What Should Investors Know About Verizon Communications (VZ) Stock?

By Emilio Sanchez • Tuesday, November 07 15:05 • Permanent Link

Verizon Communications, a large-cap Communication Equipment stock, moved 1.0% this afternoon. Here are some facts about the company that we're keeping an eye on:

Verizon Communications has logged a -3.0% 52 week change, compared to 15.0% for the S&P 500
VZ has an average analyst rating of hold and is -3.37% away from its mean target price of $37.26 per share
Its trailing earnings per share (EPS) is $4.97, which brings its trailing Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio to 7.2. The Telecommunications sector's average P/E ratio is 18.85
The company's forward earnings per share (EPS) is $4.41 and its forward P/E ratio is 8.2
The company has a Price to Book (P/B) ratio of 1.55 in contrast to the Telecommunications sector's average P/B ratio is 3.12
VZ has reported YOY quarterly earnings growth of -3.1% and gross profit margins of 0.6%
The company's free cash flow for the last fiscal year was $14.83 Billion and the average free cash flow growth rate is -2.9%
Verizon Communications's revenues have an average growth rate of 0.5% with operating expenses growing at None%. The company's current operating margins stand at 22.2%

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