| Approximately one week away from Verizon's | | | | there are many other both well-established but |
| (VZ) third quarter results, many investors are | | | | relatively new companies on the market such as |
| speculating whether to purchase shares of this | | | | Google or Goldman Sachs which not only has the |
| lucrative telecommunications giant. In search for | | | | potential to reach 300% in 25 years but more |
| answers by examining earnings from other | | | | than likely triple or quadruple that amount in |
| powerful monsters, there is a mix bag in terms | | | | possibly less than ten years. Thus, while you are |
| of what to expect for both Verizon and the | | | | pretty assured that Verizon will not decrease in |
| telecommunication industry in general. However, | | | | terms of share price, even during a time of |
| just specifically in the case of Verizon, I believe | | | | recession, to astounding levels, for the long term |
| the real question should not be placed into | | | | when looking at technical analysis I do not see |
| whether Verizon accumulates high margins when | | | | much trend assurance for heavy |
| two years are compared with one another or if | | | | optimism.Nevertheless, I have only looked at one |
| this company beats its EPS estimate by a few | | | | indicator in determining my rational for the |
| cents, but how will Verizon perform in the next | | | | purchase of Verizon shares. As an efficient |
| few years.More than likely, with the giant status | | | | investor, other indicators like fundamentals should |
| of Verizon, regardless of any significant changes | | | | be utilized as well. In the case for numbers when |
| from analyst expectations, Verizon shares should | | | | looking at Verizon, an almost parallel structure |
| remain fairly steady when earnings for this | | | | exists to how margins are represented |
| company are reported in about one week time | | | | juxtaposed to technical trends. It is true that |
| frame. You may say that anything is possible in | | | | Verizon has posted modestly higher gains year |
| this rational expectations market, but if you look | | | | after year in most of the major categories, but |
| at the technical side of this company over the | | | | the same can be said about how Verizon has |
| past three years, you, as an investor would | | | | moved in terms of share price during the same |
| realize the sideways motion Verizon embodies. | | | | duration. While economic changes and consumer |
| Fluctuating in the 30 to 40 point range for almost | | | | preferences, not to mention innovated |
| three years, Verizon looks very similar to other | | | | telecommunication products, can challenge such |
| large cap giants such as Microsoft, reporting very | | | | momentum, for the time being, especially since |
| little disturbances if at all in terms of share prices | | | | Verizon is near a 52 week high, there should be |
| regardless of how earnings play out. While some | | | | no strong desire to purchase more or any shares |
| investors may argue that such a stock | | | | as any falter in the economy or earnings will send |
| represents a steady but guaranteed way of | | | | Verizon back down a few points. Therefore, as |
| accumulating capital gains in the future, such a | | | | prestigious as Verizon is in terms of branding and |
| sentiment does not hold perfectly true with | | | | name recognition, just like my views on Microsoft, |
| Verizon. Since its opening days about 25 years | | | | I do not see much encouragement or heavy |
| ago, Verizon has only grown 300% during that | | | | optimism by purchasing shares from this |
| time period where much of that gain can be | | | | company in both the short term as well as the |
| attributed to the overbought period of the late | | | | long term.Dennis Biray presents advice on all kinds |
| 1990s for the technology sector. While 300% | | | | of topics ranging from finance and investing to |
| may sound pretty lucrative to many investors, | | | | fitness to sports. |