Mike Larson | Editor-in-Chief
Can “slow and steady” still WIN as an investing approach? Absolutely...and one stodgier stock I’ve been following for a while proves it!
Take a look at the MoneyShow Chart of the Day, which shows how Verizon Communications Inc. (VZ) has traded over the past year. It caught my attention as I was reviewing the performance of all the stocks and ETFs in our MoneyShow 2026 Top Picks Report (You can download a free copy here). Specifically, I saw that it had vaulted to the #6 spot, with a tracked gain of 27.9% since the report dropped in early January!
Verizon: Big, Stodgy, and...Highly Profitable!
Source: StockCharts
No one would characterize the wireless communications company as a red-hot AI play. But its shares soared recently after it beat Q4 sales and earnings targets, boosted its profit forecast for 2026, and announced a massive $25 billion, three-year stock buyback.
Verizon is also benefiting from market rotation, with investors seeking the safety of high-yielding, more-defensive stocks thanks to the US-Israel-Iran conflict. The company currently pays out $2.83 per share in annual dividends, good for a yield of around 5.5%.
When Kenny Polcari recommended VZ for our 2026 report, he wrote: “It will never be confused with a high-flying tech stock. But Verizon offers something arguably more valuable for those seeking stability: predictable cash flows, strong dividend income, and a business model built on essential services that consumers and enterprises simply cannot live without.”
Turns out the chief market strategist at SlateStone Wealth was right on target. And his pick’s performance proves that slow and steady can pay off nicely – especially in a more volatile market like this one.
As chief investment strategist at CFRA Research, Sam Stovall serves as analyst, publisher, and communicator of the firm’s outlooks for the economy, market, and key sectors. In this briefing from our March MoneyShow Virtual Expo, Sam outlines why the bull should remain intact by year-end — but also why we’ll see increased volatility along the way.
Fresh attacks on shipping vessels and Iran’s new supreme leader vowing to keep the Strait of Hormuz closed have pushed oil near $100 per barrel and stock markets to three-month lows, triggering the December Low Indicator on both the Dow Industrials and S&P 500 Index (^SPX), highlights Jeff Hirsch, editor-in-chief of the The Stock Trader’s Almanac.
We recently discussed the ongoing internal battle with the markets as “trapped longs” look for exit points. While the S&P 500 Index (^SPX) is under pressure, that headline number is masking something far more critical beneath the surface, cautions Lance Roberts, editor of the Bull Bear Report.
🛢️ 📈 Rising Oil Prices Create an Opportunity in This 1 Undiscovered Stock. (Barchart)
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