Verizon Communications Inc. (VZ): Price and Financial Metrics
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VZ POWR Grades
- Stability is the dimension where VZ ranks best; there it ranks ahead of 85.35% of US stocks.
- VZ's strongest trending metric is Value; it's been moving up over the last 178 days.
- VZ ranks lowest in Momentum; there it ranks in the 43rd percentile.
VZ Stock Summary
- VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC's market capitalization of $163,456,895,037 is ahead of 98.95% of US-listed equities.
- VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC's stock had its IPO on January 1, 1986, making it an older stock than 93.41% of US equities in our set.
- The price/operating cash flow metric for VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC is higher than only 19.89% of stocks in our set with a positive cash flow.
- Stocks that are quantitatively similar to VZ, based on their financial statements, market capitalization, and price volatility, are UPS, CMCSA, T, UNP, and SCHW.
- Visit VZ's SEC page to see the company's official filings. To visit the company's web site, go to www.verizon.com.
VZ Valuation Summary
- VZ's price/earnings ratio is 8.4; this is 18.45% lower than that of the median Communication Services stock.
- VZ's EV/EBIT ratio has moved down 20 over the prior 243 months.
Below are key valuation metrics over time for VZ.
| Stock | Date | P/S | P/B | P/E | EV/EBIT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VZ | 2022-11-21 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 8.4 | 11.8 |
| VZ | 2022-11-18 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 8.4 | 11.8 |
| VZ | 2022-11-17 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 8.3 | 11.7 |
| VZ | 2022-11-16 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 8.2 | 11.7 |
| VZ | 2022-11-15 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 8.2 | 11.6 |
| VZ | 2022-11-14 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 8.3 | 11.7 |
VZ Growth Metrics
- Its 3 year price growth rate is now at -14.35%.
- The year over year price growth rate now stands at -13.96%.
- The 5 year cash and equivalents growth rate now stands at 144.69%.
The table below shows VZ's growth in key financial areas (numbers in millions of US dollars).
| Date | Revenue | Operating Cash Flow | Net Income to Common Stock |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-09-30 | 135,651 | 36,576 | 19,292 |
| 2022-06-30 | 134,325 | 36,766 | 20,799 |
| 2022-03-31 | 134,300 | 36,666 | 21,400 |
| 2021-12-31 | 133,613 | 39,539 | 22,065 |
| 2021-09-30 | 134,238 | 40,458 | 22,040 |
| 2021-06-30 | 132,866 | 38,654 | 19,990 |
VZ's Quality Factors
The “Quality” component of the POWR Ratings focuses on 31 different factors of a companies fundamentals and operational strength. Here are some key insights as we drill into the specifics of these quality attributes.- VZ has a Quality Grade of C, ranking ahead of 64.13% of graded US stocks.
- VZ's asset turnover comes in at 0.393 -- ranking 35th of 64 Communication stocks.
- CXDO, TDS, and USM are the stocks whose asset turnover ratios are most correlated with VZ.
The table below shows VZ's key quality metrics over time.
| Period | Asset Turnover | Gross Margin | ROIC |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-09-30 | 0.393 | 0.582 | 0.103 |
| 2021-06-30 | 0.406 | 0.587 | 0.099 |
| 2021-03-31 | 0.414 | 0.595 | 0.103 |
| 2020-12-31 | 0.427 | 0.601 | 0.106 |
| 2020-09-30 | 0.436 | 0.595 | 0.099 |
| 2020-06-30 | 0.446 | 0.591 | 0.105 |
VZ Price Target
For more insight on analysts targets of VZ, see our VZ price target page. And for a list of of all stocks sorted by upside potential based on analyst target price, see our Top Price Target page.
| Average Price Target | $60.67 | Average Broker Recommendation | 1.87 (Hold) |
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VZ Price/Volume Stats
| Current price | $38.24 | 52-week high | $55.51 |
| Prev. close | $39.02 | 52-week low | $34.55 |
| Day low | $38.13 | Volume | 21,563,500 |
| Day high | $39.09 | Avg. volume | 22,933,445 |
| 50-day MA | $37.91 | Dividend yield | 6.69% |
| 200-day MA | $46.41 | Market Cap | 160.60B |
Verizon Communications Inc. (VZ) Company Bio
Verizon Communications Inc is a provider of communications, information and entertainment products and services to consumers, businesses, and governmental agencies. It offers voice, data and video services and solutions to wireless and wireline networks. The company was founded on June 30th, 2000 and is currently headquartered in New York City. In 2015, Verizon partnered with Ericsson, Qualcomm, Intel and Samsung to create the 5G Technology Forum (5GTF). By 2019, the company utilized the 5GTF to launch 5G mobile service to limited areas in the U.S., including Los Angeles, Sacramento, Houston, Chicago, Minneapolis, and Indianapolis. Verizon’s current Chief Executive Officer is Hans Vestberg and the company has operations in over 150 countries, employing 130,000 employees worldwide.
Latest VZ News From Around the Web
Below are the latest news stories about VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC that investors may wish to consider to help them evaluate VZ as an investment opportunity.
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T-Mobile's Free Cash Flow Is About to ExplodeT-Mobile US (NASDAQ: TMUS) is ready to join its fellow telecom giants in becoming a massive cash cow. Management provided an updated outlook for the full year with its third-quarter earnings report, and it suggests free cash flow of about $2 billion for the fourth quarter. Fueling that free cash-flow growth is the completion of its integration with Sprint, which comes with some hefty expenses. |
A Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ) insider lowered their holding by 26% earlier this yearFrom what we can see, insiders were net sellers in Verizon Communications Inc.'s ( NYSE:VZ ) during the past 12 months... |
Buying Verizon Stock for Its Dividend? Read This First.Among the telecoms is Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ), the second-largest provider behind AT&T. The stock sports an attractive 6.89% dividend yield, which also places it in red-flag territory. Often, when a stock's dividend yield rises higher than 5%, it's seen as a warning sign that the company won't be able to pay its dividend obligations sustainably. Should Verizon shareholders be concerned? |
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VZ Price Returns
| 1-mo | 1.51% |
| 3-mo | -8.57% |
| 6-mo | -23.40% |
| 1-year | -22.14% |
| 3-year | -26.96% |
| 5-year | -3.73% |
| YTD | -22.38% |
| 2021 | -7.55% |
| 2020 | -0.13% |
| 2019 | 13.84% |
| 2018 | 11.26% |
| 2017 | 3.97% |
VZ Dividends
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