Verizon
About: Wireless services account for about 70% of Verizon Communications' total service revenue and nearly all of its operating income. The firm serves about 93 million postpaid and 20 million prepaid phone customers via its nationwide network, making it the largest US wireless carrier. Fixed-line telecom operations include local networks in the Northeast, which reach about 30 million homes and businesses and serve about 8 million broadband customers. Verizon also provides telecom services nationwide to enterprise customers, often using a mixture of its own and other carriers' networks. Verizon agreed to acquire Frontier Communications in September 2024.
Employees: 105,400
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Funds holding %
of 6,809 funds
0
Analysts bullish %
of 7 analysts
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2024 Q3 regulatory filings by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
6% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 188 | Existing positions closed: 177
4% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $113B [Q2] → $118B (+$4.97B) [Q3]
3% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $2.1B | Put options by funds: $2.04B
0% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 1,219 | Existing positions reduced: 1,213
0% more funds holding
Funds holding: 2,840 [Q2] → 2,851 (+11) [Q3]
0% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 54 [Q2] → 54 (+0) [Q3]
2.41% less ownership
Funds ownership: 64.5% [Q2] → 62.09% (-2.41%) [Q3]
Research analyst outlook
7 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
Low target
$45
13%
upside
Avg. target
$48
20%
upside
High target
$55
38%
upside
7 analyst ratings
3 positive
43%
4 neutral
57%
0 negative
0%
UBS John Hodulik 80% 1-year accuracy 12 / 15 met price target | 13%upside $45 | Neutral Maintained | 20 Dec 2024 |
Scotiabank Maher Yaghi 62% 1-year accuracy 8 / 13 met price target | 18%upside $47 | Sector Perform Maintained | 23 Oct 2024 |
Tigress Financial Ivan Feinseth 72% 1-year accuracy 53 / 74 met price target | 38%upside $55 | Buy Maintained | 1 Oct 2024 |
B of A Securities David Barden 20% 1-year accuracy 1 / 5 met price target | 13%upside $45 | Neutral Maintained | 26 Sept 2024 |
Citigroup Michael Rollins 54% 1-year accuracy 13 / 24 met price target | 23%upside $49 | Buy Maintained | 25 Sept 2024 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 60 articles about VZ published over the past 30 days
Positive
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Neutral
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Neutral
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Neutral
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3 days ago
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Positive
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Neutral
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Positive
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