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

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

Verizon Communications announced a quarterly dividend on Friday, December 6th. Stockholders of record on Friday, January 10th will be paid a dividend of $0.615 per share on Monday, February 3rd. This represents a $2.46 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.09%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, January 9th. View Verizon Communications' Dividend History.

Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ) announced its quarterly earnings results on Friday, October, 25th. The cell phone carrier reported $1.25 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the Zacks' consensus estimate of $1.24 by $0.01. The cell phone carrier had revenue of $32.89 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $32.74 billion. Verizon Communications had a net margin of 12.26% and a return on equity of 34.50%. The business's revenue for the quarter was up .9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $1.22 earnings per share. View Verizon Communications' Earnings History.

Verizon Communications is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, January 30th 2020. View Earnings Estimates for Verizon Communications.

Verizon Communications will be holding an earnings conference call on Thursday, January 30th at 12:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at Not Available.

13 analysts have issued 12 month target prices for Verizon Communications' stock. Their forecasts range from $57.00 to $70.00. On average, they expect Verizon Communications' share price to reach $63.56 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 5.7% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Verizon Communications.

13 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Verizon Communications in the last year. There are currently 7 hold ratings and 6 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 positive recently, according to InfoTrie Sentiment. The research group identifies positive and negative news coverage by reviewing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Verizon Communications earned a coverage optimism score of 2.4 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media headlines about the cell phone carrier a news buzz of 7.0 out of 10, indicating that recent news coverage is likely to have an effect on the company's share price in the next few days. View News Stories for Verizon Communications.

Verizon Communications saw a increase in short interest in December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totalling 38,660,000 shares, an increase of 6.2% from the December 15th total of 36,400,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 11,410,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 3.4 days. Currently, 0.9% of the company's shares are short sold. View Verizon Communications' Current Options Chain.

Some companies that are related to Verizon Communications include AT&T (T), Centurylink (CTL), ATN International (ATNI), Cincinnati Bell (CBB), Consolidated Communications (CNSL), IDT (IDT) and Frontier Communications (FTR).

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Verizon Communications investors own include AT&T (T), NVIDIA (NVDA), General Electric (GE), Bank of America (BAC), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), Alibaba Group (BABA), AbbVie (ABBV), Wells Fargo & Co (WFC), Ford Motor (F) and Altria Group (MO).

Verizon Communications' stock is owned by a number of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Hexavest Inc. (0.07%), PGGM Investments (0.06%), Hamlin Capital Management LLC (0.04%), Gateway Investment Advisers LLC (0.04%), Calamos Advisors LLC (0.04%) and Nisa Investment Advisors LLC (0.03%). 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 Assenagon Asset Management S.A., PGGM Investments, Artemis Investment Management LLP, Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft FI, DNB Asset Management AS, Meag Munich Ergo Kapitalanlagegesellschaft MBH, Hexavest Inc. and State of Alaska Department of Revenue. 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 Johanson Financial Advisors Inc., Corbenic Partners LLC, Boston Trust Walden Corp, Advisors Capital Management LLC, M. Kraus & Co, Diversified Trust Co, AE Wealth Management LLC and Bowling Portfolio Management 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 $60.13.

Verizon Communications has a market capitalization of $248.68 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]