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Don't Buy Verizon Communications (VZ) Before Checking Its Fundamentals!

Large-cap telecommunications company Verizon Communications has moved -0.1% this afternoon, reaching $34.66 per share. In contrast, the average analyst target price for the stock is $40.17.

Verizon Communications Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides communications, technology, information, and entertainment products and services to consumers, businesses, and governmental entities worldwide. The company is based in the United States. Verizon Communications currently returns an annual dividend yield of 7.5%.

Make Sure to Consider the Following Before Buying Verizon Communications:

  • Verizon Communications has moved -14.0% over the last year.

  • VZ has a forward P/E ratio of 7.4 based on its EPS guidance of 4.7.

  • Over the last 6 years, earnings per share (EPS) have been growing at a compounded average rate of -6.2%.

  • The company has a price to earnings growth (PEG) ratio of -13.61.

  • Its Price to Book (P/B) ratio is 1.53

Verizon Communications Has Irregular Cash Flows

Date Reported Cash Flow from Operations ($ k) Capital expenditures ($ k) Free Cash Flow ($ k) YoY Growth (%)
2023-02-10 37,141,000 -26,740,000 63,881,000 -40.53
2022-02-11 39,539,000 -67,882,000 107,421,000 68.22
2021-02-25 41,768,000 -22,088,000 63,856,000 16.99
2020-02-21 35,746,000 -18,837,000 54,583,000 4.11
2019-02-15 34,339,000 -18,087,000 52,426,000 24.39
2018-02-23 24,318,000 -17,830,000 42,148,000

Verizon Communications's free cash flows have a decent average of $64.05 Billion over the last 6 years, but they are highly variable since their coefficient of variability is 186444775613.4%. The compounded average growth rate over this period is 0.0%.

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