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Verizon Communications Inc

VZ
40.500USD
+0.180+0.45%
Close 12/26, 16:00ETQuotes delayed by 15 min
170.77BMarket Cap
8.62P/E TTM

Verizon Communications Inc

40.500
+0.180+0.45%
TradingKey Stock Score
Overall Financial Health
Valuation Dimensions
Earnings Forecast
Price Momentum
Institutional Confidence
Risk Assessment
Peer Comparison
TradingKey Stock Score
Overall Financial Health
Valuation Dimensions
Earnings Forecast
Price Momentum
Institutional Confidence
Risk Assessment
Peer Comparison

TradingKey Stock Score of Verizon Communications Inc

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-12-26

Key Insights

Verizon Communications Inc's fundamentals are relatively healthy, and its growth potential is high.Its valuation is considered fairly valued, ranking 7/53 in the Telecommunications Services industry.Institutional ownership is very high.Over the past month, multiple analysts have rated it as Hold, with the highest price target at 47.21.In the medium term, the stock price is expected to remain stable.Despite an average stock market performance over the past month, the company shows strong fundamentals and technicals.The stock price is trading sideways between the support and resistance levels, making it suitable for range-bound swing trading.

Verizon Communications Inc's Score

Industry at a Glance

Industry Ranking
7 / 53
Overall Ranking
130 / 4563
Industry
Telecommunications Services

Support & Resistance

Relevant data have not been disclosed by the company yet.

Score Analysis

Current score
Previous score

Analyst Rating

Based on 25 analysts
Hold
Current Rating
47.208
Target Price
+14.30%
Upside Space
Data disclaimer: Analyst ratings and target prices are provided by LSEG for informational purposes only and do not constitute investment advice.

Verizon Communications Inc Highlights

StrengthsRisks
Verizon Communications Inc. is a holding company. The Company, through its subsidiaries, provides communications, technology, information and streaming products and services to consumers, businesses and government entities. Its Consumer segment provides wireless and wireline communications services. It also provides fixed wireless access (FWA) broadband through its 5G or 4G Long-Term Evolution (LTE) networks portfolio. The Company's Business segment provides wireless and wireline communications services and products, including FWA broadband, data, video and advanced communication services, corporate networking solutions, security and managed network services, local and long-distance voice services and network access to deliver various Internet of Things (IoT) services and products. It provides these products and services to businesses, public sector customers and wireless and wireline carriers across the U.S. and a subset of these products and services to customers around the world.
Industry Leader
The company's revenue leads the industry, with the latest annual revenue totaling USD 134.79B.
High Dividend
The company is a high dividend payer, with the latest dividend payout ratio of 64.58%.
Stable Dividend
The company has regularly paid dividends over the past 5 years, with the latest dividend payout ratio of 64.58%.
Fairly Valued
The company’s latest PE is 8.62, at a medium 3-year percentile range.
Institutional Selling
The latest institutional holdings are 2.87B shares, decreasing 0.99% quarter-over-quarter.
Held by ETHSX
Star Investor ETHSX holds 685.37K shares of this stock.

Financial Health

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-12-26

The current financial score of Verizon Communications Inc is 8.26, ranking 10/53 in the Telecommunications Services industry. Its financial status is stable, and its operating efficiency is high. Its latest quarterly revenue reached 33.82B, representing a year-over-year increase of 1.47%, while its net profit experienced a year-over-year increase of 49.73%.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
8.26
Change
0

Financials

6.20

Key Metrics

Cash and cash equivalents
Total assets
Total liabilities
Free cash flow
Relevant data have not been disclosed by the company yet.

