Verizon Communications Inc (NYSE: VZ) has experienced a rise in its stock price by 0.99 compared to its previous closing price of 43.61. However, the company has seen a gain of 2.61% in its stock price over the last five trading days. barrons.com reported 2025-04-20 that The two companies headline Big Tech earnings during a week in which more than 100 S&P 500 companies report. Economic data releases will include home sales figures and the Fed’s Beige Book.
Is It Worth Investing in Verizon Communications Inc (NYSE: VZ) Right Now?
Verizon Communications Inc (NYSE: VZ) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 10.62x compared to its average ratio, The 36-month beta value for VZ is at 0.38. Analysts have varying views on the stock, with 6 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 6 rating it as “overweight,” 15 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for VZ is 4.22B, and currently, shorts hold a 1.71% of that float. The average trading volume for VZ on April 21, 2025 was 26.30M shares.
VZ’s Market Performance
VZ stock saw an increase of 2.61% in the past week, with a monthly gain of 0.23% and a quarterly increase of 14.87%. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.10%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 2.56% for Verizon Communications Inc (VZ). . The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 0.10% for VZ’s stock, with a 4.90% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of VZ
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for VZ stocks, with Evercore ISI repeating the rating for VZ by listing it as a “Outperform.” The predicted price for VZ in the upcoming period, according to Evercore ISI is $48 based on the research report published on April 11, 2025 of the current year 2025.
DZ Bank gave a rating of “Buy” to VZ, setting the target price at $40 in the report published on January 29th of the current year.
VZ Trading at 1.80% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought VZ to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -7.00% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.56%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.10%, as shares surge +0.66% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +9.74% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, VZ rose by +2.61%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +5.51% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $44.00. In addition, Verizon Communications Inc saw 10.13% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at VZ starting from Venkatesh Vandana, who sale 10,000 shares at the price of $43.79 back on Feb 25 ’25. After this action, Venkatesh Vandana now owns 14,459 shares of Verizon Communications Inc, valued at $437,939 using the latest closing price.
Venkatesh Vandana, the Officer of Verizon Communications Inc, proposed sale 10,000 shares at $43.79 during a trade that took place back on Feb 25 ’25, which means that Venkatesh Vandana is holding shares at $437,938 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for VZ
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.21 for the present operating margin
- 0.6 for the gross margin
The net margin for Verizon Communications Inc stands at 0.13. The total capital return value is set at 0.09. Equity return is now at value 18.27, with 4.58 for asset returns.
Based on Verizon Communications Inc (VZ), the company’s capital structure generated 0.63 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.22. The debt to equity ratio resting at 1.7. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 4.31.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 47.52 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 3.45. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 2.59. The receivables turnover for the company is 5.16for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.35. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.58.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Verizon Communications Inc (VZ) has had a better performance lately. Opinion on the stock among analysts is bullish, with some giving it a “buy” rating and others a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
