VZ · Verizon Communications Inc
Price
Snapshot
50 fields · last close| Market Cap | $190.6B |
| P/E | 11.78 |
| Float | 4.15B |
| Beta | 0.27 |
| Volatility | 6.7% |
| Exchange | NYSE |
| Sector | Telecommunication |
| Cap tier | Large cap |
| Macro sensitivity | Low |
| Clavix score | 80.5 |
| Price | 45.92 |
| Change | +0.00% |
| Prev Close | 45.92 |
| Open | 46.05 |
| Day Low | 45.79 |
| Day High | 46.38 |
| Avg Vol | 21 |
| Avg $ Vol | $947.1M |
| 52W High | 51.68 |
| 52W Low | 38.39 |
| 52W Pos | 56.7% |
| From High | −11.15% |
| From Low | +19.61% |
| Max DD 1Y | −18.28% |
| Spread | 0.10% |
| Liquidity | Deep |
| SMA 20 | −4.86% |
| SMA 50 | −4.96% |
| SMA 200 | −1.07% |
| RSI (14) | 34.5 |
| Vol 30D | 20.0% |
| Vol 90D | 26.2% |
| 1Y Range | 38–52 |
| Daily bars | 526 |
| Perf Week | −2.46% |
| Perf Month | −8.56% |
| Perf Quarter | +9.15% |
| Perf Half Y | −7.04% |
| Perf Year | +4.77% |
| Perf YTD | +13.33% |
| Prev Day | +0.00% |
| Clavix | B+ |
| Debt / Eq | 1.51 |
| Curr Ratio | 0.91 |
| Int Cover | 4.1× |
| FCF Margin | 26.9% |
| Rev Growth | +2.5% |
| Profit | Profitable |
| Leverage | High |
| Sector rank | 1 / 7 |
What VZ does
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.
Clavix risk grade
regraded every trading dayVZ grades B+, 80.5 of 100. Steadiest on Macro Resilience (70), most exposed on News Sentiment (25, weak). 3 of the 4 weighted dimensions sit above the Telecommunication median. Ranks 1 of 7 in Telecommunication by Clavix score.
How rough the ride is
| VZ | |
|---|---|
| Betavs the overall market · lower is steadier | 0.27 |
| Volatilityannualized | 6.7% |
| Max drawdown, past yearworst peak-to-trough fall | −18.3% |
| Typical daily movemedian absolute daily change | 0.85% |
| Days beyond ±3%of the last 252 sessions | 15 (6%) |
How its days are spread
Daily returns over the last 252 sessions in 1% bins. Moves beyond ±6% land in the end bins.
52-week range
The bar runs from the lowest to the highest close of the last 252 sessions; the marker is the latest close.
Drawdown from the 1-year peak
Percent below the running high over the last 12 months. Zero is a fresh high.
Market sensitivity
| VZ | Telecommunication median | |
|---|---|---|
| Beta to the markethow much it swings with the S&P 500 · lower is safer | 0.27 | — |
| Macro sensitivityrate, dollar and credit exposure bucket | Low | Low 38% of 8 |
Where it sits on the macro scale
Low means rates, the dollar and credit spreads barely move it. Very High means they drive a large share of its swings. The counts are how many Telecommunication names sit in each bucket.
Where it ranks in its sector
Rank by Clavix score within the sector. Right is the top of the sector.
Price performance
| VZ | |
|---|---|
| 1 week | −2.5% |
| 1 month | −8.6% |
| Year to date | +13.3% |
| 1 year | +4.8% |
Context for the rank, not itself a risk measure.
Recent coverage, scored
| VZ | |
|---|---|
| Articles scoredthe most recent scored coverage, up to 30 | 30 since 12 Sep |
| Average score0 most bearish, 100 most bullish | 62 |
| Bullish · bearisharticles above 60 · below 40 | 22 · 3 |
| Directionarticles whose tone is improving vs worsening | 22 ↑ 3 ↓ |
Where the article scores land
Each bar is a 10-point band of article scores. Below 40 reads bearish, above 60 bullish.
Balance sheet, against the sector
The shaded band is the middle half of the Telecommunication names Clavix covers; the tick is the sector median.
Growth
| VZ | |
|---|---|
| Revenue growthyear over year | +2.5% |
Financial Health is shown but does not count toward the grade. Why
0–100, higher is safer. The tick on each bar is the Telecommunication median. Click a dimension for the evidence behind it. Financial Health is shown but does not count toward the grade.
Recent news
most recent scored articles · the chip is the article’s score · click to openThe article compares T-Mobile and Verizon, noting both raised their 2026 guidance but are pursuing opposite strategies to win in the same industry. Which approach is better is presented as depending on the type of investor.
T-Mobile and Verizon both raised their 2026 guidance, but are pursuing opposite strategies to win the wireless industry. The article says which approach is better depends on what kind of investor you are. The article body is a brief framing for a longer comparison and does not provide specific numbers or details.
AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon launched a joint venture on October 1 to eliminate U.S. mobile dead zones by pooling spectrum, setting common technical standards and connecting ordinary smartphones directly to satellites when cell towers can't reach them. AT&T's CEO had publicly called Elon Musk's plan to turn Starlink into a mobile carrier unworkable. Verizon named wireless veteran Paul Roth as interim CEO while it searches for a permanent leader.
AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon formalized a joint venture on October 1 to nearly eliminate U.S. mobile dead zones using pooled spectrum and direct-to-device satellite technology (satellite signals straight to a regular phone). Industry veteran Paul Roth was named interim CEO, and a board with representatives from each carrier will run the new entity.
The FCC rejected Verizon's request to pause all deadlines in a complaint case where a customer accused Verizon of breaking agency rules by slowing his internet speed after he hit his data cap.
Nearest peers by size
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TMUS | T-Mobile US Inc | B | $175.5B | 16.62 | 0.39 | Compare |
| T | AT&T Inc | B+ | $166.5B | 7.72 | 0.27 | Compare |
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| ASTS | AST SpaceMobile Inc | F | $22.75B | — | 2.89 | Compare |
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