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The price of Verizon Communications Inc (NYSE: VZ) closed at $41.26 in the last session, down -0.77% from day before closing price of $41.58. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.77 from its previous closing price. On the day, 15.64 million shares were traded. VZ stock price reached its highest trading level at $41.625 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $41.1.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at VZ’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 66.60 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 8.38. 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.
Evercore ISI Upgraded its In-line to Outperform on April 11, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $48.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. 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 173962477568 and an Enterprise Value of 354001354752. As of this moment, Verizon’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 9.80, 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 3.29. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.29 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.73. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.617 whereas that against EBITDA is 7.175.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for VZ is 0.36, which has changed by 0.0031362772 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.10611236 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 -4.27%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -2.77%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, VZ traded on average about 17.62M shares per day over the past 3-months and 18822580 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 4.22B shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 4.21B. Insiders hold about 0.07% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 67.08% stake in the company. Shares short for VZ as of 1749772800 were 86269073 with a Short Ratio of 4.90, compared to 1747267200 on 89154903. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 86269073 and a Short% of Float of 2.0499999.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for VZ is 2.71, which was 2.698 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.06488696The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 5.79. The current Payout Ratio is 64.77% for VZ, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-07-10 with an ex-dividend date of 1752105600. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2010-07-02 when the company split stock in a 1000000:937889 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
The current assessment of Verizon Communications Inc (VZ) involves the perspectives of 16.0 analysts closely monitoring its market dynamics.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.2, with high estimates of $1.23 and low estimates of $1.18.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $4.77 and $4.61 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $4.69. EPS for the following year is $4.82, with 22.0 analysts recommending between $5.0 and $4.41.
Revenue Estimates
According to 16 analysts, the current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $33.55B. It ranges from a high estimate of $33.96B to a low estimate of $32.86B. As of the current estimate, Verizon Communications Inc’s year-ago sales were $32.8BFor the next quarter, 16 analysts are estimating revenue of $33.95B. There is a high estimate of $34.3B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $33.73B.
A total of 23 analysts have provided revenue estimates for VZ’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $137.94B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $135B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $137.08B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $134.79BBased on 21 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $139.72B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $143.47B and the low estimate is $137B.
