Verizon Communications (VZ) is a leading telecom services business based in the US. It opened the day at $41.13 after a previous close of $41.10. During the day the price has varied from a low of $40.95 to a high of $41.39. The latest price was $41.14 (25 minute delay). Verizon Communications is listed on the NYSE and employs 104,400 staff. All prices are listed in US Dollars.
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| Open | $41.13 |
|---|---|
| High | $41.39 |
| Low | $40.95 |
| Close | $41.14 |
| Previous close | $41.10 |
| Change | $0.04 |
| Change % | 0.0852% |
| Volume | 4,426,354 |
| 52-week range | $29.17 - $42.73 |
|---|---|
| 50-day moving average | $40.06 |
| 200-day moving average | $38.27 |
| Wall St. target price | $44.89 |
| PE ratio | 15.2884 |
| Dividend yield | $2.648 (6.52%) |
| Earnings per share (TTM) | $2.67 |
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Historical closes compared with the close of $41.135 from 2024-07-02
| 1 week (2024-06-26) | 0.28% |
|---|---|
| 1 month (2024-06-03) | 0.38% |
| 3 months (2024-04-03) | -3.98% |
| 6 months (2024-01-03) | 5.04% |
| 1 year (2023-07-03) | 10.34% |
|---|---|
| 2 years (2022-07-01) | -9.03% |
| 3 years (2021-07-02) | 55.8135 |
| 5 years (2019-07-03) | 53.396 |
Valuing Verizon Communications stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Verizon Communications's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.
Verizon Communications's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 15x. In other words, Verizon Communications shares trade at around 15x recent earnings.
That's relatively low compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The low P/E ratio could mean that investors are pessimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're under-valued.
Verizon Communications's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 1.093. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer worse value.
The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Verizon Communications's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.
Verizon Communications's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $48 billion.
The EBITDA is a measure of a Verizon Communications's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.
| Revenue TTM | $134 billion |
|---|---|
| Operating margin TTM | 23.13% |
| Gross profit TTM | $77.7 billion |
| Return on assets TTM | 5% |
| Return on equity TTM | 12.42% |
| Profit margin | 8.44% |
| Book value | $22.41 |
| Market Capitalization | $171.8 billion |
TTM: trailing 12 months
Dividend payout ratio: 57.08% of net profits
Recently Verizon Communications has paid out, on average, around 57.08% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 6.52% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), Verizon Communications shareholders could enjoy a 6.52% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In Verizon Communications's case, that would currently equate to about $2.648 per share.
Verizon Communications's payout ratio would broadly be considered high, and as such this stock could appeal to those looking to generate an income. Bear in mind however that companies should normally also look to re-invest a decent amount of net profits to ensure future growth.
Verizon Communications's most recent dividend payout was on 31 July 2024. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 9 July 2024 (the "ex-dividend date").
Verizon Communications's shares were split on a 1000000:93 basis on 1 July 2010. So if you had owned 93 shares the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 1000000 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your Verizon Communications shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 100% lower share price could have impacted the market appetite for Verizon Communications shares which in turn could have impacted Verizon Communications's share price.
Over the last 12 months, Verizon Communications's shares have ranged in value from as little as $29.1678 up to $42.728. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".
Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NYSE average) beta is 1, while Verizon Communications's is 0.405. This would suggest that Verizon Communications's shares are less volatile than average (for this exchange).
Verizon Communications Inc. , through its subsidiaries, engages in the provision of communications, technology, information, and entertainment products and services to consumers, businesses, and governmental entities worldwide. It operates in two segments, Verizon Consumer Group (Consumer) and Verizon Business Group (Business). The Consumer segment provides wireless services across the wireless networks in the United States under the Verizon and TracFone brands and through wholesale and other arrangements; and fixed wireless access (FWA) broadband through its wireless networks, as well as related equipment and devices, such as smartphones, tablets, smart watches, and other wireless-enabled connected devices. The segment also offers wireline services in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern United States, as well as Washington D. C. through its fiber-optic network, Verizon Fios product portfolio, and a copper-based network.
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