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# Verizon: A Strategy To Lose Market Share (Archive)
- URL: https://www.huntingalphas.com/vz-verizon-a-strategy-to-lose-market-share-archive/
- Published: 2023-02-03T06:15:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-02-26T16:47:52.000Z
- Description: Verizon is trading margin protection for growth, risking a slow bleed in market share.
- Author: Vish (Hunting Alphas)
- Tags: 5-Minute Pitches, #noindex, Archive, #sa-origin, VZ, Communication Services

*This 5-Minute Pitch was originally published on Seeking Alpha before the launch of the Hunting Alphas website. It is shared here to showcase my previous work and track record. New 5-Minute Pitches published on this site will not be disseminated anywhere else.*

## Elevator Pitch

- In the Q4 FY22 earnings call, management made their priorities clear; margins over growth, near-term shareholder return over long-term technology leadership.
- This strategy makes sense when you look at Verizon's customer mix; a higher portion of older customers with higher incomes and laggard technology adoption habits.
- But the current path is likely to continue, leading to higher churn rates, declining market shares and a worse customer LTV profile. This is a recipe for industry underperformance.

Read the full article [here](https://seekingalpha.com/article/4574974-verizon-q4-earnings-strategy-to-lose-market-share?ref=huntingalphas.com).

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