Insiders at the company have transacted a total of 99 times over the past 12 months, according to data filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). 43 of these insider trades were purchases, accounting for 1,105,125 shares. Insider sales of the common stock occurred on 56 occasions, with total insider shares sold totaling 659,859 shares.
The company’s stock has a 5-day price change of 0.57% and 27.00% over the past three months. VZ shares are trading 12.65% year to date (YTD), with the 12-month market performance up to 4.50% higher. It has a 12-month low price of $30.14 and touched a high of $42.49 over the same period. VZ has an average intraday trading volume of 21.85 million shares. The stock is trading above its simple moving averages at the SMA20, SMA50, and SMA200, as the current price level is off by 6.68%, 10.50%, and 19.05% respectively.
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Institutional ownership of Verizon Communications Inc (NYSE: VZ) shares accounts for 61.90% of the company’s 4.20B shares outstanding.
It has a market capitalization of $178.55B and a beta (3y monthly) value of 0.41. The stock’s trailing 12-month PE ratio is 15.41, while the earnings-per-share (ttm) stands at $2.76. The company has a PEG of 8.14 and a Quick Ratio of 0.65 with the debt-to-equity ratio at 1.89. Price movements for the stock have been influenced by the stock’s volatility, which stands at 1.94% over the week and 2.03% over the month.
Analysts forecast that Verizon Communications Inc (VZ) will achieve an EPS of $Visa Inc. for the current quarter, $277.15 for the next quarter and $Stocks for Type. The lowest estimate earnings-per-share for the quarter is $Zillow Group, Inc. while analysts give the company a high EPS estimate of $Vanguard Total World Stock Inde. Comparatively, EPS for the current quarter was $Vanguard Small-Cap ETF a year ago. Earnings per share for the fiscal year are expected to decrease by -2.49%, and 2.63% over the next financial year. EPS should grow at an annualized rate of 1.89% over the next five years, compared to -6.06% over the past 5-year period.
Looking at the support for the VZ, a number of firms have released research notes about the stock. Daiwa Securities stated their Outperform rating for the stock in a research note on January 24, 2024, with the firm’s price target at $36-$47.
