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Verizon VZ

US equityMarket cap rank #77Telecom Services5G
$47.61
+$1.09 (+2.33%)
Market open · Sep 24, 1:10 pm ET
After hours $46.61 +0.20%
Open$46.92
Prev close$46.52
Day range$46.92 – $47.77
Volume9.38M
Market cap$197.79B
P/E (TTM)12.4
Dividend yield5.87%

Price chart

Daily bars for up to one year, weekly bars for the 5-year view. Averages are 50/200 trading days (10/40 weeks on the 5-year view).

VZ at a glance

VZ last changed hands at $47.61 (up 2.33%). At $197.79B, Verizon is ranked #77 by size among the 300 stocks on BeStock.

Over the past 52 weeks it has traded between $36.55 and $51.67, so it sits 7.9% below the top of that range. Holders are ahead 17.8% over twelve months, and up 6.0% across the last three months.

Price is below the 50-day average ($47.94) but above the 200-day ($45.29); RSI is 37, and the last 30 sessions moved at roughly 22% annualized volatility.

Revenue for the quarter ended Jun 2026 was $34.25B, down 0.7% from a year earlier, with $3.95B of net profit (a 11.6% margin).

Buyers are paying 12.4 times trailing earnings, 17% above its five-year average of 10.6. The median for its industry group is 8.4.

14 analysts follow the stock and the average call is "buy". The mean target, $50.04, sits 5.1% over where the stock trades.

This summary is put together from the numbers on the page and updates when they do. It describes the data; it is not a forecast or a recommendation.

Verizon: the business

Verizon is the largest U.S. wireless carrier by revenue, with fiber and enterprise services, and it bought Frontier.

What tends to move it. Subscriber losses and gains, promotions and its dividend and debt are the main topics.

Written by hand by the BeStock desk and revised when a business changes. See how we work. Spot something out of date? Tell us.

Performance

Price return over each window, from adjusted daily and weekly closes

1 day
+2.3%
1 week
-4.3%
1 month
-5.1%
3 months
+6.0%
6 months
-3.5%
Year to date
+22.8%
1 year
+17.8%
Day range
$46.92$47.77
52-week range
$36.55$51.67

Technical signals

Full technicals →
Trend readLeaning bearish

2 bullish · 5 bearish of 7 signals

IndicatorValueSignal
Price vs 20-day average-4.0%Bearish
Price vs 50-day average-0.7%Bearish
Price vs 200-day average+5.1%Bullish
50-day vs 200-day50d above 200dBullish
RSI (14)37.4Bearish
MACD (12,26,9)-0.19Bearish
Bollinger band position14%Bearish

Standard indicator readings worked out from daily closes. They describe how the price has behaved, not where it is going.

Key statistics

Bid / Ask$47.60 / $47.61
Average price today$47.41
Volume9.38MAvg (90d) 25.09M
Turnover$444.73M
Turnover rate0.23%of shares outstanding
Volume ratio0.56vs. recent average pace
Day amplitude1.82%
Market cap$197.79B
Float market cap$197.51B
Shares outstanding4.15B
EPS (TTM)$4.06
P/E (TTM)12.40
P/B1.90
Book value / share$25.01
Earnings yield0.15%
Dividend (TTM)$2.80 / shareYield 5.87%
Net profit (TTM)$16.87B
Net assets$103.92B
30-day volatility21.7%annualized
Avg daily range (ATR)2.27%of price, 14 days
Max drawdown (1y)-17.0%-7.5% from 1y peak

Quote as of Sep 24, 2026 1:10 pm ET. Prices can lag the live tape. This is background information, not a recommendation.

How VZ ranks on BeStock

Market value#77 of 300
P/E (cheapest = 1)#16 of 283
Dividend yield#10 of 244
Closeness to 52-week high#70 of 300
Dollar volume today#87 of 300

Ranks are among the 300 or so U.S.-listed stocks BeStock covers, recalculated whenever prices refresh. A row is left out when the measure does not apply, such as yield for a stock that pays no dividend.

Latest reported quarter: Q2, ended Jun 2026

Revenue$34.25B-0.7% YoY
Operating profit$7.18B-12.2% YoY
Net profit$3.95B-22.9% YoY
Diluted EPS$0.92-22.0% YoY
Free cash flow$5.35B+5.9% YoY
Operating cash flow$10.44B

Revenue, last 8 quarters

$33.3BSep '24$35.7BDec '24$33.5BMar '25$34.5BJun '25$33.8BSep '25$36.4BDec '25$34.4BMar '26$34.3BJun '26

Net profit, last 8 quarters

$3.4BSep '24$5.1BDec '24$5.0BMar '25$5.1BJun '25$5.1BSep '25$2.4BDec '25$5.1BMar '26$3.9BJun '26

Profitability & balance sheet

Gross margin59.3%
Operating margin20.5%
Net margin11.6%
Return on equity15.6%
Return on assets4.1%
Return on invested capital7.6%
Current ratio0.60
Liabilities / assets74.4%
Cash & investments$1.75B
Total debt$183.62B
Net cash (debt)-$181.87B
Free cash flow / sales14.5%

Where the revenue comes from

Quarter 2026/Q2

By business line

  • Consumer$26.24B 76.4%
  • Business$7.16B 20.8%
  • Corporate and Other$936.00M 2.7%
Average move on report day±4.2%last 16 reports
Closed higher12 of 1675% of the time
Best reaction+11.8%
Worst reaction-6.1%

Stock move on the day after each report

-5.0%2024/Q3+0.9%2024/Q4+0.6%2025/Q1+4.0%2025/Q2+2.3%2025/Q3+11.8%2025/Q4+1.6%2026/Q1+5.8%2026/Q2

"Implied move" is the size of move the options market was pricing ahead of the report. Move is the stock’s change on the first session after the release.

