Verizon
0
Funds holding %
of 7,390 funds
0
Analysts bullish %
of 3 analysts
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2024 Q4 regulatory filings by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
77% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 330 | Existing positions closed: 186
3% more funds holding
Funds holding: 2,872 [Q3] → 2,957 (+85) [Q4]
1.19% more ownership
Funds ownership: 62.74% [Q3] → 63.93% (+1.19%) [Q4]
7% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.6B | Put options by funds: $1.71B
6% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $119B [Q3] → $112B (-$6.79B) [Q4]
16% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 1,112 | Existing positions reduced: 1,321
16% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 55 [Q3] → 46 (-9) [Q4]
Research analyst outlook
3 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
Low target
$45
0%
upside
Avg. target
$49
10%
upside
High target
$55
22%
upside
3 analyst ratings
1 positive
33%
2 neutral
67%
0 negative
0%
RBC Capital Jonathan Atkin 70% 1-year accuracy 14 / 20 met price target | 0%upside $45 | Sector Perform Reiterated | 25 Mar 2025 |
Scotiabank Maher Yaghi 53% 1-year accuracy 10 / 19 met price target | 7%upside $48 | Sector Perform Maintained | 3 Mar 2025 |
Tigress Financial Ivan Feinseth 60% 1-year accuracy 42 / 70 met price target | 22%upside $55 | Buy Maintained | 30 Jan 2025 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 68 articles about VZ published over the past 30 days
Neutral
The Motley Fool
21 hours ago
Is It Time to Buy These 3 Tariff-Proof Dividend Stocks?
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Neutral
24/7 Wall Street
1 day ago
5 of the Highest-Yielding S&P 500 Stocks You Can Buy Now and Hold Forever
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Positive
Seeking Alpha
3 days ago
70 Graham All-Star Value (GASV) March Dividends Show 19 "Safer" Bearing 13 Ideal Dividend Dogs
The Large Cap Value and Ben Graham Formula strategies identify undervalued, stable stocks with strong fundamentals and low valuations, ideal for long-term investment. Analysts project significant gains (28.24% to 85.64%) from top-ten GASV Dogs by March 2026, based on dividend yields and target prices. Thirteen of nineteen "safer" GASV Dogs are recommended buys, offering reliable dividends and fair pricing relative to their intrinsic value.

Positive
The Motley Fool
3 days ago
Want $5,100 in Annual Dividends? Invest $29,000 in Each of These 3 Stocks.
Investing in the stock market can be a great way to increase your income. Stocks that pay a dividend aren't doing well these days as high interest rates make for enticing alternatives, but that can present an attractive opportunity to load up on them, as many are offering attractive payouts.

Positive
Zacks Investment Research
4 days ago
These 3 Companies are Cash Generating Machines
Strong cash flows reflect financial stability, enabling companies to eliminate debt, pursue growth opportunities, and distribute dividend payments, among other positive features.

Neutral
Seeking Alpha
4 days ago
Verizon Communications Inc. (VZ) NewStreet Research and BCG Future of Connectivity Leaders Conference (Transcript)
Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ ) NewStreet Research and BCG Future of Connectivity Leaders Conference March 26, 2025 8:30 AM ET Company Participants Frank Boulben - Chief Revenue Officer Conference Call Participants Jonathan Chaplin - New Street Research LLP Jonathan Chaplin Great. So, let's get started, guys.

Neutral
24/7 Wall Street
5 days ago
Want $2,500 in Passive Income? Invest $43,210 in These 3 High-Yielding Dividend Payers
The market is a mixed bag in 2025 as stocks face volatility and the macro background is uncertain.

Neutral
Schwab Network
5 days ago
The Big 3: AMZN, AAPL, VZ
Jessica Inskip goes from A to Z on today's Big 3. She notes Apple's (AAPL) delayed A.I.

Neutral
The Motley Fool
5 days ago
These Were the 2 Top-Performing Stocks in the Dow Jones Industrial Average in February 2025
The Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI 1.42%) index dropped 1.6% in February. Although some blue chip stocks slumped by double-digit percentages, 50% of its 30 constituents beat the index last month.

Neutral
GlobeNewsWire
6 days ago
Verizon to speak at New Street Research Conference on March 26
NEW YORK, March 24, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Frank Boulben, senior vice president and chief revenue officer for the Consumer Group of Verizon (NYSE, Nasdaq: VZ), is scheduled to speak at the New Street Research and BCG Future of Connectivity Leaders Conference on Wednesday, March 26, at 8:30 a.m. ET. His remarks will be webcast, with access instructions available on Verizon's Investor Relations website, www.verizon.com/about/investors .

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