Verizon Communications (VZ) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Verizon Communications Inc. is a telecommunications company headquartered in New York City and listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol VZ. The company was formed in 2000 through the merger of Bell Atlantic and GTE and has developed into one of the largest communications providers in the United States.

Verizon’s consumer business provides wireless voice and data services, smartphones and other connected devices, home internet, broadband, and related communications products. Its offerings include mobile connectivity, fixed wireless access, fiber-optic broadband through Fios in selected markets, and digital services for households and individual customers.

Through its business operations, Verizon serves companies, government agencies, and other organizations with wireless connectivity, networking, cloud and edge services, unified communications, cybersecurity, managed services, and Internet of Things solutions. While its consumer network and most retail operations are concentrated in the United States, Verizon also supports multinational customers through enterprise communications and technology services in international markets.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $46.43 to $47.10
• 50-Day Range: $43.76 to $51.44
• 52-Week Range: $38.39 to $51.68
• Volume: 16.72 million shs
• Average Volume: 20.44 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $194.06 billion
• P/E Ratio: 12.16
• Dividend Yield: 6.06%
• Price Target: $50.97
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Verizon Communications Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Verizon Communications scored higher than 83% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 51st out of 244 stocks in the communication services sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.9 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Verizon Communications has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.40, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 8 buy ratings, 12 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for Verizon Communications is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Verizon Communications has been the subject of 9 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 5.37%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Verizon Communications are expected to grow by 5.37% in the coming year, from $5.03 to $5.30 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Verizon Communications is 12.16, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.82.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Verizon Communications is 12.16, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Communication Services sector average P/E ratio of about 22.88.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Verizon Communications has a PEG Ratio of 1.60. 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 1.86. 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

2.02% of the float of Verizon Communications has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Verizon Communications has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.65.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Verizon Communications has recently increased by 1.98%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Leadership

Verizon Communications is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 6.01%, 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 73.70%. 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 53.40% next year. This indicates that Verizon Communications will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.48

News Sentiment

Verizon Communications has a news sentiment score of 0.48. 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 lower news sentiment than the 0.59 average news sentiment score of Communication Services companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 38 news articles for Verizon Communications this week, compared to 9 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 98 people have searched for VZ on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -19% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

84 people have added Verizon Communications to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 200% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.4 / 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 $271,557.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.03% 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.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 8/3 Dividend: 7/10/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 8/3 Dividend: 7/10/2026
• Last Earnings: 7/24/2026
• Dividend Payable: 8/03/2026
• Today: 9/28/2026
• Record date for 11/2 Dividend: 10/09/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 11/2 Dividend: 10/09/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/20/2026
• Dividend Payable: 11/02/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Communication Services
• Industry: Diversified Telecommunication Services
• Sub-Industry: Integrated Telecommunication Services
• Current Symbol: NYSE:VZ
• CIK: 732712
• Web: www.verizon.com
• Phone: (212) 395-1000
• Fax: 212-571-1897
• Employees: 89,900
• Year Founded: 2000

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Verizon Communications: $50.97
• High Price Target: $56.00
• Low Price Target: $44.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +9.1%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.40
• Research Coverage: 20 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $3.84
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 12.16
• Forward P/E Ratio: 9.29
• P/E Growth: 1.6
• Net Income: $17.17 billion
• Net Margins: 11.64%
• Pretax Margin: 15.59%
• Return on Equity: 19.48%
• Return on Assets: 5.07%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.36
• Current Ratio: 0.60
• Quick Ratio: 0.57

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $138.19 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.40
• Cash Flow: $9.00 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 5.19
• Book Value: $25.07 per share
• Price / Book: 1.86

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 4,154,770,000
• Free Float: 4,153,529,000
• Market Cap: $194.06 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.26