At the time of writing, Verizon Communications Inc [VZ] stock is trading at $40.53, up 0.10%. Until recently, the best way to gauge how the stock has performed was to look at its short-term value. The VZ shares have gain 1.00% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 6.32%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Verizon Communications Inc [NYSE: VZ] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on January 29, 2025, when DZ Bank upgraded its rating to a Buy but kept the price target unchanged to $40 for it. Previously, Bernstein started tracking the stock with Mkt Perform rating on December 10, 2024, and set its price target to $48. On October 24, 2024, downgrade downgraded it’s rating to Sector Weight. Goldman started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and suggested a price target of $50 on July 01, 2024. Redburn Atlantic upgraded its rating to a Neutral and raised its price target to $39 on March 22, 2024. Barclays downgraded its rating to Equal Weight for this stock on January 31, 2024, but kept the price target unchanged to $44. In a note dated January 24, 2024, Daiwa Securities upgraded an Outperform rating on this stock and boosted its target price from $36 to $47.
For the past year, the stock price of Verizon Communications Inc fluctuated between $37.58 and $45.36. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $47.43 within the next 12 months. Verizon Communications Inc [NYSE: VZ] shares were valued at $40.53 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 17.02% based on the average VZ price forecast.
Analyzing the VZ fundamentals
According to Verizon Communications Inc [NYSE:VZ], the company’s sales were 134.79B for trailing twelve months, which represents an 1.57% jump. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.6% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.16%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.11%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.07%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.03, Equity is 0.1 and Total Capital is 0.07. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 1.81.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 40.25 points at the first support level, and at 39.98 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 40.70, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 40.88.
Ratios To Look Out For
It is important to note that Verizon Communications Inc [NYSE:VZ] has a current ratio of 0.63. As well, the Quick Ratio is 0.59, while the Cash Ratio is 0.08. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 1.27, the price to book ratio is 1.72 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 9.79.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Malady Kyle, EVP and Group CEO-VZ Business, that happened on Feb 04 ’25 when 6590.0 shares were sold. EVP and Group CEO-VZ Business, Malady Kyle completed a deal on Feb 03 ’25 to sell 8000.0 shares. Meanwhile, Officer Malady Kyle bought 6590.0 shares on Feb 04 ’25.
