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As of close of business last night, Verizon Communications Inc’s stock clocked out at $42.67, down -0.65% from its previous closing price of $42.95. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.65 from its previous closing price. On the day, 13.89 million shares were traded. VZ stock price reached its highest trading level at $43.1 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $42.67.
Ratios:
To gain a deeper understanding of VZ’s stock, we examine its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 47.60 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 8.94. 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.
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:
Investing in insider trades can also provide an investor with insight into how management views future 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 179910361088 and an Enterprise Value of 352482590720. As of this moment, Verizon’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 9.91, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 8.78. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.01. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.31 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.75. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.573 whereas that against EBITDA is 7.061.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for VZ is 0.35, which has changed by 0.059334636 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.21149921 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 -0.21%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 0.86%.
Shares Statistics:
It appears that VZ traded 17.50M shares on average per day over the past three months and 17988130 shares per day over the past ten days. 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 67.35% stake in the company. Shares short for VZ as of 1752537600 were 83986796 with a Short Ratio of 4.80, compared to 1749772800 on 86269073. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 83986796 and a Short% of Float of 1.9900000000000002.
Dividends & Splits
With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 2.71, VZ has a forward annual dividend rate of 2.71. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.06309662The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 5.82. The current Payout Ratio is 64.77% for VZ, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-07-10 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-07-10. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2010-07-02 when the company split stock in a 1000000:937889 ratio.
