
Dividends
Dividend	$1.11	$2.77
Yield	4.71%	5.93%
Frequency	Quarterly	Quarterly
Payout ratio	36.51%	67.44%
Dividend CAGR (3y)	-0.03%	2.10%
Dividend CAGR (5y)
Dividend CAGR (10y)
Dividend safety score
Overall score
Forward payout ratio
Payout ratio/FCF
Dividend CAGR (3y)
Revenue CAGR (3y)
Debt/EBITDA
Debt/Equity
Valuation
P/E	7.75x	11.38x
P/S	1.62x	1.54x
P/B	1.89x	2.04x
P/CF	5.18x	5.73x
P/FCF	10.48x	10.72x
PEG ratio	-9.81x	-0.91x
EV/EBITDA	0.88x	0.64x
Fundamentals
Gross margin	83.90%	55.70%
Operating margin	18.77%	21.17%
Pretax margin	21.49%	16.41%
Net margin	17.42%	12.43%
Tax rate	13.41%	22.34%
ROE	20.35%	16.62%
ROA	5.21%	4.25%
Interest coverage	3.47x	4.37x

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