Verizon Communications has extended the early participation deadline for its exchange offers and consent solicitations on 11 series of debt notes to June 16, 2026. The offers allow eligible investors to exchange old notes for new ones with amended terms, aiming to remove certain restrictive covenants. Early participation results show varied tender amounts across the series, with some notes seeing over 50% tendered. The settlement date is expected around June 22, 2026, and the new notes will have similar economic terms but are unregistered securities available only to qualified investors outside the U.S. or institutional buyers.
Verizon is reaffirmed as a Buy due to its attractive valuation and a high forward dividend yield of 6.66%. The company raised its full-year 2026 earnings per share guidance to $4.95–$4.99, driven by strong net additions in postpaid phone and broadban...
Payments company Stripe and private equity firm Advent International jointly offered to acquire PayPal for $60.50 per share, valuing the company at over $53 billion, a 28% premium to its recent closing price. The offer, backed by about $50 billion in...
HSBC downgraded Verizon stock to 'Reduce' due to concerns over competition from SpaceX's Starlink entering the U.S. mobile market. Bernstein also lowered its price target, citing long-term threats to Verizon's profits and growth. Analyst Jim Cramer e...
Verizon has introduced the Gizmo Watch 4, a new kid-friendly smartwatch designed to enhance child safety with features like real-time location tracking, watch removal alerts, and soon, severe weather notifications. The watch integrates with the Veriz...
Four American small businesses—The Balm Box, House of Perna, TWB Tours, and Renewed Focus—will compete in the finals of Verizon's Small Business Super Pitch on July 17, 2026, in Hoboken, NJ. Selected from over 500 competitors, these finalists will pi...
