Verizon Communications Inc. (VZ): Price and Financial Metrics
Verizon Communications Inc. (VZ)
Today's Latest Price: $56.99 USD
Updated Oct 30 4:00pm
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Industry Rank:
Ranked of 25 in Telecom - Domestic
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VZ Stock Summary
- VZ has a market capitalization of $234,878,236,271 -- more than approximately 99.58% of US stocks.
- VZ's one year PEG ratio, measuring expected growth in earnings next year relative to current common stock price is 542.95 -- higher than 93.01% of US-listed equities with positive expected earnings growth.
- In terms of volatility of its share price, VZ is more volatile than merely 0.23% of stocks we're observing.
- Stocks that are quantitatively similar to VZ, based on their financial statements, market capitalization, and price volatility, are DIS, KO, BAC, CMCSA, and T.
- Visit VZ's SEC page to see the company's official filings. To visit the company's web site, go to www.verizon.com.
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VZ Price/Volume Stats
| Current price | $56.99 | 52-week high | $62.22 |
| Prev. close | $56.76 | 52-week low | $48.84 |
| Day low | $56.37 | Volume | 17,636,905 |
| Day high | $57.07 | Avg. volume | 16,955,695 |
| 50-day MA | $59.08 | Dividend yield | 4.42% |
| 200-day MA | $57.18 | Market Cap | 235.83B |
Verizon Communications Inc. (VZ) Company Bio
Verizon Communications provides communications, information and entertainment products and services to consumers, businesses and governmental agencies. Its segments include Wireless and Wireline. The company was founded in 1983 and is based in New York, New York.
VZ Price Forecast Based on DCF Valuation
| Current Price | DCF Fair Value Target: | Forecasted Gain: |
| $56.99 | $80.41 | 43% |
We started the process of determining a valid price forecast for Verizon Communications Inc with a discounted cash flow analysis -- the results of which can be found in the table below. To summarize, we found that Verizon Communications Inc ranked in the 53th percentile in terms of potential gain offered. More precisely, our analysis suggests the stock is undervalued by approximately 43.5% on a DCF basis. In terms of the factors that were most noteworthy in this DCF analysis for VZ, they are:
- Verizon Communications Inc's weighted average cost of capital (WACC) is 7%; for context, that number is higher than merely 5.75% of tickers in our DCF set.
- The company's cost of debt, derived from its interest coverage, tax rate, and market capitalization, is greater than merely 16.05% of stocks in its sector (Communication Services).
| Terminal Growth Rate in Free Cash Flow | Return Relative to Current Share Price |
| 0% | 40% |
| 1% | 41% |
| 2% | 43% |
| 3% | 44% |
| 4% | 46% |
| 5% | 47% |
NUVR, SHEN, CABO, BCE, and CHT can be thought of as valuation peers to VZ, in the sense that they are in the Communication Services sector and have a similar price forecast based on DCF valuation.
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