Verizon Communications (VZ) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Verizon Communications Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in the provision of communications, technology, information, and entertainment products and services to consumers, businesses, and governmental entities worldwide. It operates in two segments, Verizon Consumer Group (Consumer) and Verizon Business Group (Business). The Consumer segment provides wireless services across the wireless networks in the United States under the Verizon and TracFone brands and through wholesale and other arrangements; and fixed wireless access (FWA) broadband through its wireless networks, as well as related equipment and devices, such as smartphones, tablets, smart watches, and other wireless-enabled connected devices. The segment also offers wireline services in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern United States, as well as Washington D.C. through its fiber-optic network, Verizon Fios product portfolio, and a copper-based network. The Business segment provides wireless and wireline communications services and products, including FWA broadband, data, video and conferencing, corporate networking, security and managed network, local and long-distance voice, and network access services to deliver various IoT services and products to businesses, government customers, and wireless and wireline carriers in the United States and internationally. The company was formerly known as Bell Atlantic Corporation and changed its name to Verizon Communications Inc. in June 2000. Verizon Communications Inc. was incorporated in 1983 and is headquartered in New York, New York.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $42.62 to $43.47
• 50-Day Range: $40.77 to $44.12
• 52-Week Range: $37.58 to $47.35
• Volume: 15.20 million shs
• Average Volume: 22.00 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $180.73 billion
• P/E Ratio: 9.99
• Dividend Yield: 6.32%
• Price Target: $47.35
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Verizon Communications Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Verizon Communications scored higher than 98% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 8th out of 666 stocks in the computer and technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Verizon Communications has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.60, and is based on 6 buy ratings, 11 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Verizon Communications has been the subject of 6 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 3.62%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Verizon Communications are expected to grow by 3.62% in the coming year, from $4.69 to $4.86 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Verizon Communications is 9.98, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 28.14.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Verizon Communications is 9.98, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Computer and Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 48.25.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Verizon Communications has a PEG Ratio of 3.29. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Verizon Communications has a P/B Ratio of 1.73. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.99% of the outstanding shares of Verizon Communications have been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Verizon Communications has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.6.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Verizon Communications has recently increased by 344.16%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Leadership

Verizon Communications is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 6.36%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Verizon Communications has been increasing its dividend for 20 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Verizon Communications is 63.17%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Verizon Communications will have a dividend payout ratio of 55.76% next year. This indicates that Verizon Communications will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 3.5 / 5
• Environmental Score: -0.95

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.99% of the outstanding shares of Verizon Communications have been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Verizon Communications has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.6.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Verizon Communications has recently increased by 344.16%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 4.1 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.30

News Sentiment

Verizon Communications has a news sentiment score of 1.30. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.68 average news sentiment score of Computer and Technology companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 77 news articles for Verizon Communications this week, compared to 57 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

253 people have searched for VZ on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 63% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

66 people have added Verizon Communications to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 136% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Verizon Communications insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $396,900.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 0.10% of the stock of Verizon Communications is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

62.06% of the stock of Verizon Communications is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

VZ Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have VZ shares performed this year?

Verizon Communications' stock was trading at $39.99 at the beginning of the year. Since then, VZ stock has increased by 7.1% and is now trading at $42.8350.

How were Verizon Communications' earnings last quarter?

Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ) announced its earnings results on Monday, July, 21st. The cell phone carrier reported $1.22 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.19 by $0.03. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 5.2% on a year-over-year basis.
Read the conference call transcript.

Does Verizon Communications have any subsidiaries?

Verizon Communications subsidiaries include these companies: Senion, Incubed IT, Bluegrass Cellular, TracFone Wireless, Blue Jeans Network, BlueJeans Network, Jaunt, and more.

Who are Verizon Communications' major shareholders?

Top institutional investors of Verizon Communications include Envestnet Asset Management Inc. (0.31%), Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. (0.28%), Nordea Investment Management AB (0.21%) and DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale (0.17%). Insiders that own company stock include Craig L Silliman, Vandana Venkatesh, Kyle Malady, Joseph J Russo and Samantha Hammock.
View institutional ownership trends.

How do I buy shares of Verizon Communications?

Shares of VZ stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Verizon Communications own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Verizon Communications investors own include Waste Connections (WCN), The RMR Group (RMR), iShares Micro-Cap ETF (IWC), DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH), American Water Works (AWK), AU Optronics (AUOTY) and Triple Flag Precious Metals (TFPM).

Company Calendar

• Record date for 8/1 Dividend: 7/10/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 8/1 Dividend: 7/10/2025
• Last Earnings: 7/21/2025
• Today: 8/01/2025
• Dividend Payable: 8/01/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Computer and Technology
• Industry: Wireless National
• Sub-Industry: Integrated Telecommunication Services
• Current Symbol: NYSE:VZ
• CIK: 732712
• Web: www.verizon.com
• Phone: (212) 395-1000
• Fax: 212-571-1897
• Employees: 99,600
• Year Founded: 1983

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Verizon Communications: $47.35
• High Price Target: $56.00
• Low Price Target: $40.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +10.7%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.60
• Research Coverage: 20 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $4.29
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 9.97
• Forward P/E Ratio: 9.12
• P/E Growth: 3.29
• Net Income: $17.51 billion
• Net Margins: 13.28%
• Pretax Margin: 17.48%
• Return on Equity: 19.61%
• Return on Assets: 5.19%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.19
• Current Ratio: 0.64
• Quick Ratio: 0.60

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $134.79 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.34
• Cash Flow: $8.89 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 4.81
• Book Value: $24.75 per share
• Price / Book: 1.73

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 4,216,330,000
• Free Float: 4,212,109,000
• Market Cap: $180.33 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.37