After Hours
There is a slight risk associated with trading before and after the market open. Due to lower liquidity and higher volatility, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads on particular security due to the release of critical financial information after regular trading hours.
Stocks Info
This NYSE-listed company operates within the Telecom Services industry segment, falling under the Communication Services sector. The current market capitalization of Verizon Communications Inc is $172.76B. A total of 16.72 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 20.33M shares.
In the most recent transaction, Malady Kyle sold 6,590 shares of VZ for 39.70 per share on Feb 04 ’25. After the transaction, the EVP and Group CEO-VZ Business now owns 0 company shares. In a previous transaction on Feb 03 ’25, Malady Kyle sold 8,000 shares at 39.88 per share. VZ shares that EVP and Group CEO-VZ Business owns now total 6,590.
Among the insiders who bought shares, Malady Kyle acquired of 6,590 shares on Feb 04 ’25 at a per-share price of $39.70. In another insider transaction, Malady Kyle bought 8,000 shares at $39.88 per share on Feb 03 ’25.
Dividend
The income generated by dividends is an indication that a company is improving its financial position, which is why investors prefer companies paying dividends. Verizon Communications Inc pays an annual dividend of $2.69, resulting in a dividend yield of 6.54%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 9.90. VZ’s most recent ex-dividend date was 6.37% when it declared a $0.6775 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 1/10/2025. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 10/10/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 6.56%. The VZ stock dividend was $0.6780 per share in cash.
Even though price targets are rarely accurate, they do tend to exert some kind of influence from time to time and are often considered important by markets. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, VZ has a high of $45.36 and a low of $37.58.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
In a balance sheet, you can see what assets and liabilities the company has, as well as how much equity investors have invested. These figures can be used to calculate a company’s financial ratios to give investors a better idea of its prospects. VZ’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $2.92B in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $177.93B in debt and $47.16B in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $23.57, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $83.20B.
Analysts Opinion
The risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading may be slightly higher than the regular market hours. The reason is that extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular security due to lower liquidity and higher volatility as issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for VZ is Buy with a score of 3.80.
