Verizon has leaned on bundled offerings and price-lock deals to compete with rivals including AT&T (NYSE:T), T-Mobile US (NASDAQ:TMUS), Comcast (NASDAQ:CMCSA), and Charter Communications (NASDAQ:CHTR).

Verizon beat Q2 expectations and raised guidance, but macro risks, tariffs, and subscriber losses cloud the outlook. See why VZ stock is upgraded to hold.

Verizon (NYSE: VZ) seems to be following in the footsteps of AT&T (NYSE: T) as the stock has been continuing on its recovery trend. VZ stock is up over 5% after revenue rose 5.2% year-over-year to $34.5 billion. Adjusted EPS hit $1.22, and both figures are above analyst consensus estimates.