Valuation

Multiples measured against the stock's own five-year history

Valuation detail →
Price / earnings13.4x
CheapRich

Above its usual level · 80th percentile, 5-year average 10.6x

#953 of 2978 stocks by PE (1 = cheapest)

Price / book2.1x
CheapRich

Near the top of its 5-year range · 80th percentile, 5-year average 1.9x

#2933 of 5303 stocks by PB (1 = cheapest)

Price / sales1.5x
CheapRich

Near the top of its 5-year range · 84th percentile, 5-year average 1.3x

#2091 of 5143 stocks by PS (1 = cheapest)

P/E over five years

5x10x15x20xSep '21Mar '24Sep '26

Dashed line is the 5-year average; the shaded band is one standard deviation either side.

Morningstar fair value estimate

Fair value$54.00
Price vs. fair value-11.8%Trading below the estimate
Star rating★★★☆☆
Economic moatNarrow
UncertaintyMedium

Analyst view

All ratings →
ConsensusBuy
Analysts14
Average target$50.04+5.1% vs. price
  • Buy 36%
  • Hold 64%
Low $45.00Now $47.61Avg $50.04High $56.00

Latest rating actions

  • 3 Sep 2026CitiBUY · PT $55.00
  • 1 Sep 2026CitiBUY · PT $55.00
  • 24 Aug 2026EvercoreBUY · PT $50.00
  • 5 Aug 2026BernsteinHOLD · PT $47.00
  • 4 Aug 2026Goldman SachsBUY · PT $51.00

Ownership & positioning

Who holds it, who is betting against it, and where the big money is moving

Ownership detail →
Institutional ownership70.4%-0.06 pts vs. prior quarter
Institutions holding3,560-14 vs. prior quarter
Insider trades (recent)0 buys / 2 sellsNet selling
Short interest1.98% of floatDays to cover 4.8 · as of 31 Aug 2026
Short-sale volume share17.6%5-day average of daily volume

Short-sale volume as % of daily volume

9%14%20%25%Aug '26Sep '26Sep '26

Large-order net flow, last 20 sessions

Net of large-order buying minus selling, in USD. Over this window: −$464.44M (3 inflow days, 17 outflow days).

Dividends

Dividend yield (TTM)5.87%
Upcoming dividend$0.71Ex-date 9 Oct 2026
Next-to-last$0.71
Payments on file40

Dividends paid per share, by year

2.3720182.4220192.4720202.5220212.5720222.6220232.6720242.722025

Across the full calendar years shown, the annual payout grew by roughly 2.0% a year.

Latest headlines

More news →
  • Citi Maintains Verizon(VZ.US) With Buy Rating, Maintains Target Price $55Market news · 4 Sep 2026
  • Citi Maintains Verizon(VZ.US) With Buy Rating, Announces Target Price $55Market news · 2 Sep 2026
  • Goldman Sachs Initiates Verizon(VZ.US) With Buy Rating, Announces Target Price $51Market news · 6 Aug 2026
  • Bernstein Maintains Verizon(VZ.US) With Hold Rating, Raises Target Price to $47Market news · 6 Aug 2026
  • Evercore Maintains Verizon(VZ.US) With Buy Rating, Maintains Target Price $50Market news · 24 Aug 2026
  • Citi Maintains Verizon(VZ.US) With Buy RatingMarket news · 29 Jul 2026

VZ stock: common questions

What is VZ's latest share price?

$47.61 is the latest print for VZ, a move of +2.33% against yesterday's close of $46.52. Today's low and high so far: $46.92 and $47.77.

What is VZ worth in total?

Equity value comes to $197.79B at the current price. By that measure it is number 77 of the 300 names in our coverage.

How is Verizon valued against its profits?

Buyers pay 12.4 times the last twelve months of profit (EPS $4.06). Averaged over five years the multiple has been 10.6, and today's level ranks in the 80th percentile of its own history.

How far is VZ from its yearly high?

The year's floor is $36.55 and the ceiling $51.67. Shares are 7.9% away from that ceiling.

Are there dividends on Verizon shares?

It does. Payouts over the past twelve months work out to a 5.87% yield; the latest ex-dividend date was July 10, 2026.

Do Wall Street analysts like VZ?

Of 14 analysts, 36% say buy, 64% hold and 0% sell. Price targets average $50.04, with the most cautious at $45.00 and the most optimistic at $56.00.

How does Verizon make money?

Verizon is the largest U.S. wireless carrier by revenue, with fiber and enterprise services, and it bought Frontier.

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