Quality of Earnings

9.38

Operational Efficiency

8.47

Growth Potential

8.81

Shareholder Returns

8.44

Verizon Communications Inc's Company Valuation

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-12-26

The current valuation score of Verizon Communications Inc is 8.60, ranking 13/53 in the Telecommunications Services industry. Its current P/E ratio is 8.62, which is 126.04% below the recent high of 19.48 and 28.35% above the recent low of 6.18.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
8.60
Change
0

Valuation Dimensions

P/E
P/B
P/S
P/CF
Industry Ranking 7/53
Relevant data have not been disclosed by the company yet.

Earnings Forecast

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-12-26

The current earnings forecast score of Verizon Communications Inc is 6.88, ranking 30/53 in the Telecommunications Services industry. The average price target for Verizon Communications Inc is 47.00, with a high of 55.00 and a low of 41.00.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
6.88
Change
0

Support & Resistance

Relevant data have not been disclosed by the company yet.

Analyst Rating

Based on 25 analysts
Hold
Current Rating
47.208
Target Price
+14.30%
Upside Space
Strong Buy
Buy
Hold
Sell
Strong Sell

Peer Comparison

34
Total
5
Median
6
Average
Company name
Ratings
Analysts
Verizon Communications Inc
VZ
25
Charter Communications Inc
CHTR
23
Altice USA Inc
ATUS
17
Lumen Technologies Inc
LUMN
14
BCE Inc
BCE
13
1
2
3
...
7

Financial Forecasting

EPS
Revenue
Net Profit
EBIT
Relevant data have not been disclosed by the company yet.

Data disclaimer: Analyst ratings and target prices are provided by LSEG for informational purposes only and do not constitute investment advice.

Price Momentum

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-12-26

The current price momentum score of Verizon Communications Inc is 6.85, ranking 34/53 in the Telecommunications Services industry. Currently, the stock price is trading between the resistance level at 41.80 and the support level at 39.41, making it suitable for range-bound swing trading.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
6.75
Change
0.1

Support & Resistance

Relevant data have not been disclosed by the company yet.

Indicators

The Indicators feature provides value and direction analysis for various instruments under a selection of technical indicators, together with a technical summary.

This feature includes nine of the commonly used technical indicators: MACD, RSI, KDJ, StochRSI, ATR, CCI, WR, TRIX and MA. You may also adjust the timeframe depending on your needs.

Please note that technical analysis is only part of investment reference, and there is no absolute standard for using numerical values to assess direction. The results are for reference only, and we are not responsible for the accuracy of the indicator calculations and summaries.

Indicators
Sell(3)
Neutral(2)
Buy(2)
Indicators
Value
Direction
MACD(12,26,9)
-0.088
Sell
RSI(14)
49.465
Neutral
STOCH(KDJ)(9,3,3)
39.558
Buy
ATR(14)
0.582
Low Volatility
CCI(14)
-4.144
Neutral
Williams %R
60.766
Sell
TRIX(12,20)
-0.042
Sell
StochRSI(14)
100.000
Buy
Moving Average
Sell(3)
Neutral(0)
Buy(3)
Indicators
Value
Direction
MA5
40.104
Buy
MA10
40.425
Buy
MA20
40.596
Sell
MA50
40.352
Buy
MA100
41.822
Sell
MA200
42.513
Sell

Institutional Confidence

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-12-26

The current institutional shareholding score of Verizon Communications Inc is 5.00, ranking 18/53 in the Telecommunications Services industry. The latest institutional shareholding proportion is 68.04%, representing a quarter-over-quarter increase of 0.57%. The largest institutional shareholder is The Vanguard, holding a total of 371.88M shares, representing 8.82% of shares outstanding, with 1.53% increase in holdings.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
5.00
Change
0

Institutional Shareholding

Relevant data have not been disclosed by the company yet.

