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In the latest session, Verizon Communications Inc (NYSE: VZ) closed at $42.61 down -1.05% from its previous closing price of $43.06. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.05 from its previous closing price. On the day, 23.42 million shares were traded. VZ stock price reached its highest trading level at $43.06 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $42.4699.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of Verizon Communications Inc’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 68.78 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 8.66. 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.
On April 11, 2025, Evercore ISI Upgraded its rating to Outperform which previously was In-line but kept the price unchanged to $48.
Insider Transactions:
Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. 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 179654426624 and an Enterprise Value of 354001354752. As of this moment, Verizon’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 10.12, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 8.81. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.40. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.33 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.78. 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 0.03171909 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.12153554 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 -1.42%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 0.28%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, VZ has traded an average of 18.63M shares per day and 18580500 over the past ten days. A total of 4.22B shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 4.21B. Insiders hold about 0.07% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 67.01% stake in the company. Shares short for VZ as of 1749772800 were 86269073 with a Short Ratio of 4.63, 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
According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for VZ is 2.70, from 2.698 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.06265675The 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 2025-04-10 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.
