Verizon Communications Stock Is Lagging the S&P 500, and This Is How Many Years It Has Been Since It Last Beat the Market

Could Verizon's stock be due for a big rally in 2025?Verizon Communications (VZ 0.83%) is a big name in telecommunications. It's one of the leading telecom providers, and for investors, it's also a reliable dividend stock to own. But one thing it hasn't typically been is a good growth stock or a market-beating investment to own. This year, its shares are up just 8%, which is mild compared with the S&P 500, which has rallied 17% thus far in 2024.Unfortunately, that has been par for the course for Verizon. Wh ...