We're taking a closer look at Verizon Communications today, as the chatter surrounding the stock has increased notably in the last few weeks. Today, its shares moved 0.4% compared to 1.0% for the S&P 500. Increased investor interest and volatility surrounding the stock are not reason enough to buy in -- you should first perform your own due diligence. Here are some figures that can get you started:
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Verizon Communications Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides communications, technology, information, and entertainment products and services to consumers, businesses, and governmental entities worldwide.
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Verizon Communications has moved -2.6% over the last year compared to 22.9% for the S&P 500 -- a difference of -25.6%
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VZ has an average analyst rating of hold and is -6.61% away from its mean target price of $40.1 per share
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Its trailing 12 month earnings per share (EPS) is $4.97
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Verizon Communications has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 7.5 while the S&P 500 average is 15.97
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Its forward earnings per share (EPS) is $4.62 and its forward P/E ratio is 8.1
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VZ has a Price to Earnings Growth (PEG) ratio of 14.94, which shows the company is potentially overvalued when we factor growth into the price to earnings calculus.
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The company has a Price to Book (P/B) ratio of 1.61 in contrast to the S&P 500's average ratio of 2.95
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Verizon Communications is part of the Telecommunications sector, which has an average P/E ratio of 23.78 and an average P/B of 3.46
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Verizon Communications has on average reported free cash flows of $18.11 Billion over the last four years, during which time they have grown by an an average of -3.1%
