Verizon Communications Inc [VZ] stock prices are up 0.93% to $46.49 at the moment. One of the good ways to gauge the recent performance is if the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The VZ shares have gain 5.97% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 16.40%, 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.
The stock price of Verizon Communications Inc [VZ] has been fluctuating between $37.58 and $46.20 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $48 within the next 12 months. Verizon Communications Inc [NYSE: VZ] shares were valued at $46.49 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 3.25% based on the average VZ price forecast.
Analyzing the VZ fundamentals
The Verizon Communications Inc [NYSE:VZ] reported sales of 134.79B for trailing twelve months, representing a surge of 1.57%. 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 45.92 points at the first support level, and at 45.34 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 47.21, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 47.93.
Ratios To Look Out For
It’s worth pointing out that Verizon Communications Inc [NYSE:VZ]’s Current Ratio is 0.58. Also, the Quick Ratio is 0.55, while the Cash Ratio stands at 0.06. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 1.45, the price to book ratio is 1.97 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 11.21.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Venkatesh Vandana, EVP-PubPol&ChiefLegalOfficer, that happened on Feb 25 ’25 when 10000.0 shares were sold. Officer, Venkatesh Vandana completed a deal on Feb 25 ’25 to buy 10000.0 shares. Meanwhile, EVP and Group CEO-VZ Business Malady Kyle sold 6590.0 shares on Feb 04 ’25.