Shareholder Activity

Name
Shares Held
Chg %
The Vanguard Group, Inc.
Star Investors
370.82M
+1.25%
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A.
213.21M
-1.76%
State Street Investment Management (US)
208.21M
+2.06%
Charles Schwab Investment Management, Inc.
107.72M
-1.95%
Geode Capital Management, L.L.C.
100.33M
+1.11%
Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM)
57.87M
+0.59%
GQG Partners, LLC
53.26M
+6.82%
BlackRock Asset Management Ireland Limited
43.52M
-5.42%
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC
36.36M
-0.23%
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Ltd.
28.26M
+6.11%
1
2

Risk Assessment

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-12-26

The current risk assessment score of Verizon Communications Inc is 9.33, ranking 8/53 in the Telecommunications Services industry. The company's beta value is 0.33. This indicates that the stock tends to underperform the index during upward trending markets but experiences smaller declines during downward trending markets.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
9.33
Change
0
Beta vs S&P 500 index
0.33
VaR
+2.00%
240-Day Maximum Drawdown
+17.40%
240-Day Volatility
+23.25%

Return

Best Daily Return
60 days
+2.26%
120 days
+4.04%
5 years
+9.27%
Worst Daily Return
60 days
-5.11%
120 days
-5.11%
5 years
-7.50%
Sharpe Ratio
60 days
-1.43
120 days
-0.51
5 years
+0.04

Risk Assessment

Maximum Drawdown
240 days
+17.40%
3 years
+24.05%
5 years
+48.49%
Return-to-Drawdown Ratio
240 days
+0.36
3 years
+0.01
5 years
-0.12
Skewness
240 days
-0.85
3 years
-0.05
5 years
-0.21

Volatility

Realised Volatility
240 days
+23.25%
5 years
+22.94%
Standardised True Range
240 days
+1.93%
5 years
+1.88%
Downside Risk-Adjusted Return
120 days
-65.22%
240 days
-65.22%
Maximum Daily Upside Volatility
60 days
+14.90%
Maximum Daily Downside Volatility
60 days
+18.18%

Liquidity

Average Turnover Rate
60 days
+0.42%
120 days
+0.48%
5 years
--
Turnover Deviation
20 days
-22.03%
60 days
-10.38%
120 days
+2.13%

Peer Comparison

Telecommunications Services
Verizon Communications Inc
Verizon Communications Inc
VZ
7.53 /10
Score
Financial Health
Valuation Dimensions
Earnings Forecast
Price Momentum
Institutional Confidence
Risk Assessment
Comcast Corp
Comcast Corp
CMCSA
8.08 /10
Score
Financial Health
Valuation Dimensions
Earnings Forecast
Price Momentum
Institutional Confidence
Risk Assessment
Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS
Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS
TKC
8.03 /10
Score
Financial Health
Valuation Dimensions
Earnings Forecast
Price Momentum
Institutional Confidence
Risk Assessment
KT Corp
KT Corp
KT
7.98 /10
Score
Financial Health
Valuation Dimensions
Earnings Forecast
Price Momentum
Institutional Confidence
Risk Assessment
PLDT Inc
PLDT Inc
PHI
7.70 /10
Score
Financial Health
Valuation Dimensions
Earnings Forecast
Price Momentum
Institutional Confidence
Risk Assessment
Anterix Inc
Anterix Inc
ATEX
7.64 /10
Score
Financial Health
Valuation Dimensions
Earnings Forecast
Price Momentum
Institutional Confidence
Risk Assessment
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FAQs

How does TradingKey generate the Stock Score of Verizon Communications Inc?

The TradingKey Stock Score provides a comprehensive assessment of Verizon Communications Inc based on 34 indicators derived from over 100 underlying data points.
These indicators are categorised into six key dimensions: financial health, company profile, earnings forecasts, price momentum, institutional confidence, and risk assessment, collectively providing investors with a thorough analysis of Verizon Communications Inc’s performance and outlook.

How do we generate the financial health score of Verizon Communications Inc?

To generate the financial health score of Verizon Communications Inc, we analyse various key financial indicators across several core dimensions, including financial fundamentals, earnings quality, operational efficiency, growth potential, and shareholder returns.
By integrating these comprehensive data, the financial health score not only reflects Verizon Communications Inc's overall stability, operational efficiency, and growth potential but also captures the investment returns delivered to shareholders. This score aims to support rational decision-making for investors and other stakeholders. A higher score indicates a better financial health of Verizon Communications Inc.

