Verizon is a telecom company located in New York, United States, which is part of the Communication Services sector, and is traded under the ticker VZ on the NYSE exchange.
Verizon stock last closed at $43.80, down 0.97% from the previous day, and has increased 2.03% in one year. It has overperformed other stocks in the Telecom Services industry by 0.03 percentage points. Verizon stock is currently +16.54% from its 52-week low of $37.59, and -7.51% from its 52-week high of $47.36.
There are currently 4.22B VZ shares outstanding. The market value of VZ is $184.68B. In the past 24 hours, 20.87M VZ shares were traded.
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Out of 9 Equities analysts who track VZ, the consensus analyst rating on VZ is a Buy
It's important to note that analyst ratings are not recommendations, nor are they financial advice.
Eric Luebchow, a top 22% analyst from Wells Fargo maintains VZ with a hold rating and raises their VZ price target from $42.00 to $43.00, on Jul 10, 2025.
Ivan Feinseth, a top 3% analyst from Tigress Financial maintains VZ with a buy rating and raises their VZ price target from $55.00 to $56.00, on Apr 28, 2025.
Maher Yaghi, a top 22% analyst from ScotiaBank maintains VZ with a hold rating and raises their VZ price target from $48.50 to $49.00, on Apr 23, 2025.
ScotiaBank's Maher Yaghi raised their price target on Verizon (NYSE: VZ) by 1% from $48.5 to $49 on 2025/04/23. The analyst maintained their Hold rating on the stock.
Verizon reported its Q1 2025 earnings on 2025/04/22.
According to Yaghi, the company's postpaid subscriber loading was among the worst in recent years, citing increased attrition and decreased Y/Y gross loading dynamics.
Although prepaid trends improved, the analyst described the increase in postpaid subscribers by Verizon as "elusive."
While the company is still in a strong position for future growth, Yaghi argued that the stock needs to see a dramatic improvement in subscriber patterns to beat its competitors.
For Q1 2025, Verizon reported:
For FY 2025, management guided:
Chairman & CEO Hans Vestberg commented: "Verizon plays an essential role in our customers’ lives, and our differentiated value proposition delivers what customers want and need, on their terms.
"We continue to drive our multi-year customer-first strategy, launching new programs such as our 3-year price lock and free phone guarantee for consumers and My Biz Plan for small and medium sized businesses.
“With our high quality customer base, network superiority and position of financial strength, we have the momentum and flexibility to continue innovating to meet customer needs and invest for growth."
Timothy Horan, a top 14% analyst from Oppenheimer maintains VZ with a buy rating and raises their VZ price target from $48.00 to $50.00, on Apr 1, 2025.
You can dig deeper into what analysts are forecasting on the Verizon stock forecast page.
Last year, VZ earnings were $18.19B. Over the past 5 year, VZ's earnings have grown by -1.46% per year. This was slower than the Telecom Services industry average of 9.6%.
Last year, VZ revenue was $137.00B. In the past five year, VZ's revenue has increased by 1.1% per year. This was slower than the Telecom Services industry average of 2.76%.
Learn more about VZ's earnings and revenue performance here.
In the past year, executives and large shareholders at VZ have sold more shares than they have bought.
Kyle Malady, EVP and Group CEO-VZ Business of VZ, was the latest VZ insider to sell. They sold $425,000.81 worth of VZ shares on May 8, 2025.
Get more info about who owns VZ shares here.
Verizon pays a dividend of 4.64%, compared to the Telecom Services industry's average dividend yield of 3.56%. If you owned $1,000 worth of VZ stock, you would have received $46.43 in the past 12 months.
Verizon dividend payments have consistently grown over the past decade and have remained stable.
Find more analysis about Verizon dividend yield and history here.
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