Verizon VZ
$45.69 −$0.43 (-0.93%)
Market closed · Nov 7, 9:50 pm ET · Last extended-hours $45.61 -0.17%
Open$45.13
Prev close$46.12
Day range$45.00 – $46.35
Volume24.16M
Market cap$189.37B
P/E (TTM)11.7
Dividend yield6.16%
Ownership & positioning
Who holds it, who is betting against it, and where the big money is moving
Institutional ownership69.9%-0.11 pts vs. prior quarter
Institutions holding3,598+24 vs. prior quarter
Insider trades (recent)39 buys / 11 sellsNet buying
Short interest2.01% of floatDays to cover 2.8 · as of 15 Oct 2026
Short-sale volume share21.2%5-day average of daily volume
Short-sale volume as % of daily volume
Large-order net flow, last 20 sessions
Net of large-order buying minus selling, in USD. Over this window: +$14.01M (9 inflow days, 11 outflow days).
Net flow by order size, last 20 sessions
Super/Big orders approximate institutional-size trades; Mid/Small approximate retail-size trades. Net buy minus sell value in each bucket, summed over the window.
The five largest holders on file together own 27.2% of shares outstanding.
Largest holders
By investor type
Reported short interest has held roughly steady near 2.01% of float over the last 6 biweekly reports (31 Jul 2026 to 15 Oct 2026).
Recent institutional activity
| Holder | Type | Period | Share change | New stake |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assenagon Asset Management S.A. | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +2,015,885 | 0.1% |
| Deka Investment GmbH | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +1,276,741 | 0.2% |
| Amundi Luxembourg S.A. | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +1,600,105 | 0.0% |
| BlackRock | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +30,188,559 | 9.6% |
| Charles Schwab Investment Management | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +14,840,357 | 3.1% |
| J.P. Morgan Asset Management, Inc. | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +7,893,115 | 0.6% |
| UBS Asset Management | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +7,268,931 | 1.6% |
| Citigroup Inc. | Public Company | 2026/Q3 | +3,415,343 | 0.2% |
| Arrowstreet Capital, Limited Partnership | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +2,460,654 | 0.1% |
| First Trust Advisors L.P. | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +2,438,292 | 0.4% |
| Macquarie Investment Management Limited | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +2,406,362 | 0.1% |
| Raymond James Financial, Inc. | Public Company | 2026/Q3 | +2,359,528 | 0.8% |
| Van Eck Associates Corporation | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +1,618,118 | 0.2% |
| American Century Investment Management | Mutual Fund | 2026/Q3 | +1,465,068 | 0.3% |
| Virginia Retirement System | Government Pension Fund | 2026/Q3 | +1,436,605 | 0.1% |
Institutional buy/sell activity by reporting period, largest moves first.
Insider transactions
| Date | Insider | Title | Transaction | Shares | Price | Held after |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Oct 2026 | Kyle Malady | Executive VP & CEO of Verizon Business Group | Automatic Disposition | -1,100 | $43.00 | 119,085 |
| 21 Oct 2026 | Daniel Schulman | Director & CEO | Other Derivative Acquisition | +206 | – | 10,013 |
| 21 Oct 2026 | Kyle Malady | Executive VP & CEO of Verizon Business Group | Other Derivative Acquisition | +134 | – | 424,778 |
| 21 Oct 2026 | Anthony Skiadas | Chief Financial Officer | Other Derivative Acquisition | +134 | – | 147,506 |
| 21 Oct 2026 | Mary-Lee Stillwell | Senior VP of Accounting & External Reporting and Controller | Other Derivative Acquisition | +45 | – | 17,277 |
| 21 Oct 2026 | Vandana Venkatesh | Chief Legal Officer | Other Derivative Acquisition | +98 | – | 58,309 |
| 21 Oct 2026 | Joseph Russo | Executive VP and President of Global Networks & Technology | Other Derivative Acquisition | +85 | – | 85,202 |
| 21 Oct 2026 | Alfonso Rodriguez | Executive VP, Chief Transformation Officer & Interim CEO of Verizon Consumer Group | Other Derivative Acquisition | +134 | – | 7,734 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | Kyle Malady | Executive VP & CEO of Verizon Business Group | Automatic Disposition | -1,100 | $44.48 | 120,183 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | Kyle Malady | Executive VP & CEO of Verizon Business Group | Automatic Disposition | -1,100 | $42.93 | 121,286 |
| 7 Oct 2026 | Daniel Schulman | Director & CEO | Other Derivative Acquisition | +201 | – | 9,807 |
| 7 Oct 2026 | Kyle Malady | Executive VP & CEO of Verizon Business Group | Other Derivative Acquisition | +131 | – | 424,644 |
| 7 Oct 2026 | Anthony Skiadas | Chief Financial Officer | Other Derivative Acquisition | +131 | – | 147,372 |
| 7 Oct 2026 | Mary-Lee Stillwell | Senior VP of Accounting & External Reporting and Controller | Other Derivative Acquisition | +44 | – | 17,231 |
| 7 Oct 2026 | Vandana Venkatesh | Chief Legal Officer | Other Derivative Acquisition | +96 | – | 58,211 |
| 7 Oct 2026 | Joseph Russo | Executive VP and President of Global Networks & Technology | Other Derivative Acquisition | +83 | – | 85,116 |
| 7 Oct 2026 | Alfonso Rodriguez | Executive VP, Chief Transformation Officer & Interim CEO of Verizon Consumer Group | Other Derivative Acquisition | +131 | – | 7,599 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | Kyle Malady | Executive VP & CEO of Verizon Business Group | Automatic Disposition | -1,100 | $45.75 | 122,375 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | Kyle Malady | Executive VP & CEO of Verizon Business Group | Automatic Disposition | -1,100 | $46.40 | 123,475 |
| 24 Sep 2026 | Charles Phillips | Independent Director | Other Derivative Acquisition | +1,770 | – | 1,770 |
From Form 4/Form 144 filings. Negative share counts are disposals (sales, gifts, or shares withheld for taxes); positive are acquisitions.
Short interest, by report
| Report date | Shares short | % of float | Days to cover |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Oct 2026 | 83,327,477 | 2.0% | 2.8 |
| 30 Sep 2026 | 88,896,054 | 2.1% | 3.7 |
| 15 Sep 2026 | 84,077,299 | 2.0% | 4.7 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 82,444,862 | 2.0% | 4.8 |
| 14 Aug 2026 | 76,354,402 | 1.8% | 3.7 |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 83,388,266 | 2.0% | 2.9 |
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