A share price of Verizon Communications Inc [VZ] is currently trading at $42.76, up 0.64%. In order to assess the stock’s recent performance, you can check whether its short-term value is rising or falling. The VZ shares have gain 4.19% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 9.78%, 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.
Verizon Communications Inc experienced fluctuations in its stock price throughout the past year 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 $42.76 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 10.92% based on the average VZ price forecast.
Analyzing the VZ fundamentals
Trailing Twelve Months sales for Verizon Communications Inc [NYSE:VZ] were 134.79B which represents 1.57% growth. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.6% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.21%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.17%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.13%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.05, Equity is 0.18 and Total Capital is 0.09. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of1.7.
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 42.21 points at the first support level, and at 41.66 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 43.27, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 43.78.
Ratios To Look Out For
To put it in perspective, the Current Ratio for Verizon Communications Inc [NYSE:VZ] is 0.58. In addition, the Quick Ratio stands at 0.55 and the Cash Ratio stands at 0.06. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 1.34, the price to book ratio is 1.81 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 10.32.
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.
