Verizon Communications Inc (NYSE: VZ) kicked off on Friday, down -0.27% from the previous trading day, before settling in for the closing price of $40.57. Over the past 52 weeks, VZ has traded in a range of $37.58-$47.35.
Communication Services Sector giant saw their annual sales slid by -2.29% over the last five years. While this was happening, its average annual earnings per share was recorded 2.09%. With a float of $4.21 billion, this company’s outstanding shares have now reached $4.22 billion.
Verizon Communications Inc (VZ) Insider Activity
Our next focus will be how large-scale investors are participating in this stock of the Telecom Services Industry. The insider ownership of Verizon Communications Inc is 0.04%, while institutional ownership is 68.73%. 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
In the latest quarterly report, which was put into the public domain on 12/31/2024, the organization reported 1.1 earnings per share (EPS), higher than consensus estimate (set at 1.1) by 0. Wall Street market experts anticipate that the next fiscal year will bring earnings of 1.19 per share during the current fiscal year.
According to the Wall Street analysts, stocks earnings will be around 2.09% per share during the next fiscal year. For the long-term projections, market analysts anticipate that the company’s EPS will surge by 2.98% 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
Take a look at Verizon Communications Inc’s (VZ) current performance indicators. Last quarter, stock had a quick ratio of 0.64. In addition, a publicly-traded company’s price to sales ratio for the trailing twelve months stands at 1.24. Likewise, its price to free cash flow for the trailing twelve months is 8.10.
For the trailing twelve months, Company’s Diluted EPS (Earnings per Share) is 4.69, a number that is poised to hit 1.06 in the next quarter and is forecasted to reach 4.78 in one year’s time.