How do we generate the company valuation score of Verizon Communications Inc?

To generate the company valuation score of Verizon Communications Inc, we use several key financial ratios, including P/E, P/B, P/S, and P/CF. These metrics compare Verizon Communications Inc’s market value to its earnings, assets, sales, and cash flow, serving as core indicators for assessing company value.
By analysing these ratios in an all-round manner, the valuation score reflects not only the market’s current perception of Verizon Communications Inc’s value but also its future profitability and growth potential, thereby supporting more informed investment decisions. A higher score indicates a fairer valuation of Verizon Communications Inc.

How do we generate the earnings forecast score of Verizon Communications Inc?

To calculate the earnings forecast score of Verizon Communications Inc, we consider various key indicators such as analyst ratings, financial forecasts, support and resistance levels, and peer comparisons:
Current ratings and price targets directly reflect analysts’ expectations, while the upside space indicates their views on the stock’s growth potential.
Financial metrics like earnings per share (EPS), revenue, net income, and earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) are core measures for assessing profitability.
By analysing the high, median, and low ranges of the target price, we can identify price trends and determine key support and resistance levels.
Comparing these indicators against peers provides context for the stock’s performance and helps anchor more realistic expectations.
These factors together form a comprehensive earnings forecast score that accurately reflects the stock’s expected financial performance and growth potential. A higher score suggests that analysts have a more optimistic outlook on Verizon Communications Inc’s future.

How do we generate the price momentum score of Verizon Communications Inc?

When generating the price momentum score for Verizon Communications Inc, we examine momentum indicators including support and resistance levels as well as volume metrics.
Support levels represent price points where buying interest is strong enough to prevent further declines, while resistance levels indicate prices where selling pressure may hinder upward movement. By analysing typical price volume alongside total volume, we assess overall market activity and liquidity. These indicators help identify price trends and potential shifts, enabling more accurate predictions of future earnings.
This comprehensive approach can reflect market sentiment and enable rational forecasts of Verizon Communications Inc’s prices. A higher score indicates a more stable short-term price trend for Verizon Communications Inc.

How do we generate the institutional confidence score of Verizon Communications Inc?

To generate the institutional confidence score of Verizon Communications Inc, we analyse both the proportion of shares held by institutions and the number of shares they own. A higher institutional ownership percentage indicates strong confidence of professional investors, which is generally a positive signal about Verizon Communications Inc’s potential. By examining the number of shares held, we gain deeper insight into institutions’ commitment and attitude toward the stock, as institutional investors typically conduct thorough analysis before making investment decisions. Understanding institutional confidence helps us refine earnings forecasts and provides a more reliable perspective on the company’s future performance and market stability. A higher score indicates greater institutional endorsement of Verizon Communications Inc.

How do we generate the risk management score of Verizon Communications Inc?

To assess the risk management score of Verizon Communications Inc, we examine multiple key indicators related to returns, risk, volatility, and liquidity.
The highest and lowest daily returns reflect the potential size of gains and losses, while the Sharpe ratio measures risk-adjusted return performance. On the risk side, we analyse maximum drawdown and the return-to-drawdown ratio to identify extreme loss scenarios. Skewness helps assess the distribution of returns and whether performance may be biased. Volatility indicators—such as realised volatility and standardised true range—reveal price fluctuations. Downside risk-adjusted returns provide insight into potential losses and gains. Lastly, liquidity metrics like average turnover rate and turnover deviation indicate how actively the stock is traded.
These indicators together provide a multi-dimensional understanding of Verizon Communications Inc’s risk-return profile, serving as core factors of the risk management score. A higher score indicates lower risk on the side of Verizon Communications Inc.
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