Verizon Communications (VZ) Expected to Announce Quarterly Earnings on Monday

Verizon Communications (NYSE:VZ - Get Free Report) will likely be announcing its Q2 2025 earnings results before the market opens on Monday, July 21st. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $1.18 per share and revenue of $33.47 billion for the quarter.

Verizon Communications (NYSE:VZ - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, April 22nd. The cell phone carrier reported $1.19 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.15 by $0.04. The firm had revenue of $33.50 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $33.31 billion. Verizon Communications had a return on equity of 19.66% and a net margin of 13.14%. On average, analysts expect Verizon Communications to post $5 EPS for the current fiscal year and $5 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Verizon Communications Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE VZ traded down $0.31 during midday trading on Tuesday, hitting $41.28. 15,638,440 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 20,227,309. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $43.10 and a two-hundred day moving average of $42.41. The firm has a market capitalization of $174.03 billion, a P/E ratio of 9.83, a PEG ratio of 3.34 and a beta of 0.37. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.19, a quick ratio of 0.58 and a current ratio of 0.61. Verizon Communications has a one year low of $37.59 and a one year high of $47.36.

Verizon Communications Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, August 1st. Stockholders of record on Thursday, July 10th will be paid a $0.6775 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, July 10th. This represents a $2.71 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 6.57%. Verizon Communications's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 64.52%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Verizon Communications news, CEO Kyle Malady sold 9,000 shares of Verizon Communications stock in a transaction on Wednesday, May 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $44.10, for a total value of $396,900.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 10,008 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $441,352.80. The trade was a 47.35% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Insiders have sold a total of 21,500 shares of company stock valued at $938,400 over the last ninety days. Insiders own 0.10% of the company's stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Verizon Communications

An institutional investor recently raised its position in Verizon Communications stock. Brighton Jones LLC increased its stake in shares of Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ - Free Report) by 61.2% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 43,986 shares of the cell phone carrier's stock after purchasing an additional 16,704 shares during the period. Brighton Jones LLC's holdings in Verizon Communications were worth $1,759,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 62.06% of the company's stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities research analysts have issued reports on VZ shares. Morgan Stanley started coverage on Verizon Communications in a research note on Thursday, July 10th. They issued an "equal weight" rating and a $47.00 price target for the company. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price target on Verizon Communications from $42.00 to $43.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Thursday, July 10th. Scotiabank raised their price objective on Verizon Communications from $48.50 to $49.00 and gave the company a "sector perform" rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 23rd. Evercore ISI upgraded Verizon Communications from an "in-line" rating to an "outperform" rating and set a $48.00 price objective for the company in a research report on Friday, April 11th. Finally, Tigress Financial raised their price objective on Verizon Communications from $55.00 to $56.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Monday, April 28th. Eleven analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, seven have issued a buy rating and three have assigned a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $47.00.

Verizon Communications Company Profile

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).