Verizon Communications -- The Essentials

By Ken Smith • Monday, October 06 15:34 • Permanent Link

Verizon Communications logged a -5.2% change during today's afternoon session, and is now trading at a price of $41.38 per share. The S&P 500 index moved 0.0%. VZ's trading volume is 60,464,124 compared to the stock's average volume of 18,093,556.

Verizon Communications trades -14.8% away from its average analyst target price of $48.57 per share. The 23 analysts following the stock have set target prices ranging from $42.0 to $58.0, and on average have given Verizon Communications a rating of buy.

Anyone interested in buying VZ should be aware of the facts below:

Verizon Communications's current price is -12.1% below its Graham number of $47.1, which implies the stock has a margin of safety
Verizon Communications has moved -0.4% over the last year, and the S&P 500 logged a change of 17.9%
Based on its trailing earnings per share of 4.3, Verizon Communications has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 9.6 while the S&P 500 average is 29.3
VZ has a forward P/E ratio of 8.7 based on its forward 12 month price to earnings (EPS) of $4.73 per share
Its Price to Book (P/B) ratio is 1.69 compared to its sector average of 1.86
Verizon Communications Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in the provision of communications, technology, information, and entertainment products and services to consumers, businesses, and governmental entities worldwide.
Based in New York, the company has 100,000 full time employees and a market cap of $174.47 Billion. Verizon Communications currently returns an annual dividend yield of 6.2%.

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