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After finishing at $43.57 in the prior trading day, Verizon Communications Inc (NYSE: VZ) closed at $43.65, up 0.18%. In other words, the price has increased by $0.18 from its previous closing price. On the day, 15.51 million shares were traded. VZ stock price reached its highest trading level at $43.82 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $43.085.
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 40.72 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 9.27. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.55 and its Current Ratio is at 0.58. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.70 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.42.
On January 29, 2025, DZ Bank Upgraded its rating to Buy which previously was Hold but kept the price unchanged to $40.
On December 10, 2024, Bernstein started tracking the stock assigning a Mkt Perform rating and target price of $48.Bernstein initiated its Mkt Perform rating on December 10, 2024, with a $48 target price.
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 Feb 25 ’25 when Venkatesh Vandana sold 10,000 shares for $43.79 per share. The transaction valued at 437,939 led to the insider holds 14,459 shares of the business.
Venkatesh Vandana bought 10,000 shares of VZ for $437,938 on Feb 25 ’25. On Feb 04 ’25, another insider, Malady Kyle, who serves as the EVP and Group CEO-VZ Business of the company, sold 6,590 shares for $39.70 each. As a result, the insider received 261,623 and left with 0 shares of the company.
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 183753408512 and an Enterprise Value of 352592592896. As of this moment, Verizon’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 10.53, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 8.99. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.88. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.36 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.85. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.616 whereas that against EBITDA is 7.227.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for VZ is 0.43, which has changed by 0.09206903 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.09589827 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 6.18%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 4.95%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 24.40M shares per day over the past 3-months and 33582960 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 4.21B shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 4.21B. Insiders hold about 0.05% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 65.48% stake in the company. Shares short for VZ as of 1740700800 were 64881029 with a Short Ratio of 2.66, compared to 1738281600 on 62986841. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 64881029 and a Short% of Float of 1.54.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, VZ’s forward annual dividend rate was 2.685, compared to 2.69 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.06162497The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 5.67. The current Payout Ratio is 64.77% for VZ, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-01-10 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.
