Verizon: Fiber Growth Engine To Accelerate

The Asian Investor31.94K FollowersFollow5ShareSavePlay(10min)CommentsSummaryVerizon Communications Inc. delivered a strong Q1 ’26, beating EPS expectations and completing the $20B Frontier acquisition to expand its fiber broadband footprint.VZ’s broadband subscriber growth, boosted by Frontier’s 2.2M fiber customers, underpins a 7% free cash flow growth outlook for FY 2026.With a projected forward dividend coverage ratio of 180% and at least a ~2% dividend increase in September, VZ’s yield remains robust and secure.Valued at only 9.0X forward earnings, VZ stock offers up to 34% upside to a $58–63/share fair value range, contingent on broadband integration and synergy realization. Crovik Media/iStock via Getty Images Verizon Communications Inc.'s (VZ) results for Q1 ’26 signaled a strong start to the year: the telecommunications provider reported $1.28 per share in non-GAAP earnings, surpassing the analyst consensus of $1.21 perThis article was written byThe Asian Investor31.94K FollowersFollowI am interested in a lot of technology and AI stocks like Google, Nvidia, AMD, Tesla and Amazon.Analyst’s Disclosure: I/we have a beneficial long position in the shares of VZ, T either through stock ownership, options, or other derivatives. I wrote this article myself, and it expresses my own opinions. I am not receiving compensation for it (other than from Seeking Alpha). I have no business relationship with any company whose stock is mentioned in this article. Seeking Alpha's Disclosure: Past performance is no guarantee of future results. No recommendation or advice is being given as to whether any investment is suitable for a particular investor. Any views or opinions expressed above may not reflect those of Seeking Alpha as a whole. Seeking Alpha is not a licensed securities dealer, broker or US investment adviser or investment bank. Our analysts are third party authors that include both professional investors and individual investors who may not be licensed or certified by any institute or regulatory body.