NYSE:VZ - Verizon Communications Stock Price, News & Analysis

Verizon Communications trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "VZ."

Verizon Communications declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, September 5th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, October 10th will be paid a dividend of $0.615 per share on Friday, November 1st. This represents a $2.46 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.10%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, October 9th. This is an increase from Verizon Communications's previous quarterly dividend of $0.60. View Verizon Communications' Dividend History.

Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ) released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August, 1st. The cell phone carrier reported $1.23 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.20 by $0.03. The cell phone carrier earned $32.07 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $32.42 billion. Verizon Communications had a return on equity of 34.91% and a net margin of 12.08%. The business's quarterly revenue was down .4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $1.20 earnings per share. View Verizon Communications' Earnings History.

Verizon Communications is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, October 22nd 2019. View Earnings Estimates for Verizon Communications.

11 brokers have issued 12-month price targets for Verizon Communications' stock. Their predictions range from $53.00 to $70.00. On average, they expect Verizon Communications' stock price to reach $60.8590 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 1.5% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Verizon Communications.

11 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Verizon Communications in the last year. There are currently 7 hold ratings and 4 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for Verizon Communications.

News stories about VZ stock have trended somewhat positive recently, InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis reports. The research firm identifies positive and negative news coverage by monitoring more than six thousand blog and news sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Verizon Communications earned a news impact score of 0.9 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave headlines about the cell phone carrier a news buzz of 1.0 out of 10, indicating that recent news coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the next several days. View News Stories for Verizon Communications.

Some companies that are related to Verizon Communications include AT&T (T), China Mobile (CHL), Nippon Telegraph & Telephone (NTTYY), SoftBank Group (SFTBY), America Movil SAB de CV ADR Series L (AMX), BCE (BCE), Orange (ORAN), Telefonica (TEF), China Telecom (CHA), SINGAPORE TELEC/S (SGAPY), VIVENDI SA/ADR (VIVHY), Telekomnks Indn Prsr Tbk Prshn Prsrn (TLK), Telenor ASA (TELNY), Telstra (TLSYY) and Sprint (S).

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Verizon Communications investors own include AT&T (T), Cisco Systems (CSCO), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), Intel (INTC), General Electric (GE), Pfizer (PFE), Exxon Mobil (XOM), Walt Disney (DIS), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) and NVIDIA (NVDA).

Verizon Communications' stock is owned by a number of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Vanguard Group Inc. (7.84%), BlackRock Inc. (7.67%), BlackRock Inc. (7.67%), Northern Trust Corp (1.30%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.15%) and Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD (0.86%). Company insiders that own Verizon Communications stock include Anthony T Skiadas, Craig L Silliman, Lowell C Mcadam and Tami A Erwin. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Verizon Communications.

VZ stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD, Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC, Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC, Quest Capital Management Inc. ADV, Bank of New York Mellon Corp, Waddell & Reed Financial Inc., Mn Services Vermogensbeheer B.V. and AQR Capital Management LLC. Company insiders that have sold Verizon Communications company stock in the last year include Anthony T Skiadas, Craig L Silliman, Lowell C Mcadam and Tami A Erwin. View Insider Buying and Selling for Verizon Communications.

VZ stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Nuveen Asset Management LLC, Invesco Ltd., BlackRock Inc., BlackRock Inc., Beutel Goodman & Co Ltd., Vanguard Group Inc., Renaissance Technologies LLC and Thoroughbred Financial Services LLC. View Insider Buying and Selling for Verizon Communications.

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

One share of VZ stock can currently be purchased for approximately $59.96.

Verizon Communications has a market capitalization of $247.98 billion and generates $130.86 billion in revenue each year. The cell phone carrier earns $15.53 billion in net income (profit) each year or $4.71 on an earnings per share basis. Verizon Communications employs 144,500 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About Verizon Communications.

The official website for Verizon Communications is http://www.verizon.com/.

Verizon Communications' mailing address is 1095 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK NY, 10036. The cell phone carrier can be reached via phone at 212-395-1000 or via email at [email protected]