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Verizon Communications Inc. (VZ)

Communication Services | Telecom Services | New York, United States | NYSE
46.55 USD -0.23 (-0.492%) ⇩ (April 17, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 46.61 +0.06 (0.129%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 7:58 p.m. EDT)

Short-term: ★★★☆☆ | Long-term: ★★★★☆ | Dividends: ★★★★★
Hot Take | April 11, 2026, 3:24 p.m. EDT

Verizon Communications (VZ) presents a mixed outlook. Short-term traders might find opportunities in the recent price dip, especially with the current dividend yield and the positive analyst sentiment. Long-term investors could benefit from the company's strong fundamentals, although the recent earnings growth is slightly negative. The dividend yield is attractive, and the consistent payout suggests reliability. However, the market's volatility and the mixed options activity suggest a cautious approach is warranted.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoARIMA ✓0.189654
AutoTheta0.195866
AutoETS0.198718
MSTL0.199426

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA

Forecast Reliability
Score 33%
H-stat 2.59
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.000
Excess Kurtosis 1.38
Attribute Value
Sector Communication Services
Ex Dividend Date 2026-04-09
Last Dividend Date 2026-04-09
Debt to Equity Ratio 174.78
Revenue per Share 32.7
Market Cap 196,333,191,168
Trailing P/E 11.52
Forward P/E 8.86
Beta 0.27
Profit Margins 12.43%
Website https://www.verizon.com

