Verizon Communications (VZ) Stock Analysis

Stock Summary

• Current Price: $44.62 (+0.72%)
• Day's Range: $44.22-$44.64
• 50-Day Range: $39.88-$46.55
• 52-Week Range: $37.59-$47.36
• Volume: 4.03 million shares (vs. Avg. 20.09 million)
• Market Cap: $187.94 billion

Key Metrics

• P/E Ratio: 10.78
• Dividend Yield: 6.07%
• Price Target: $46.92
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Company Overview

• Largest US mobile and telephone service provider.
• Consumer segment: 143M+ retail subscribers (2021).
• Business segment: 27M+ wireless and 477K broadband connections (2021).
• Upgrading to 5G, covering 175M+ users (end of 2022).

MarketRank™ Analysis

• Ranks higher than 96% of companies in the computer/technology sector.

Analyst Opinion

• Moderate Buy; strong analyst interest (10 research reports in last 90 days).

Earnings & Valuation

• Earnings Growth: Expected 3.62% (from $4.69 to $4.86 EPS).
• P/E Ratio: 10.71 (undervalued).
• PEG Ratio: 4.45 (potentially overvalued).
• Price to Book Value: 1.86 (reasonably valued).

Short Interest

• Shares Shorted: 1.72%.
• Short Interest Ratio: 2.8 (acceptable).
• Change: Decreased by 8.84% (improving sentiment).

Dividend Strength

• Yield: 6.31% (top 25% dividend-paying stocks).
• Growth: Increased for 20 years.
• Payout Ratio: 65.46% (sustainable).

News & Social Media

• News Sentiment: 1.16 (above sector average).
• News Coverage: 86 articles tracked this week.
• Search Interest: -9% (vs. prior 30 days).
• Watchlist Additions: +72%.

Ownership

• Insider Trading: More selling than buying ($2,020,895 vs $0).
• Insider Ownership: 0.02%.
• Institutional Ownership: 62.06%.

Stock Performance

• YTD Performance: +10.8% (at $44.32).
• Last quarter EPS: $1.10 (vs. consensus $1.11).

Profitability

• Trailing P/E: 10.71.
• Forward P/E: 9.45.
• Net Profit Margin: 12.99%.
• ROE: 19.80%.

Debt & Sales

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.21.
• Interest Coverage: 0.63.
• Annual Sales: $134.79 billion.

Miscellaneous

• Beta: 0.41.

Recent Developments

Policy & Earnings

• Requested FCC to allow longer device lock periods.
• Q1 2025 earnings expected on 4/22/2025 ($1.15 EPS).
• FY 2025 EPS guidance: $4.59-$4.73.

Dividend

• Quarterly dividend: $0.6775/share (payable 5/1/2025).
• Annualized dividend: $2.71 (6.11% yield).

Insider & Institutional Trading

• EVP and CEO sold shares ($2,020,895 in last 3 months).
• Brighton Jones LLC increased VZ stake in Q4.
• Institutional Ownership: 62.06%.

Analyst Ratings & Upgrades

• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy with average price target $46.92.
• Evercore ISI upgraded to Outperform, price target to $48.

Partnerships & Acquisitions

• Visible+ Pro Plan Tickets: Limited tickets for events.
• Google Pixel 9a Deal: Free with Verizon deal (no trade-in required).