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Verizon Communications Inc (NYSE: VZ) closed the day trading at $41.4 down -0.10% from the previous closing price of $41.44. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.10 from its previous closing price. On the day, 33.86 million shares were traded. VZ stock price reached its highest trading level at $41.86 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $41.34.
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 46.18 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 8.67. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.55 and its Current Ratio is at 0.59. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.65 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 174724513792 and an Enterprise Value of 347127840768. As of this moment, Verizon’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 9.62, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 8.54. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.00. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.27 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.69. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.534 whereas that against EBITDA is 6.954.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for VZ is 0.36, which has changed by -0.06143731 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.15927899 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 -4.98%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -2.89%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, VZ traded about 18.98M shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, VZ traded about 26225290 shares per day. A total of 4.22B shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 4.21B. Insiders hold about 0.05% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 67.56% stake in the company. Shares short for VZ as of 1757894400 were 92919127 with a Short Ratio of 4.89, compared to 1755216000 on 86076450. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 92919127 and a Short% of Float of 2.1999999999999997.
Dividends & Splits
VZ’s forward annual dividend rate is 2.71, up from 2.71 a year ago. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.06539576. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 5.89. The current Payout Ratio is 64.77% for VZ, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-07-10 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-10-10. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2010-07-02 when the company split stock in a 1000000:937889 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
A detailed examination of Verizon Communications Inc (VZ) is currently in progress, with 17.0 analysts providing valuable insights into its market dynamics.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.09, with high estimates of $1.13 and low estimates of $1.06.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $4.79 and $4.56 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $4.69. EPS for the following year is $4.84, with 22.0 analysts recommending between $5.25 and $4.37.
Revenue Estimates
17 analysts predict $34.2B in revenue for. The current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $34.63B to a low estimate of $32.93B. As of. The current estimate, Verizon Communications Inc’s year-ago sales were $33.33BFor the next quarter, 17 analysts are estimating revenue of $36.33B. There is a high estimate of $36.59B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $35.95B.
A total of 22 analysts have provided revenue estimates for VZ’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $139.15B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $135.99B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $138.34B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $134.79BBased on 21 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $141.19B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $145.48B and the low estimate is $137.04B.
