Verizon Communications Inc

Verizon Communications Inc (VZ) Stock Analysis

$44.660

-0.531 (-1.19%)At close

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High
45.070
Open
43.600
VWAP
44.38
Volume
51.04M
Mkt Cap
171.82B
Low
43.425
Amount
2.27B
EV/EBITDA, TTM
7.06

Verizon Communications Inc. is a holding company. The Company, through its subsidiaries, provides communications, technology, information and streaming products and services to consumers, businesses and government entities. Its Consumer segment provides wireless and wireline communications services. It also provides fixed wireless access (FWA) broadband through its 5G or 4G Long-Term Evolution (LTE) networks portfolio. The Company's Business segment provides wireless and wireline communications services and products, including FWA broadband, data, video and advanced communication services, corporate networking solutions, security and managed network services, local and long-distance voice services and network access to deliver various Internet of Things (IoT) services and products. It provides these products and services to businesses, public sector customers and wireless and wireline carriers across the U.S. and a subset of these products and services to customers around the world.

AI analysis of Verizon Communications Inc (VZ)

Buy

Verizon Communications Inc is a good buy right now due to its current price of $44.79 being below the average analyst price target of $50, suggesting a potential upside of 11.5%. Additionally, the forward P/E ratio of 8.726 indicates that the stock is undervalued compared to its earnings potential. However, the main risk is the significant insider selling, which increased by 510.89% over the last quarter, indicating potential concerns among insiders about the company's future performance.

Analyst Ratings (32)

+3.94% upside
Hold
8 Buy
24 Hold
0 Sell
Current: 44.66
Low
43.00
Average
46.42
High
51.00

Scotiabank

2026-10-02

Price Target

—

Outperform

Scotiabank

2026-07-27

Price Target

—

Outperform

Morgan Stanley

2026-07-27

Price Target

$52

Equal Weight

RBC Capital

2026-07-27

Price Target

$47

Sector Perform

TD Cowen

2026-07-27

Price Target

$56

Buy

Valuation Metrics

The current forward P/E ratio for Verizon Communications Inc (VZ) is 8.73, compared to its 5-year average forward P/E of 8.77.

Forward P/E

Fair
5Y Average P/E
8.77
Current P/E
8.73
Overvalued
9.56
Undervalued
7.98

Forward EV/EBITDA

Fair
5Y Average EV/EBITDA
7.22
Current EV/EBITDA
7.06
Overvalued
7.68
Undervalued
6.76

Forward P/S

Fair
5Y Average P/S
1.30
Current P/S
1.26
Overvalued
1.46
Undervalued
1.15

Alphio AI Price Scenarios for VZ

Scenario prices are the last monthly forecast band of the current year. Probabilities are fixed model weights (25 / 50 / 25), not guarantees.

B

Bull

Bull · 25%VZ

$45.78

Scenario price

B

Base

Base · 50%VZ

$37.14

Scenario price

B

Bear

Bear · 25%VZ

$30.52

Scenario price

Whales holding VZ

A

Ardmore Road Asset Management LP

+ HoldingVZ

+10.76%

3M Return

K

Kornitzer Capital Management, Inc.

+ HoldingVZ

+10.71%

3M Return

V

Value Partners Investments Inc.

+ HoldingVZ

+10.37%

3M Return

D

Diversify Wealth Management, LLC

+ HoldingVZ

+8.88%

3M Return

G

GQG Partners, LLC

+ HoldingVZ

+8.39%

3M Return

C

Cbus Industry Superannuation Fund

+ HoldingVZ

+8.35%

3M Return

Events Timeline

2026-10-22 (ET)

18:00:00

AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile Lower in After-Hours Following SpaceX Towers Report

18:00:00

SpaceX in Talks with Crown Castle to Establish 80,000 Cell Sites

2026-10-20 (ET)

15:30:00

Starz Signs New Distribution Agreement with Verizon Fios

2026-10-15 (ET)

16:30:00

Dow Rises 556.21 Points, Nasdaq Ends Little Changed

12:30:00

Nasdaq Underperforms as Producer Price Index Rises 1.3% MoM

News

VZ FAQ — answered by Alphio AI

Verizon Communications Inc. is a holding company. The Company, through its subsidiaries, provides communications, technology, information and streaming products and services to consumers, businesses and government entities. Its Consumer segment provides wireless and wireline communications services. It also provides fixed wireless access (FWA) broadband through its 5G or 4G Long-Term Evolution (LTE) networks portfolio. The Company's Business segment provides wireless and wireline communications services and products, including FWA broadband, data, video and advanced communication services, corporate networking solutions, security and managed network services, local and long-distance voice services and network access to deliver various Internet of Things (IoT) services and products. It provides these products and services to businesses, public sector customers and wireless and wireline carriers across the U.S. and a subset of these products and services to customers around the world. It operates in the Technology sector (TELEPHONE COMMUNICATIONS (NO RADIOTELEPHONE) industry).

Verizon Communications Inc is a good buy right now due to its current price of $44.79 being below the average analyst price target of $50, suggesting a potential upside of 11.5%. Additionally, the forward P/E ratio of 8.726 indicates that the stock is undervalued compared to its earnings potential. However, the main risk is the significant insider selling, which increased by 510.89% over the last quarter, indicating potential concerns among insiders about the company's future performance.

32 analysts cover VZ: 8 rate it Buy, 24 Hold and 0 Sell. The average price target is 46.42.

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