Verizon Communications Stock Forecast, Price & News

15 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Verizon Communications in the last twelve months. There are currently 1 sell rating, 11 hold ratings and 3 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "hold" Verizon Communications stock. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in VZ, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares.
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15 analysts have issued 1-year price objectives for Verizon Communications' shares. Their VZ stock forecasts range from $44.00 to $71.00. On average, they predict Verizon Communications' share price to reach $57.14 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 10.9% from the stock's current price.
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Verizon Communications' stock was trading at $51.96 at the beginning of the year. Since then, VZ stock has decreased by 0.9% and is now trading at $51.51.
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Verizon Communications is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Friday, July 22nd 2022.
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Verizon Communications will be holding an earnings conference call on Friday, July 22nd at 8:30 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link.

Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ) released its quarterly earnings results on Friday, April, 22nd. The cell phone carrier reported $1.35 EPS for the quarter, hitting analysts' consensus estimates of $1.35. The cell phone carrier earned $33.60 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $33.61 billion. Verizon Communications had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 28.15% and a net margin of 15.93%. The company's revenue was up 2.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm earned $1.31 EPS.
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Verizon Communications announced a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, May 31st. Investors of record on Friday, July 8th will be paid a dividend of $0.64 per share on Monday, August 1st. This represents a $2.56 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.97%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, July 7th.
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Verizon Communications(NYSE:VZ) pays an annual dividend of $2.56 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 4.98%. VZ has a dividend yield higher than 75% of all dividend-paying stocks, making it a leading dividend payer. Verizon Communications has been increasing its dividend for 18 consecutive years, indicating the company has a strong committment to maintain and grow its dividend. The dividend payout ratio of Verizon Communications is 49.71%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, Verizon Communications will have a dividend payout ratio of 45.63% next year. This indicates that Verizon Communications will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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Verizon Communications updated its FY 2022 earnings guidance on Friday, April, 22nd. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $5.400-$5.400 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of $5.450. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

1,639 employees have rated Verizon Communications CEO Hans Vestberg on Glassdoor.com. Hans Vestberg has an approval rating of 83% among Verizon Communications' employees.

Some companies that are related to Verizon Communications include AT&T (T), Lumen Technologies (LUMN), Consolidated Communications (CNSL), ATN International (ATNI) and IDT (IDT).
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Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Verizon Communications investors own include AT&T (T), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), Cisco Systems (CSCO), Intel (INTC), Pfizer (PFE), Walt Disney (DIS), NVIDIA (NVDA), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), AbbVie (ABBV) and Home Depot (HD).

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

Verizon Communications' stock is owned by a variety of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Capital Investment Advisors LLC (0.01%), Park National Corp OH (0.00%), Neville Rodie & Shaw Inc. (0.00%), Bard Financial Services Inc. (0.00%), Sage Capital Advisors llc (0.00%) and Centre Asset Management LLC (0.00%). Company insiders that own Verizon Communications stock include Anthony T Skiadas, Craig L Silliman, Craig L Silliman, Hans Erik Vestberg, Kumara Guru Gowrappan and Tami A Erwin.
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VZ stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Park National Corp OH, Pensionfund Sabic, Enterprise Bank & Trust Co, Chemung Canal Trust Co., Sterling Investment Management LLC, Vigilant Capital Management LLC, Hikari Power Ltd, and E&G Advisors LP. Company insiders that have sold Verizon Communications company stock in the last two years include Craig L Silliman, Kumara Guru Gowrappan, and Tami A Erwin.
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VZ stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Capital Investment Advisors LLC, Bard Financial Services Inc., Wiley BROS. Aintree Capital LLC, GoalVest Advisory LLC, Centre Asset Management LLC, Nexus Investment Management ULC, Somerset Trust Co, and Adirondack Trust Co..
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Shares of VZ can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.
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One share of VZ stock can currently be purchased for approximately $51.51.

Verizon Communications (NYSE:VZ) has a market capitalization of $216.32 billion and generates $133.61 billion in revenue each year. The cell phone carrier earns $22.07 billion in net income (profit) each year or $5.15 on an earnings per share basis.

Verizon Communications employs 118,400 workers across the globe.

Verizon Communications was founded in 1983.

Verizon Communications' mailing address is 1095 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK NY, 10036. The official website for Verizon Communications is www.verizon.com. The cell phone carrier can be reached via phone at (212) 395-1000, via email at michael.stefanski@verizon.com, or via fax at 212-571-1897.