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Baptista Research is an independent financial research house focused on the U.S. markets. We provide equity research as well as credit research reports on the top-listed U.S. companies with most of our focus on technology, consumer goods and services, automobiles, industrials, oil and gas, pharma, and healthcare. Our research has served more than 3000 institutional investors including mutual funds, hedge funds, banks, family offices, and various buy-side firms. We operate a research subscription service where institutions, as well as retail investors, can have priority access to all our research. We also have a wide distribution of our research reports across some of the top global financial platforms. Apart from equity research and credit research, we also provide advisory services with respect to mergers & acquisitions (M&A), private equity/ venture capital fundraising, valuation reports, and investment management services for corporates.
Baptista Research is owned and managed by Ishan Majumdar, an ex-Venture Capitalist/ Investment Banker, a Chartered Accountant, and a Masters’ degree holder in Management from HEC Paris. Ishan has nearly a decade of experience in Mergers and Acquisitions, Leveraged Buyouts (LBOs), Venture Capital Investing, Corporate Strategy, and Valuation in front-office roles at the likes of BNP Paribas CIB, Credit Agricole CIB, Groupe Danone, and TIW Private Equity. He has worked on and closed multiple acquisition deals, leveraged buyouts, and start-up investment transactions.

Equity Capital Markets

<ul><li>The 5G battle in the U.S. saw T-Mobile rise to the forefront, particularly after its acquisition of Sprint.</li><li>Both these telecom majors are heavy on debt but have ended up giving decent returns to shareholders over time.</li><li>In this report, we are looking to analyze the key qualitative factors that could influence the two companies’ stock price in the near future.</li></ul>

The 5G battle in the U.S. saw T-Mobile rise to the forefront, particularly after its acquisition of Sprint.Both these telecom majors are heavy on debt but have ended up giving decent returns to shareholders over time.In this report, we are looking to analyze the key qualitative factors that could influence the two companies’ stock price in the near future.

Verizon vs. T-Mobile - Which Telecom Major Has Better Prospects (12/2021)

Value Investing

Vladimir Dimitrov, CFA

Equity Bottom-Up

Verizon Communications / Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>The highly exuberant equity markets in 2021 created the perfect environment for high quality value stocks in the coming years.</li>
<li>Significant investments made by Verizon are also weighing down on the company's valuation, while the dividend yield gravitates around 5%.</li>
<li>Through these investments, the company solidified its leading position and created a significant edge over its peers in the U.S.</li>
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The highly exuberant equity markets in 2021 created the perfect environment for high quality value stocks in the coming years.
Significant investments made by Verizon are also weighing down on the company's valuation, while the dividend yield gravitates around 5%.
Through these investments, the company solidified its leading position and created a significant edge over its peers in the U.S.


Equity Long-Short Analyst

Pyari Menon

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>The companies that are best positioned to take advantage of the 5G growth are a mix of equipment vendors, chipset companies, device makers, and enterprise solution providers. </li>
<li>The top ten companies to benefit from 5G rollout based on innovation and citation count are <strong>Samsung Electronics, Qualcomm, LG Electronics, AT&amp;T, Huawei, Intel, Google, Ericsson, Apple,</strong> and <strong>Nokia </strong>
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<li>A stand-out in 5G technology rankings is <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/lg-electronics-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:8814:1" rel="noopener">LG Electronics (066570 KS)</a> which is punching well above its current market share in the industry. </li>
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The companies that are best positioned to take advantage of the 5G growth are a mix of equipment vendors, chipset companies, device makers, and enterprise solution providers. 
The top ten companies to benefit from 5G rollout based on innovation and citation count are Samsung Electronics, Qualcomm, LG Electronics, AT&amp;T, Huawei, Intel, Google, Ericsson, Apple, and Nokia 

A stand-out in 5G technology rankings is LG Electronics (066570 KS) which is punching well above its current market share in the industry. 


Stock Ideas from Data Mining Technical Publications: A Look at 5G

Latest News from the World’s Leading Innovators

Granite Bay Capital

An innovation focussed investment company

Granite Bay Capital is an innovation focussed investment company with a deep focus on the companies at the leading edge of innovation across major themes such as AI, ubiquitous computing, sustainability, automation and longevity.

<h2>Headline Development</h2><p>Hertz (HTZZ) just made the largest EV purchase ever, acquiring 100k Teslas (TLSA) for a reported $4.2b - half of which will go to Uber (UBER) drivers.  On top of this, Hertz will also invest significantly in EV charging infrastructure across its global operations.</p>

Headline DevelopmentHertz (HTZZ) just made the largest EV purchase ever, acquiring 100k Teslas (TLSA) for a reported $4.2b - half of which will go to Uber (UBER) drivers.  On top of this, Hertz will also invest significantly in EV charging infrastructure across its global operations.

Verizon Communications / Equity Capital Markets

<ul><li>Verizon delivered a mixed quarterly result with revenues missing expectations but managed to deliver an earnings beat.</li><li>The company’s top-line continues to be driven by a strong performance in its consumer business which grew by 7.3% as a result of healthy wireless service growth and a robust performance within the fiber optic service unit.</li><li>It offers a variety of Mix and Match pricing in both wireless and home broadband plans for consumers.</li></ul>

Verizon delivered a mixed quarterly result with revenues missing expectations but managed to deliver an earnings beat.The company’s top-line continues to be driven by a strong performance in its consumer business which grew by 7.3% as a result of healthy wireless service growth and a robust performance within the fiber optic service unit.It offers a variety of Mix and Match pricing in both wireless and home broadband plans for consumers.

Verizon Communications Inc. - Investment Thesis

United States

Verizon Communications Inc. is an integrated telecommunications company that provides wire line voice and data services, wireless services, Internet services, and published directory information. The Company also provides network services for the federal government including business phone lines, data services, telecommunications equipment and payphones.

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