As of April 11, 2026, 3:24 p.m. EDT: The options activity shows mixed signals. The calls and puts have varying levels of open interest and volume, with notable spikes in IV for certain strikes. The ATM strikes have relatively low IV, suggesting limited immediate volatility expectations. However, the presence of significant OI at strikes above the current price indicates potential for upward momentum. The recent dip in price may be seen as a buying opportunity by some speculators, but the overall market sentiment appears cautiously optimistic.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
1.54% 6.78% 7.51% 7.31%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-04-10 0.708000 1.537793
2026-01-12 0.690000 1.757977
2025-10-10 0.690000 1.788029
2025-07-10 0.678000 1.694440
2025-04-10 0.678000 1.686133
2025-01-10 0.678000 1.944755
2024-10-10 0.678000 1.742355
2024-07-10 0.665000 1.814632
2024-04-09 0.665000 1.855168
2024-01-09 0.665000 1.972130
2023-10-06 0.665000 2.537773
2023-07-07 0.653000 2.187144
2023-04-06 0.653000 2.024419
2023-01-09 0.653000 1.963906
2022-10-06 0.653000 2.180869
2022-07-07 0.640000 1.621855
2022-04-07 0.640000 1.581147
2022-01-07 0.640000 1.554075
2021-10-07 0.640000 1.582720
2021-07-08 0.628000 1.521250
2021-04-08 0.628000 1.487062
2021-01-07 0.628000 1.479178
2020-10-08 0.628000 1.478343
2020-07-09 0.615000 1.605565
2020-04-09 0.615000 1.524664
2020-01-09 0.615000 1.504138
2019-10-09 0.615000 1.510296
2019-07-09 0.603000 1.570769
2019-04-09 0.603000 1.533214
2019-01-09 0.603000 1.585666
2018-10-09 0.603000 1.662236
2018-07-09 0.590000 1.782160
2018-04-09 0.590000 1.949599
2018-01-09 0.590000 1.794733
2017-10-06 0.590000 1.919303
2017-07-06 0.578000 2.134118
2017-04-06 0.578000 1.942905
2017-01-06 0.578000 1.787789
2016-10-05 0.578000 1.914375
2016-07-06 0.565000 1.691148
2016-04-06 0.565000 1.795675
2016-01-06 0.565000 2.133545
2015-10-07 0.565000 2.242042
2015-07-08 0.550000 2.081294
2015-04-08 0.550000 1.996508
2015-01-07 0.550000 2.147558
2014-10-08 0.550000 2.012618
2014-07-08 0.530000 2.005788
2014-04-08 0.530000 2.050516
2014-01-08 0.530000 2.060955
2013-10-08 0.530000 2.194192
2013-07-08 0.515000 1.940506
2013-04-08 0.515000 2.029186
2013-01-08 0.515000 2.351645
2012-10-05 0.515000 2.179330
2012-07-06 0.500000 2.265820
2012-04-05 0.500000 2.702641
2012-01-06 0.500000 2.690439
2011-10-05 0.500000 2.920490
2011-07-06 0.488000 2.753830
2011-04-06 0.488000 2.766979
2011-01-06 0.488000 2.927930
2010-10-06 0.488000 3.221557
2010-07-07 0.475000 4.002688
2010-04-07 0.445497 3.574091
2010-01-06 0.445497 3.438328
2009-10-07 0.445497 3.789573
2009-07-08 0.431429 3.823613
2009-04-07 0.431429 3.507990
2009-01-07 0.431429 3.537460
2008-10-08 0.431429 4.128845
2008-07-08 0.403292 3.075723
2008-04-08 0.403292 2.995747
2008-01-08 0.401425 2.652400
2007-10-05 0.401425 2.487618
2007-07-06 0.378086 2.574308
2007-04-05 0.378086 2.842224
2007-01-08 0.378086 2.965700
2006-10-05 0.364226 2.990066
2006-07-06 0.364226 3.378497
2006-04-06 0.364226 3.353084
2006-01-06 0.364226 3.645157
2005-10-05 0.364226 3.685384
2005-07-06 0.364226 3.405912
2005-04-06 0.364226 3.340103
2005-01-06 0.346239 2.883464
2004-10-06 0.346239 2.776005
2004-07-07 0.346239 3.222496
2004-04-06 0.346239 3.123069
2004-01-07 0.346239 3.246818
2003-10-08 0.346239 3.670633
2003-07-08 0.346239 3.071397
2003-04-08 0.346239 3.553619
2003-01-08 0.346239 3.028032
2002-10-08 0.346239 3.859785
2002-07-08 0.346239 3.281007
2002-04-08 0.346239 2.889561
2002-01-08 0.346239 2.587247
2001-10-05 0.346239 2.384113
2001-07-06 0.346239 2.454569
2001-04-06 0.346239 2.663169
2001-01-08 0.346239 2.446563
2000-10-05 0.346239 2.576758
2000-07-06 0.042268 0.305618
2000-07-03 0.346239 2.451542
2000-04-06 0.346239 2.084207
2000-01-06 0.346239 2.307125
1999-10-06 0.346239 2.063068
1999-07-07 0.347139 2.170140
1999-04-07 0.346239 2.590765
1999-01-06 0.346239 2.510601
1998-10-07 0.346239 2.769976
1998-07-08 0.346239 3.036212
1998-04-07 0.346239 2.859298
1998-01-07 0.346239 3.267892
1997-10-08 0.346239 3.493357
1997-04-08 0.332749 4.685793
1997-01-08 0.323756 4.379064
1996-10-08 0.323756 4.637379
1996-07-08 0.323756 4.790209
1996-04-08 0.323756 4.796338
1996-01-08 0.314763 4.118529
1995-10-05 0.314763 4.765988
1995-07-06 0.314763 4.997485
1995-04-04 0.314763 5.434705
1995-01-04 0.310266 5.935989
1994-10-04 0.310266 5.826661
1994-07-05 0.310266 5.499338
1994-04-05 0.310266 6.067075
1994-01-04 0.301273 5.311217
1993-07-02 0.301273 5.256330
1993-04-02 0.301273 5.686202
1993-01-05 0.292280 6.000091
1992-10-05 0.292280 6.479556
1992-07-06 0.292280 6.897357
1992-04-06 0.292280 7.731225
1992-01-06 0.283287 6.545835
1991-10-04 0.283287 7.245344
1991-07-03 0.283287 6.780230
1991-04-04 0.283287 6.346039
1991-01-04 0.265300 6.016525
1990-10-03 0.265300 6.434046
1990-07-03 0.265300 6.282418
1990-04-04 0.265300 6.657402
1990-01-04 0.247314 5.456878
1989-10-03 0.247314 6.049425
1989-07-03 0.247314 6.994482
1989-04-04 0.247314 8.201366
1988-12-23 0.229327 8.148418
1988-09-26 0.229327 8.368702
1988-06-24 0.229327 8.269280
1988-03-25 0.229327 9.025253
1987-12-24 0.215837 8.768058
1987-09-24 0.215837 7.621127
1987-06-24 0.215837 8.531908
1987-03-25 0.215837 8.571278
1986-12-24 0.202348 8.101720
1986-09-24 0.202348 8.568801
1986-06-24 0.202348 8.387676
1986-03-24 0.202348 9.729291
1985-12-24 0.191106 11.067367
1985-09-24 0.191106 13.093674
1985-06-24 0.019111 1.299655
1985-03-25 0.191106 14.212717
1984-12-21 0.179865 14.522323
1984-09-24 0.179865 15.303920
1984-06-25 0.179865 17.186344
1984-03-26 0.179865 17.274842
Additional Data
dividendRate 2.83
dividendYield 6.08
exDividendDate 2026-04-10
trailingAnnualDividendRate 2.735
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.058465157
lastDividendValue 0.708
lastDividendDate 2026-04-10
dividendDate 2026-05-01

