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 87.62% of US stocks.
- VZ's strongest trending metric is Sentiment; it's been moving down over the last 178 days.
- VZ ranks lowest in Sentiment; there it ranks in the 32nd percentile.
VZ Stock Summary
- VZ has a market capitalization of $154,513,693,252 -- more than approximately 98.88% of US stocks.
- VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC's stock had its IPO on January 1, 1986, making it an older stock than 93.42% of US equities in our set.
- VZ's current price/earnings ratio is 7.27, which is higher than only 21% of US stocks with positive earnings.
- If you're looking for stocks that are quantitatively similar to VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC, a group of peers worth examining would be UPS, WFC, CMCSA, DIS, and UNP.
- VZ's SEC filings can be seen here. And to visit VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC's official web site, go to www.verizon.com.
VZ Valuation Summary
- VZ's price/sales ratio is 1.2; this is 7.69% lower than that of the median Communication Services stock.
- Over the past 243 months, VZ's EV/EBIT ratio has gone down 16.5.
Below are key valuation metrics over time for VZ.
Stock | Date | P/S | P/B | P/E | EV/EBIT |
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VZ | 2023-03-03 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 7.6 | 10.7 |
VZ | 2023-03-02 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 7.6 | 10.7 |
VZ | 2023-03-01 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 7.6 | 10.7 |
VZ | 2023-02-28 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 7.7 | 10.7 |
VZ | 2023-02-27 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 7.7 | 10.7 |
VZ | 2023-02-24 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 7.7 | 10.7 |
VZ Growth Metrics
- Its 5 year net cashflow from operations growth rate is now at 120.82%.
- Its 3 year price growth rate is now at -14.35%.
- Its 5 year price growth rate is now at 23.87%.

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 |
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2022-12-31 | 136,835 | 37,141 | 21,256 |
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 |
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 |
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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 | $37.43 | 52-week high | $55.51 |
Prev. close | $36.79 | 52-week low | $34.55 |
Day low | $36.93 | Volume | 19,247,801 |
Day high | $37.71 | Avg. volume | 21,287,047 |
50-day MA | $39.60 | Dividend yield | 7.14% |
200-day MA | $41.69 | Market Cap | 157.20B |
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.
Is Verizon A Buy Or Sell As Wait For 5G Boost Drags On?VZ stock provides a dividend but a buyback has been shelved amid 5G wireless investments. When will revenue growth reaccelerate? |
Verizon Communications Inc. (VZ) Is a Trending Stock: Facts to Know Before Betting on ItRecently, Zacks.com users have been paying close attention to Verizon (VZ). This makes it worthwhile to examine what the stock has in store. |
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Weekly RoundupAmid the volatility, we had a number of outperformers this week, including Alphabet, Amazon and Microsoft -- but the gains were offset by declines at Clear Secure, Energy Select SPDR Fund and Ford. |
VZ Price Returns
1-mo | -6.94% |
3-mo | 0.63% |
6-mo | -3.19% |
1-year | -22.47% |
3-year | -16.42% |
5-year | 0.73% |
YTD | -3.51% |
2022 | -20.02% |
2021 | -7.55% |
2020 | -0.13% |
2019 | 13.84% |
2018 | 11.26% |
VZ Dividends
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