ARRAY DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE, INC. vs VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC, two Telecom stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where AD and VZ diverge most: on revenue growth, AD reads +87.8% and VZ reads +1.4%; on operating margin, AD reads 738.4% and VZ reads 21.0%. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. What AD's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (whole-company basis). What VZ's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (whole-company basis). The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | AD | VZ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $33.38 | $41.65 |
| Market cap | $2.9B | $173.7B |
| Sector | Telecom | Telecom |
| Stage | Growth | Mature |
| P/E | — | 10.8 |
| P/B | — | 1.65 |
| P/S | — | 1.25 |
| EV/EBITDA | — | 7.1 |
| Revenue growth | +87.8% | +1.4% |
| Operating margin | 738.4% | 21.0% |
| Net margin | 350.0% | 11.6% |
| Return on equity | 42.2% | 15.4% |
| Return on assets | 15.9% | 3.9% |
| Return on invested capital | 15.4% | 7.9% |
| FCF yield | — | 12.4% |
| Dividend yield | — | 6.6% |
| Debt / equity | 0.53 | 1.57 |
| Current ratio | 0.95 | 0.60 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 6.21 | 6.66 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 6 / 9 | 8 / 9 |
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