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.08968091
Address1 1,095 Avenue of the Americas
All Time High 62.502934
All Time Low 7.306997
Ask 46.65
Ask Size 2,700
Audit Risk 7
Average Analyst Rating 2.2 - Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 26,733,780
Average Daily Volume3 Month 31,318,719
Average Volume 31,318,719
Average Volume10Days 26,733,780
Beta 0.27
Bid 46.57
Bid Size 1,300
Board Risk 2
Book Value 24.77
City New York
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 2
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 46.55
Current Ratio 0.913
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,774,915,200
Day High 46.89
Day Low 46.15
Debt To Equity 174.78
Display Name Verizon Communications
Dividend Date 1,777,593,600
Dividend Rate 2.83
Dividend Yield 6.08
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,777,293,000
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,777,293,000
Earnings Growth -0.533
Earnings Quarterly Growth -0.532
Earnings Timestamp 1,777,293,000
Earnings Timestamp End 1,777,293,000
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,777,293,000
Ebitda 49,997,000,704
Ebitda Margins 0.36180001
Enterprise To Ebitda 7.268
Enterprise To Revenue 2.63
Enterprise Value 363,380,211,712
Eps Current Year 4.91147
Eps Forward 5.2543
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 4.04
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,775,779,200
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 49.1644
Fifty Day Average Change -2.614399
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.05317667
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 8.968091
Fifty Two Week High 51.68
Fifty Two Week High Change -5.130001
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.099264726
Fifty Two Week Low 38.39
Fifty Two Week Low Change 8.16
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.21255535
Fifty Two Week Range 38.39 - 51.68
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 438,273,000,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 6.08
Float Shares 4,211,526,349
Forward Eps 5.2543
Forward P E 8.85941
Free Cashflow 17,241,249,792
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 89,900
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,775,001,600
Gross Margins 0.59071
Gross Profits 81,631,002,624
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.00052
Held Percent Institutions 0.69462997
Implied Shares Outstanding 4,217,684,168
Industry Telecom Services
Industry Disp Telecom Services
Industry Key telecom-services
Ir Website http://www22.verizon.com/investor/
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,775,779,200
Last Dividend Value 0.708
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Last Split Date 1,278,028,800
Last Split Factor 1,000,000:937889
Long Business Summary Verizon Communications Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in the provision of communications, technology, information, and streaming products and services to consumers, businesses, and governmental entities worldwide. It operates in two segments, Verizon Consumer Group (Consumer) and Verizon Business Group (Business). The Consumer segment provides wireless services across the wireless networks in the United States under the Verizon and TracFone brands and through wholesale and other arrangements; and fixed wireless access (FWA) broadband through its wireless networks, as well as related equipment and devices, such as smartphones, tablets, smartwatches, and other wireless-enabled connected devices. The segment also offers wireline services in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern United States, as well as Washington D.C. through its fiber-optic network, Verizon Fios product portfolio, and a copper-based network. The Business segment provides wireless and wireline communications services and products, including FWA and wireline broadband, advanced communication services, corporate networking, security and managed network, local and long-distance voice, and network access services to deliver various IoT services and products to businesses, government customers, and wireless and wireline carriers in the United States and internationally. The company distributes its products and services through direct channels, company-operated stores, digital and omnichannel platforms, indirect agents, business solution resellers, and national retailers. The company was formerly known as Bell Atlantic Corporation and changed its name to Verizon Communications Inc. in June 2000. Verizon Communications Inc. was incorporated in 1983 and is headquartered in New York, New York.
Long Name Verizon Communications Inc.
Market us_market
Market Cap 196,333,191,168
Market State POSTPOST
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_415798
Most Recent Quarter 1,767,139,200
Net Income To Common 17,173,999,616
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 195,540,400,000
Number Of Analyst Opinions 22
Open 46.11
Operating Cashflow 37,136,998,400
Operating Margins 0.20989001
Overall Risk 1
Payout Ratio 0.5037
Peg Ratio 1.15
Phone 212 395 1000
Post Market Change 0.060001373
Post Market Change Percent 0.12889661
Post Market Price 46.61
Post Market Time 1,776,470,324
Previous Close 46.78
Price Eps Current Year 9.477814
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 1.8792894
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 1.420738
Profit Margins 0.124280006
Quick Ratio 0.74
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key buy
Recommendation Mean 2.24
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.23
Regular Market Change Percent -0.491662
Regular Market Day High 46.89
Regular Market Day Low 46.15
Regular Market Day Range 46.15 - 46.89
Regular Market Open 46.11
Regular Market Previous Close 46.78
Regular Market Price 46.55
Regular Market Time 1,776,456,002
Regular Market Volume 14,782,134
Return On Assets 0.05014
Return On Equity 0.17069
Revenue Growth 0.02
Revenue Per Share 32.7
Sand P52 Week Change 0.36506534
Sector Communication Services
Sector Disp Communication Services
Sector Key communication-services
Share Holder Rights Risk 3
Shares Outstanding 4,180,000,000
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0212
Shares Short 88,438,006
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,772,150,400
Shares Short Prior Month 113,473,590
Short Name Verizon Communications Inc.
Short Percent Of Float 0.0212
Short Ratio 3.27
Source Interval 15
State NY
Symbol VZ
Target High Price 71.0
Target Low Price 44.0
Target Mean Price 51.58182
Target Median Price 49.5
Total Cash 19,047,999,488
Total Cash Per Share 4.516
Total Debt 184,813,993,984
Total Revenue 138,190,995,456
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 2.735
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.058465157
Trailing Eps 4.04
Trailing P E 11.522277
Trailing Peg Ratio 1.1525
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 43.57295
Two Hundred Day Average Change 2.9770508
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.068323374
Type Disp Equity
Volume 14,782,134
Website https://www.verizon.com
Zip 10,036