VZ - Verizon Communications Inc.

NYSE - NYSE Delayed Price. Currency in USD
58.37
+0.33 (+0.57%)
At close: 4:01PM EDT

58.46 +0.09 (0.15%)
After hours: 6:36PM EDT

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Previous Close58.04
Open58.14
Bid58.40 x 3100
Ask58.40 x 1400
Day's Range57.89 - 58.49
52 Week Range46.09 - 61.58
Volume11,162,231
Avg. Volume14,328,803
Market Cap241.068B
Beta (3Y Monthly)0.47
PE Ratio (TTM)15.52
EPS (TTM)3.76
Earnings DateApr 23, 2019
Forward Dividend & Yield2.41 (4.08%)
Ex-Dividend Date2019-04-09
1y Target Est59.54
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To that end, VZ has committed a prize pool of $1.75 million that will be given to the top three small companies that come up with the best ideas on how to use 5G.The contest tacitly touches on one stumbling block for 5G:it will be very expensive to utilize the most impressive capabilities of 5G.While 5G connections via smartphones don't appear as if they will cost mobile customers leaps and bounds more than 4G connectivity, consumers don't necessarily need wireless connection speeds 20 times faster than their current service.That's not true of companies and other organizations. Networks of thousands of smart meters that a utility company may wish to deploy, precision manufacturers, and smart/self-driving vehicles all need ultra-high-speed connections and can make the best use of them. Those applications of 5G technology will be very expensive.Beyond that, though, practical applications of the technology remain fuzzy. Even as recently as January, the best argument Verizon CEO Hans Vestberg could muster for 5G was, "It's so much more - it's going to be cordless manufacturing, it could be retail stores that capture real-time information in order to give you, as a customer, a much better experience when you're in the store."Retailers may, however, have maxed out on the amount of technology they truly need to tap. Manufacturers seems to be doing well enough as-is.It's time for the specifics to start materializing. The Bottom Line on VZ StockThe contest, which is more of a grant program, in and of itself will do little to prod VZ stock in either direction. What VZ learns and the tech it gains from the Built on 5G Challenge, however, may serve as seeds for the company's biggest current priority.And it needs to. While customers often have difficulty initially understanding and utilizing new technologies, some recent tech evolutions have proven to be more bark than bite even well after theior launch. 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