On Monday, Verizon Communications Inc (NYSE: VZ) was -0.68% drop from the session before settling in for the closing price of $39.74. A 52-week range for VZ has been $37.58 – $47.35.
During the last 5-year period, the sales drop of Communication Services Sector giant was -2.29%. When this article was written, the company’s average yearly earnings per share was at 2.27%. With a float of $4.21 billion, this company’s outstanding shares have now reached $4.22 billion.
Verizon Communications Inc (VZ) Insider Activity
Also, it is sometimes useful to examine the sentiment of large-scale investors toward Verizon Communications Inc stocks. The insider ownership of Verizon Communications Inc is 0.06%, while institutional ownership is 67.57%. 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) Earnings and Forecasts
Going through the last 3-months fiscal report unveiled on the 12/31/2024, it has been observed that the corporation posted 1.1 earnings per share (EPS) during the time that was better than consensus figure (set at 1.1) by 0. Wall Street market experts anticipate that the next fiscal year will bring earnings of 1.2 per share during the current fiscal year.
According to the Wall Street analysts, stocks earnings will be around 2.27% per share during the next fiscal year. For the long-term projections, market analysts anticipate that the company’s EPS will surge by 2.91% 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
You can see what Verizon Communications Inc (VZ) is doing with its current performance indicators. In the most recent quarter, the stock posted a quick ratio of 0.64. In addition, a publicly-traded company’s price to sales ratio for the trailing twelve months stands at 1.21. Likewise, its price to free cash flow for the trailing twelve months is 7.88.
For the trailing twelve months, Company’s Diluted EPS (Earnings per Share) is 4.69, a number that is poised to hit 1.08 in the next quarter and is forecasted to reach 4.82 in one year’s time.
Technical Analysis of Verizon Communications Inc (VZ)
Looking closely at Verizon Communications Inc (NYSE: VZ), its last 5-days average volume was 44.77 million, which is a jump from its year-to-date volume of 22.31 million. As of the previous 9 days, the stock’s Stochastic %D was 34.13%.
During the past 100 days, Verizon Communications Inc’s (VZ) raw stochastic average was set at 14.67%, which indicates a significant decrease from 36.86% during the past two weeks. Based on volatility metrics of the stock, it showed a historical volatility of 0.83 in the past 14 days, which was higher than the 0.65 volatility it showed in the past 100 days.
At the time of writing, stock’s 50-day Moving Average is $42.21, while its 200-day Moving Average is $42.68. However, in the short run, Verizon Communications Inc’s stock first resistance to watch stands at $39.78. Second resistance stands at $40.08. The third major resistance level sits at $40.55. If the price goes on to break the first support level at $39.00, it is likely to go to the next support level at $38.53. Should the price break the second support level, the third support level stands at $38.22.
Verizon Communications Inc (NYSE: VZ) Key Stats
There are 4,216,425K outstanding shares of the company, which has a market capitalization of 166.42 billion. As of now, sales total 134,788 M while income totals 17,506 M. Its latest quarter income was 34,504 M while its last quarter net income were 5,003 M.
