verizon communications inc. - VZ

VZ

Close Chg Chg %
40.13 -0.18 -0.45%

Closed Market

39.95

-0.18 (0.45%)

Volume: 15.36M

Last Updated:

Feb 6, 2025, 3:59 PM EDT

Company Overview: verizon communications inc. - VZ

VZ Key Data

Open

$40.27

Day Range

39.67 - 40.28

52 Week Range

37.59 - 45.36

Market Cap

$168.93B

Shares Outstanding

4.21B

Public Float

4.21B

Beta

0.44

Rev. Per Employee

N/A

P/E Ratio

9.69

EPS

$4.15

Yield

669.08%

Dividend

$0.68

EX-DIVIDEND DATE

Jan 10, 2025

SHORT INTEREST

N/A

AVERAGE VOLUME

26.58M

 

VZ Performance

1 Week
 
1.88%
 
1 Month
 
6.14%
 
3 Months
 
-0.86%
 
1 Year
 
1.03%
 
5 Years
 
-33.05%
 

VZ Analyst Ratings

  • Sell
  • Under
  • Hold
  • Over
  • Buy
Number of Ratings 27
Full Ratings ➔

About verizon communications inc. - VZ

Verizon Communications, Inc. is a holding company, which engages in the provision of communications, information, and entertainment products and services. It operates through the Consumer and Business segments. The Consumer segment provides consumer-focused wireless and wire line communications services and products. The Business segment offers wireless and wireline communications services and products, including FWA broadband, data, video and conferencing services, corporate networking solutions, security and managed network services, local and long-distance voice services, and network access to deliver various IoT services and products. The company was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

VZ At a Glance

Verizon Communications, Inc.
1095 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10036
Phone 1-212-395-1000 Revenue 134.79B
Industry Wireless Telecommunications Net Income 17.51B
Sector Communications 2024 Sales Growth 0.608%
Fiscal Year-end 12 / 2025 Employees 99,600
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VZ Valuation

P/E Current 9.693
P/E Ratio (with extraordinary items) N/A
P/E Ratio (without extraordinary items) 9.659
Price to Sales Ratio 1.253
Price to Book Ratio 1.697
Price to Cash Flow Ratio 4.575
Enterprise Value to EBITDA 7.179
Enterprise Value to Sales 2.481
Total Debt to Enterprise Value 0.503

VZ Efficiency

Revenue/Employee 1,353,293.173
Income Per Employee 175,763.052
Receivables Turnover 5.163
Total Asset Turnover 0.352

VZ Liquidity

Current Ratio 0.626
Quick Ratio 0.591
Cash Ratio 0.065

VZ Profitability

Gross Margin 46.591
Operating Margin 21.282
Pretax Margin 17.048
Net Margin 12.988
Return on Assets 4.577
Return on Equity 18.267
Return on Total Capital 6.542
Return on Invested Capital 7.135

VZ Capital Structure

Total Debt to Total Equity 169.651
Total Debt to Total Capital 62.915
Total Debt to Total Assets 43.762
Long-Term Debt to Equity 142.395
Long-Term Debt to Total Capital 52.807
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Annual Financials for Verizon Communications Inc. - VZ

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All values USD millions. 2021 2022 2023 2024 5-year trend
Sales/Revenue
133.61B 136.84B 133.97B 134.79B
Sales Growth
+4.15% +2.41% -2.09% +0.61%
Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) incl D&A
72.51B 76.23B 72.51B 71.99B
COGS excluding D&A
- - - -
-
Depreciation & Amortization Expense
16.21B 17.10B 17.62B 17.89B
Depreciation
- 14.12B 14.59B 14.94B
Amortization of Intangibles
- 2.09B 2.51B 2.69B
COGS Growth
+6.75% +5.14% -4.88% -0.72%
Gross Income
61.11B 60.60B 61.46B 62.80B
Gross Income Growth
+1.22% -0.82% +1.42% +2.17%
Gross Profit Margin
+45.73% +44.29% +45.88% +46.59%
2021 2022 2023 2024 5-year trend
SG&A Expense
29.14B 30.14B 32.63B 34.11B
Research & Development
- - - -
-
Other SG&A
29.14B 30.14B 32.63B 34.11B
SGA Growth
-4.47% +3.41% +8.28% +4.54%
Other Operating Expense
- - - -
-
Unusual Expense
- 3.75B 1.11B 5.64B
EBIT after Unusual Expense
28.21B 29.36B 23.19B 28.69B
Non Operating Income/Expense
4.70B 2.49B (674.00M) 942.00M
Non-Operating Interest Income
- 48.00M 146.00M 354.00M
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates
145.00M 44.00M (53.00M) (53.00M)
Interest Expense
3.50B 3.58B 5.53B 6.65B
Interest Expense Growth
-18.16% +2.40% +54.24% +20.34%
Gross Interest Expense
5.34B 5.61B 7.34B 6.65B
Interest Capitalized
- 1.84B 2.03B 1.82B
Pretax Income
29.42B 28.27B 16.99B 22.98B
Pretax Income Growth
+22.75% -3.91% -39.91% +35.27%
Pretax Margin
+22.02% +20.66% +12.68% +17.05%
Income Tax
6.80B 6.52B 4.89B 5.03B
Income Tax - Current - Domestic
- 2.29B 3.35B 2.29B
Income Tax - Current - Foreign
- 248.00M 201.00M 219.00M
Income Tax - Deferred - Domestic
- 4.36B 3.00B 2.36B
Income Tax - Deferred - Foreign
- (97.00M) (22.00M) 28.00M
Income Tax Credits
- - - -
-
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates
145.00M 44.00M (53.00M) (53.00M)
Other After Tax Income (Expense)
- - - -
-
Consolidated Net Income
22.62B 21.75B 12.10B 17.95B
Minority Interest Expense
553.00M 492.00M 481.00M 443.00M
Net Income
22.07B 21.26B 11.61B 17.51B
Net Income Growth
+23.95% -3.67% -45.36% +50.73%
Net Margin Growth
+16.51% +15.53% +8.67% +12.99%
Extraordinaries & Discontinued Operations
- - - -
-
Discontinued Operations
- - - -
-
Net Income After Extraordinaries
22.07B 21.26B 11.61B 17.51B
Preferred Dividends
- - - -
-
Net Income Available to Common
22.07B 21.26B 11.61B 17.51B
EPS (Basic)
5.3194 5.0585 2.758 4.1503
EPS (Basic) Growth
+23.71% -4.90% -45.48% +50.48%
Basic Shares Outstanding
4.15B 4.20B 4.21B 4.22B
EPS (Diluted)
5.3169 5.0561 2.7554 4.14
EPS (Diluted) Growth
+23.72% -4.91% -45.50% +50.25%
Diluted Shares Outstanding
4.15B 4.20B 4.21B 4.22B
EBITDA
48.17B 47.57B 46.45B 46.58B
EBITDA Growth
+3.40% -1.26% -2.34% +0.26%
EBITDA Margin
+36.05% +34.76% +34.67% +34.56%

