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I'd buy Energy Transfer and Verizon stocks, and avoid Pfizer.

Samsara (IOT) trades near $40, about 88% of its 52-week high. Over the past year the stock has gone nowhere, up 1.3% against 17% for the S&P 500. The easy read is that the AI that analysts keep asking about is not showing up in the money. It is showing up. It arrives bolted to hardware, and paying upfront for more of that hardware as growth accelerates is why Samsara now expects a thinner cash margin and a fatter operating margin for fiscal 2027.

Comcast generates substantial free cash flow and pays a reliable dividend. Disney is hitting records across parks, streaming, and the box office.

These three dividend stocks yield more than 5%, but strong cash flow, not just the payout, is what makes them worth owning now.

Payne Capital Management President & ‘Payne Points of Wealth’ Podcast Host Ryan Payne joins Yahoo Finance's Julie Hyman and Jake Conley to discuss Snap's (SNAP) new Specs. The group debates who the target buyer is and what the real-world use case is for Snap’s latest product.

Both burn cash heavily, but one trades at a large valuation premium, a gap that may or may not be justified by growth potential.

These stocks are demonstrating incredible performance and have a long growth runway.

JBL edges ASTS as the better pick, backed by expected EPS growth, steadier estimates and a far cheaper valuation.

A $250,000 rollover sounds like a clean starting point until you realize yield alone is not the whole story, and only one name on this roster actually clears the current Treasury rate. Here is what the math, the coverage ratios, and 43-year dividend streaks reveal about building real income from a common account balance.

Comcast (CMCSA) has lost 19.2% over the past year, while the S&P 500 returned 18.5%, and the reason given is usually broadband: 167,000 subscribers gone in the June quarter. The stock trades at 0.7 times sales, its own ten-year low. The number that argues the other way is not an earnings figure. Free cash flow over the last twelve months ran at about 159% of reported net income.

Corning shares are soaring after the company agreed to a lucrative supply agreement with Verizon.

Corning stock rose after the provider of optical communications gear for telecom networks announced a multibillion-dollar agreement with Verizon.

Income investors now have another compelling option as the number of high-yielding blue chips gets smaller.

AST SpaceMobile shares jumped nearly 12% after Berenberg initiated coverage with a Buy rating and $92 price target, even as regulatory hurdles and cash burn remain key challenges.

SPCX briefly reclaimed a $2 trillion market cap as Starlink growth, launch dominance and AI ambitions fueled investor optimism despite execution risks.

Both companies are burning cash at scale, but their paths to profitability, and investor risk, diverge sharply.

AST SpaceMobile pairs rapid revenue growth and major carrier partnerships with a steep valuation, heavy spending and demanding satellite execution.

Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ) has launched an exclusive Google Pixel 11 lineup alongside new Simplicity and Simplicity Pro wireless plans. The new offers package Google AI features with flexible yearly device upgrade options for Pixel 11 customers. Verizon is removing upgrade and activation fees for these plans, positioning the Pixel 11 launch as a broader push into value added wireless services. Verizon is not the only company tying its growth plans to AI driven consumer and network...

AST SpaceMobile burns cash while pursuing satellite broadband, while Boeing grapples with debt and production challenges, both carry distinct risks that reshape the comparison.

In August 2026, Lockheed Martin and partners including Verizon, NVIDIA, Keysight Technologies, ODC and Astris AI showcased the NetSense Airspace Awareness-as-a-Service system, advanced NGI Stage 2 testing, expanded its Strigo modular defense solutions, and supported Firefly Aerospace’s extended launch agreement to enhance responsive space access. Together with over US$152 million in recent Department of Defense contracts and inclusion in a US$920 million Air Force award pool, these moves...

Marvell offers high-octane growth at the center of the AI chip build-out, while Verizon offers steady income and improving fundamentals for more conservative investors.

CCOI trades near a five-year-low sales valuation as margins improve, but leverage, refinancing costs and cash-flow dependence keep risks elevated.

Cogent Communications' 14% weekly rebound follows a narrower Q2 loss and margin gains, but revenue declines, Sprint runoff and debt risks keep the setup mixed.

Snowflake trades at a 174x forward P/E while Verizon's 9.6x multiple masks $131 billion in debt.

IBM's steadier earnings outlook and cheaper valuation outweigh ASTS' stronger stock gains, making it the relatively better investment option now.

VZ and NOK are expanding their telecom strategies for AI-driven demand, with different strengths in connectivity and infrastructure.

Rolling $880,000 into a self-directed IRA sounds like a clean break from the 9-to-5, but generating $5,200 a month from that balance forces a choice between safety and survival that most retirement calculators never show you.

TDS weighs accelerating fiber growth against negative free cash flow, higher capex and legacy declines as investors assess its next move.

AT&T's fiber expansion, wireless gains and bundled services support growth, but high capex, debt and competition raise key concerns.

High-yield ETFs built purely on yield rankings carry a hidden flaw that only shows up when it's too late, and one fund uses a decade-long dividend track record as a filter before yield ever enters the picture.