On Monday, Verizon Communications Inc (NYSE: VZ) opened lower -5.11% from the last session, before settling in for the closing price of $43.67. Price fluctuations for VZ have ranged from $37.58 to $47.35 over the past 52 weeks.
It was noted that within the last five years, the titan of the Communication Services sector saw sales slided by -2.29%. Company’s average yearly earnings per share was noted 2.20% at the time writing. With a float of $4.21 billion, this company’s outstanding shares have now reached $4.22 billion.
Verizon Communications Inc (VZ) Insider Updates
A key investor’s attitude towards the stock of the Telecom Services industry is another important factor to consider. The insider ownership of Verizon Communications Inc is 0.05%, while institutional ownership is 67.56%. The most recent insider transaction that took place on May 08 ’25, was worth 438,101. In this transaction EVP and Group CEO-VZ Business of this company sold 10,000 shares at a rate of $43.81, taking the stock ownership to the 8 shares. Before that another transaction happened on May 07 ’25, when Company’s EVP and Group CEO-VZ Business sold 9,000 for $44.10, making the entire transaction worth $396,900. This insider now owns 10,008 shares in total.
Verizon Communications Inc (VZ) Performance Highlights and Predictions
If we go through the results of last quarter, which was made public on 9/30/2024, the company posted 1.19 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, besting the agreed prediction (set at 1.18) by 0.01. Wall Street market experts anticipate that the next fiscal year will bring earnings of 1.09 per share during the current fiscal year.
According to the Wall Street analysts, stocks earnings will be around 2.20% per share during the next fiscal year. For the long-term projections, market analysts anticipate that the company’s EPS will surge by 3.20% during the next five years compared to -2.29% drop over the previous five years of trading.
Verizon Communications Inc (NYSE: VZ) Trading Performance Indicators
Check out the current performance indicators for Verizon Communications Inc (VZ). In the past quarter, the stock posted a quick ratio of 0.55. In addition, a publicly-traded company’s price to sales ratio for the trailing twelve months stands at 1.28. Likewise, its price to free cash flow for the trailing twelve months is 8.68.
For the trailing twelve months, Company’s Diluted EPS (Earnings per Share) is 4.30, a number that is poised to hit 1.19 in the next quarter and is forecasted to reach 4.85 in one year’s time.
Technical Analysis of Verizon Communications Inc (VZ)
The latest stats from [Verizon Communications Inc, VZ] show that its last 5-days average volume of 31.97 million was superior to 21.14 million than last year’s volume. As of the previous 9 days, the stock’s Stochastic %D was 35.02%.
During the past 100 days, Verizon Communications Inc’s (VZ) raw stochastic average was set at 14.82%, which indicates a significant increase from 2.94% during the past two weeks. Based on volatility metrics of the stock, it showed a historical volatility of 0.60 in the past 14 days, which was lower than the 0.61 volatility it showed in the past 100 days.
At the time of writing, stock’s 50-day Moving Average is $43.59, while its 200-day Moving Average is $42.63. Now, the first resistance to watch is $42.76. This is followed by the second major resistance level at $44.09. The third major resistance level sits at $44.79. If the price goes on to break the first support level at $40.73, it is likely to go to the next support level at $40.03. Assuming the price breaks the second support level, the third support level stands at $38.70.
Verizon Communications Inc (NYSE: VZ) Key Stats
There are currently 4,216,325K shares outstanding in the company with a market cap of 174.72 billion. Presently, the company’s annual sales total 134,788 M according to its annual income of 17,506 M. Last quarter, the company’s sales amounted to 34,504 M and its income totaled 5,003 M.