Snapshot

Average Recommendation OVERWEIGHT Average Target Price 46.262
Number of Ratings 27 Current Quarters Estimate 1.147
FY Report Date 03 / 2025 Current Year's Estimate 4.676
Last Quarter’s Earnings 1.10 Median PE on CY Estimate N/A
Year Ago Earnings 4.59 Next Fiscal Year Estimate 4.864
Median PE on Next FY Estimate N/A

Earnings Per Share

This Quarter Next Quarter This Fiscal Next Fiscal
# of Estimates 18 18 22 21
Mean Estimate 1.15 1.19 4.68 4.86
High Estimates 1.18 1.22 4.74 4.99
Low Estimate 1.11 1.15 4.60 4.64
Coefficient of Variance 1.57 1.76 0.71 1.94

Analysts Recommendations

Current 1 Month Ago 3 Months Ago
BUY 8 8 8
OVERWEIGHT 3 3 4
HOLD 15 15 14
UNDERWEIGHT 1 1 1
SELL 0 0 1
MEAN Overweight Overweight Overweight

Insider Actions for Verizon Communications Inc. - VZ

Date Name Shares Transaction Value
Feb 4, 2025 Sowmyanarayan Sampath EVP and Group CEO-VZ Consumer 113,573 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Feb 4, 2025 Hans Erik Vestberg Chairman and CEO; Director 167,976 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Feb 4, 2025 Kyle J. Malady EVP and Group CEO-VZ Business 360,330 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Feb 4, 2025 Anthony T. Skiadas EVP and CFO 112,453 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Feb 4, 2025 Mary-Lee Stillwell SVP and Controller 8,434 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Feb 4, 2025 Joseph Russo EVP&Pres-Global Networks&Tech 51,764 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Feb 4, 2025 Vandana Venkatesh EVP-PubPol&ChiefLegalOfficer 37,399 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Feb 4, 2025 Samantha Hammock EVP & Chief HR Officer 20,090 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Jul 8, 2024 Shankar Arumugavelu EVP-Verizon Global Services 197,640 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Jun 24, 2024 Craig Silliman EVP&Pres.-VZ Global Services 212,363 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Mar 6, 2024 Anthony T. Skiadas EVP and CFO 83,210 Payment of exercise price or tax liability by delivering/withholding secs incident to the receipt/exercise/vesting pursuant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $40.2 per share 3,345,042.00
Mar 6, 2024 Anthony T. Skiadas EVP and CFO 100,842 Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 0.00
Mar 6, 2024 Anthony T. Skiadas EVP and CFO 6,235 Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 0.00
Mar 6, 2024 Anthony T. Skiadas EVP and CFO 63,638 Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 0.00
Mar 6, 2024 Anthony T. Skiadas EVP and CFO 84,578 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Mar 6, 2024 Laxman Narasimhan Director 20,200 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Mar 6, 2024 Anthony T. Skiadas EVP and CFO 72,067 Exercise or conversion of derivative security exempted pursuant to Rule 16b-3 0.00
Mar 6, 2024 Anthony T. Skiadas EVP and CFO 65,832 Payment of exercise price or tax liability by delivering/withholding secs incident to the receipt/exercise/vesting pursuant to Rule 16b-3 Non-derivative transaction at $40.2 per share 2,646,446.40
Mar 6, 2024 Melanie Liddle Healey Director 68,832 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00
Mar 6, 2024 Roxanne Schuh Austin Director 23,157 Grant, award or other acq pursuant to Rule 16b-3(d) 0.00

Verizon Communications Inc. in the News

FCC fines four wireless carriers millions

Four wireless carriers were each hit with multi-million-dollar fines by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). They were AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile and Sprint.