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After finishing at $41.3 in the prior trading day, Verizon Communications Inc (NYSE: VZ) closed at $40.14, down -2.81%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$2.81 from its previous closing price. On the day, 31.71 million shares were traded. VZ stock price reached its highest trading level at $41.48 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $40.11.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of VZ by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 21.05 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 8.01. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.64 and its Current Ratio is at 0.69. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.62 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.39.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on May 08 ’25 when Malady Kyle sold 10,000 shares for $43.81 per share. The transaction valued at 438,101 led to the insider holds 8 shares of the business.
Malady Kyle sold 9,000 shares of VZ for $396,900 on May 07 ’25. The EVP and Group CEO-VZ Business now owns 10,008 shares after completing the transaction at $44.10 per share. On May 08 ’25, another insider, Malady Kyle, who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 10,000 shares for $43.81 each.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, VZ now has a Market Capitalization of 169247309824 and an Enterprise Value of 344603787264. As of this moment, Verizon’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 8.56, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 8.34. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.83. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.23 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.61. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.506 whereas that against EBITDA is 6.865.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for VZ is 0.33, which has changed by -0.016432464 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.12529528 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, VZ has reached a high of $47.35, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $37.58. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -1.31%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -6.04%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 26.43M shares per day over the past 3-months and 23617050 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 4.22B shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 4.21B. Insiders hold about 0.04% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 68.58% stake in the company. Shares short for VZ as of 1763078400 were 103245865 with a Short Ratio of 3.91, compared to 1760486400 on 97515795. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 103245865 and a Short% of Float of 2.4500001.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, VZ’s forward annual dividend rate was 2.723, compared to 2.72 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.06593221. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 5.97. The current Payout Ratio is 64.77% for VZ, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-10-10 with an ex-dividend date of 2026-01-12. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2010-07-02 when the company split stock in a 1000000:937889 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
The stock of Verizon Communications Inc (VZ) is currently being evaluated by 18.0 analysts who are actively contributing to its market rating.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.2, with high estimates of $1.22 and low estimates of $1.13.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $4.76 and $4.66 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $4.7. EPS for the following year is $4.82, with 22.0 analysts recommending between $5.13 and $4.62.
Revenue Estimates
16 analysts predict $36.09B in revenue for. The current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $36.45B to a low estimate of $35.32B. As of. The current estimate, Verizon Communications Inc’s year-ago sales were $35.68BFor the next quarter, 16 analysts are estimating revenue of $34.05B. There is a high estimate of $34.44B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $33.41B.
A total of 21 analysts have provided revenue estimates for VZ’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $139.15B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $136.8B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $137.88B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $134.79BBased on 21 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $140.35B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $145.99B and the low estimate is $136.5B.
