Zacks Research Brokers Increase Earnings Estimates for VZ

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Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ - Free Report) - Equities researchers at Zacks Research boosted their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Verizon Communications in a note issued to investors on Monday, April 7th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the cell phone carrier will post earnings of $1.19 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $1.18. The consensus estimate for Verizon Communications' current full-year earnings is $4.69 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Verizon Communications' Q3 2025 earnings at $1.21 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.03 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.47 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $0.98 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $5.06 EPS.

Several other equities analysts have also recently commented on VZ. Royal Bank of Canada reissued a "sector perform" rating and set a $45.00 target price (up previously from $42.00) on shares of Verizon Communications in a research note on Tuesday, March 25th. UBS Group increased their price target on Verizon Communications from $44.00 to $45.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research report on Friday, December 20th. Scotiabank raised their price objective on shares of Verizon Communications from $48.00 to $48.50 and gave the stock a "sector perform" rating in a research note on Tuesday. Sanford C. Bernstein initiated coverage on Verizon Communications in a research note on Tuesday, December 10th. They set a "market perform" rating and a $48.00 target price on the stock. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft boosted their price target on shares of Verizon Communications from $40.00 to $42.00 and gave the company a "hold" rating in a report on Friday, January 24th. Ten research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, seven have given a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $46.85.

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Verizon Communications Trading Down 1.2 %

Shares of NYSE:VZ opened at $42.09 on Wednesday. The company's 50-day moving average price is $42.79 and its 200 day moving average price is $42.06. Verizon Communications has a fifty-two week low of $37.59 and a fifty-two week high of $47.36. The company has a market cap of $177.17 billion, a PE ratio of 10.17, a P/E/G ratio of 4.45 and a beta of 0.41. The company has a quick ratio of 0.59, a current ratio of 0.63 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.21.

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Verizon Communications (NYSE:VZ - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Friday, January 24th. The cell phone carrier reported $1.10 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.11 by ($0.01). Verizon Communications had a net margin of 12.99% and a return on equity of 19.80%. During the same period last year, the business earned $1.08 EPS.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Verizon Communications

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of VZ. NCM Capital Management LLC lifted its position in Verizon Communications by 1.4% during the fourth quarter. NCM Capital Management LLC now owns 18,390 shares of the cell phone carrier's stock worth $735,000 after purchasing an additional 245 shares during the period. Kirtland Hills Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in Verizon Communications by 2.4% in the 4th quarter. Kirtland Hills Capital Management LLC now owns 10,968 shares of the cell phone carrier's stock worth $439,000 after purchasing an additional 252 shares in the last quarter. First Dallas Securities Inc. increased its stake in shares of Verizon Communications by 0.8% in the third quarter. First Dallas Securities Inc. now owns 31,728 shares of the cell phone carrier's stock valued at $1,425,000 after buying an additional 257 shares during the period. JB Capital LLC raised its stake in shares of Verizon Communications by 1.3% during the fourth quarter. JB Capital LLC now owns 20,816 shares of the cell phone carrier's stock valued at $832,000 after acquiring an additional 258 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Curbstone Financial Management Corp raised its position in Verizon Communications by 0.8% during the 4th quarter. Curbstone Financial Management Corp now owns 34,786 shares of the cell phone carrier's stock worth $1,391,000 after purchasing an additional 262 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 62.06% of the company's stock.

Insider Activity at Verizon Communications

In other Verizon Communications news, EVP Vandana Venkatesh sold 10,000 shares of Verizon Communications stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $43.79, for a total transaction of $437,900.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 14,459 shares of the company's stock, valued at $633,159.61. The trade was a 40.88 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Kyle Malady sold 20,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, January 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $40.54, for a total transaction of $810,800.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 45,675 shares in the company, valued at $1,851,664.50. The trade was a 30.45 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 49,085 shares of company stock valued at $2,020,895. Insiders own 0.02% of the company's stock.

Verizon Communications Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, May 1st. Stockholders of record on Thursday, April 10th will be paid a dividend of $0.6775 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, April 10th. This represents a $2.71 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 6.44%. Verizon Communications's dividend payout ratio is 65.46%.

About Verizon Communications

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. It operates in two segments, Verizon Consumer Group (Consumer) and Verizon Business Group (Business).

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