Verizon Communications Inc (NYSE: VZ) has seen a rise in its stock price by 37068080 in relation to its previous close of 41.67. However, the company has experienced a -3.38% decline in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. fool.com reported 2025-06-23 that While growth stocks get most of the attention in the markets these days, investors shouldn’t forget the fact that high-yield stocks with safe, attractive, and growing dividends can also be great investments. This is especially true if you want to help supplement your income later in retirement.
Is It Worth Investing in Verizon Communications Inc (NYSE: VZ) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for Verizon Communications Inc (NYSE: VZ) is above average at 9.91x, Company’s 36-month beta value is 0.38.Analysts have differing opinions on the stock, with 6 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 7 as “overweight,” 13 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for VZ is 4.21B, and currently, short sellers hold a 2.01% ratio of that floaft. The average trading volume of VZ on June 23, 2025 was 20.94M shares.
VZ’s Market Performance
VZ’s stock has seen a -3.38% decrease for the week, with a -5.70% drop in the past month and a -4.69% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 0.73%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 0.92% for Verizon Communications Inc The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -3.48% for VZ’s stock, with a -1.91% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of VZ
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for VZ stocks, with Evercore ISI repeating the rating for VZ by listing it as a “Outperform.” The predicted price for VZ in the upcoming period, according to Evercore ISI is $48 based on the research report published on April 11, 2025 of the current year 2025.
DZ Bank gave a rating of “Buy” to VZ, setting the target price at $40 in the report published on January 29th of the current year.
VZ Trading at -3.76% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought VZ to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -11.94% of loss for the given period.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at VZ starting from Malady Kyle, who sale 10,000 shares at the price of $43.81 back on May 08 ’25. After this action, Malady Kyle now owns 8 shares of Verizon Communications Inc, valued at $438,101 using the latest closing price.
Malady Kyle, the EVP and Group CEO-VZ Business of Verizon Communications Inc, sale 9,000 shares at $44.10 during a trade that took place back on May 07 ’25, which means that Malady Kyle is holding 10,008 shares at $396,900 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for VZ
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.22 for the present operating margin
- 0.6 for the gross margin
The net margin for Verizon Communications Inc stands at 0.13. The total capital return value is set at 0.09. Equity return is now at value 18.23, with 4.68 for asset returns.
Based on Verizon Communications Inc (VZ), the company’s capital structure generated 0.62 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.22. The debt to equity ratio resting at 1.67. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 4.39.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 47.52 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 3.44. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 2.52. The receivables turnover for the company is 5.0for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.36. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.56.
Conclusion
In a nutshell, Verizon Communications Inc (VZ) has experienced a mixed performance in recent times. The stock has received mixed “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts.
