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Verizon Communications Inc (NYSE: VZ) closed the day trading at $42.35 down -0.70% from the previous closing price of $42.65. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.70 from its previous closing price. On the day, 20.42 million shares were traded. VZ stock price reached its highest trading level at $42.935 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $42.25.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of VZ, let’s look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 68.36 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 8.60. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.53 and its Current Ratio is at 0.56. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.67 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.39.
DZ Bank Upgraded its Hold to Buy on January 29, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $40.
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 178558189568 and an Enterprise Value of 350122409984. As of this moment, Verizon’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 10.06, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 8.77. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.28. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.32 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.77. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.588 whereas that against EBITDA is 7.097.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for VZ is 0.37, which has changed by 0.052173972 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.11241627 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 -3.10%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 0.39%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, VZ traded about 24.87M shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, VZ traded about 15496810 shares per day. A total of 4.22B shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 4.20B. Insiders hold about 0.42% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 67.66% stake in the company. Shares short for VZ as of 1745971200 were 87750135 with a Short Ratio of 3.53, compared to 1743379200 on 72248307. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 87750135 and a Short% of Float of 2.08.
Dividends & Splits
VZ’s forward annual dividend rate is 2.70, up from 2.698 a year ago. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.06325908The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 5.73. The current Payout Ratio is 64.77% for VZ, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-04-10 with an ex-dividend date of 1744243200. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2010-07-02 when the company split stock in a 1000000:937889 ratio.
