Verizon Communications Inc (NYSE:VZ) traded at $42.63 at close of the session on Tuesday, June 24 and made an upward move of 0.64% on its previous day’s price.
Looking at the stock we see that its previous close was $42.36 and the beta (5Y monthly) reads 0.38 with the day’s price range being $42.265 – $42.73. The company has a trailing 12-month PE ratio of 10.13. In terms of its 52-week price range, VZ has a high of $47.35 and a low of $37.58. The company’s stock has lost about -1.16% over that past 30 days.
Verizon Communications Inc has a market cap of $179.74 billion and is expected to release its quarterly earnings report on 2025-Apr-22. With its Forward Dividend at 2.70 and a yield of 6.33%, the company’s investors could be anxious for the VZ stock to gain ahead of the earnings release.
On the other hand, looking at the outlook for the VZ stock, short term indicators assign the stock an average of Hold, while medium term indicators assign it an average of 50% Buy.
Based on estimates by 18 analysts, where scores have ranged from 1.00 for a strong buy to 5.00 for a strong sell, 6 have rated the Verizon Communications Inc (VZ) stock as a Hold, while 12 rate it as a Buy. 0 analyst(s) rate it as overweight while 0 of them rated it as underweight, whereas 0 suggest the stock as a Sell. The stock has an overall rating of Buy and investors could take advantage and scoop up stock of the company.
Looking further, we note that the PEG ratio for the VZ stock currently stands at 3.35, and the current price level is -1.16% off its SMA20 and -1.58% from its 50-day simple moving average. The RSI (14) is pointing at 46.04 while the volatility over the past week is 0.86% and jumps to 0.96% over the past one month. The average price target for the stock over the next 12 months is $45, with the estimates having a low of $45 and a high of $45. These price ends are -5.56% and -5.56% off the current price level respectively, although investors could be excited at the prospect of a -5.56% if the VZ share price touches on the median price of $45.
Coming back to Verizon Communications Inc (NYSE:VZ), we note that the average 3-month trading volume was 20.11 million, while that of the preceding 10-day period stands at 19.62 million. Current shares outstanding are 4.22 billion.
The insiders hold 0.07% of the company’s shares while institutions hold 66.96%. The data shows that short shares as of 2025-05-30, stood at 84.79 million at a short ratio of 5.41. This represents a 201.00 short interest in shares outstanding on 2025-05-30. Shares short fall in May from the previous month at 87.75 million. Investors should be excited about this stock as its upside potential is great, with current price pushing the stock 5.94% up in year-to-date price movement.
