![The 4.9% Yield Is the Only Reason to Own Verizon Communications Inc. Stock]( "The 4.9% Yield Is the Only Reason to Own Verizon Communications Inc. Stock") Right there in the Q4 2017 earnings press release is the major reason investors flock to Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ) and Verizon stock. In 2017, Verizon paid out $9.5 billion in dividends to shareholders, 2.3% higher than a year earlier. ?I don?t see any reason why income investors wouldn?t want to own VZ stock given its 4.5% yield,? I wrote at the time.
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