In yesterday’s Wall Street session, Verizon Communications Inc (NYSE:VZ) shares traded at $39.09, down -6.08% from the previous session.
VZ stock price is now -3.79% away from the 50-day moving average and 0.53% away from the 200-day moving average. The market capitalization of the company currently stands at $164.54B.
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With the price target of $50, Goldman recently initiated with Buy rating for Verizon Communications Inc (NYSE: VZ). On March 22, 2024, Redburn Atlantic Upgraded its previous ‘Sell’ rating to ‘Neutral’ on the stock increasing its target price from $33 to quote $39, while ‘Barclays’ rates the stock as ‘Equal Weight’
In other news, Malady Kyle, EVP and Group CEO-VZ Business sold 24,000 shares of the company’s stock on Feb 22 ’24. The stock was sold for $979,200 at an average price of $40.80. Upon completion of the transaction, the EVP and Group CEO-VZ Business now directly owns 35,201 shares in the company, valued at $1.38 million. An SEC document containing details of the transaction can be found on the SEC’s website. On Feb 15 ’24, EVP and Group CEO-VZ Business Malady Kyle sold 15,000 shares of the business’s stock. A total of $604,950 was realized by selling the stock at an average price of $40.33. This leaves the insider owning 59,201 shares of the company worth $2.31 million. A total of 0.05% of the company’s stock is owned by insiders.
During the past 12 months, Verizon Communications Inc has had a low of $30.14 and a high of $43.42. As of last week, the company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.86, a current ratio of 0.66, and a quick ratio of 0.62. According to the stock market information, the enterprise value for the company is $344280760320, which is based on a 14.58 price-to-earnings ratio, a 14.46 price-to-earnings-growth ratio, and a beta of 0.39. The fifty day moving average price for VZ is $40.627 and a two-hundred day moving average price translates $39.2829 for the stock.
The latest earnings results from Verizon Communications Inc (NYSE: VZ) was released for 2024-03-31. The net profit margin was 8.44% and return on equity was 12.08% for VZ. The company reported revenue of $32.98 billion for the quarter, compared to $32.91 billion a year earlier. Comparatively to last year’s same quarter, the company’s quarterly revenue rose 0.21 percent.
