VZ - Verizon Communications Inc.
| Previous Close | 54.27 |
| Open | 54.26 |
| Bid | 53.80 x 4000 |
| Ask | 54.99 x 900 |
| Day's Range | 54.10 - 55.21 |
| 52 Week Range | 43.97 - 55.21 |
| Volume | 19,102,725 |
| Avg. Volume | 14,286,649 |
| Market Cap | 226.389B |
| Beta | 0.68 |
| PE Ratio (TTM) | 7.27 |
| EPS (TTM) | 7.54 |
| Earnings Date | Oct 23, 2018 |
| Forward Dividend & Yield | 2.36 (4.31%) |
| Ex-Dividend Date | 2018-07-09 |
| 1y Target Est | 56.46 |
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Market Realist•3 days agoWhat Charter Communications’ Growing Revenue Could Signal
Charter Communications’ (CHTR) top line has been improving over the last few quarters. Charter’s total pro forma revenue rose ~4.8% YoY (year-over-year) to $10.9 billion in the second quarter, beating Wall Street’s expectation of $10.8 billion. This rise was primarily driven by ongoing growth in its residential and commercial units as it integrates its legacy Time Warner Cable and legacy Bright House Networks acquisitions.
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- InvestorPlace•3 days ago
The Internet Bundle Is Replacing the Cable Bundle
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Market Realist•3 days agoInside T-Mobile’s Efforts to Expand Its Customer Base
T-Mobile (TMUS) has been making efforts to attract more subscribers to strengthen its customer base. In Q2 2018, its net customer base increased 1.6 million, which was higher than the preceding quarter’s 1.4 million customer additions and 1.3 million customer additions in Q2 2017. T-Mobile’s potential merger with Sprint (S) is expected to build a customer base of ~127 million to compete with the top two US wireless carriers, Verizon (VZ) and AT&T (T), which have ~150 million and ~141 million subscribers, respectively.
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Market Realist•3 days agoUnderstanding Sprint’s Cost-Savings Measures to Boost Profits
Sprint (S) has been cutting its costs and reviving its profits in the wireless space. In fiscal 2017, it realized nearly $1.1 billion in net cost reductions, including lowering the cost of services and selling, general, and administrative expenses. In the fiscal first quarter, Sprint reduced by $100 million YoY (year-over-year) its combined operating expenditures across cost of services and selling, general, and administrative expenses, mainly due to lower wireline network expenses and lower bad debt and marketing expenses.
Market Realist•3 days agoHow T-Mobile Stock Has Performed So Far in 2018
T-Mobile’s (TMUS) closing price on August 13 was $65.70 per share. Based on that closing price, T-Mobile has a market capitalization of ~$55.7 billion, the third-largest among all the major US wireless service providers. T-Mobile’s highest price in the last 52 weeks stands at $66.52 per share. Its lowest price in the last 52 weeks was $54.60 per share.
Market Realist•3 days agoWhy CenturyLink May Skip the Upcoming Spectrum Auction
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- GlobeNewswire•3 days ago
5G on the move: Verizon and Nokia complete first 5G NR mobility call
Verizon and our technology partner Nokia continue to advance the development and deployment of 5G technology by achieving another major 5G milestone: the first successful transmission of a 3GPP New Radio (NR) 5G signal to a receiver situated in a moving vehicle, seamlessly handing off the signal from one radio sector to another. The test took place at Nokia’s campus in Murray Hill NJ. In the test, a data transmission on 28 GHz spectrum was sent from two 5G NR radios on the Nokia building to a vehicle outfitted with a receiver and equipment to measure transmission statistics.
Market Realist•3 days agoHere’s What’s Driving T-Mobile’s Adjusted EBITDA Growth
US wireless service provider T-Mobile (TMUS) posted adjusted EBITDA of ~$3.23 billion in the second quarter of 2018. It increased 9.4% sequentially from ~$2.96 billion and grew 7.3% YoY (year-over-year) from ~$3.01 billion. Its EBITDA margin was 41% in the second quarter. Adjusted EBITDA included lease revenues of $177 million compared to $234 million in Q2 2017.
- Market Realist•3 days ago
What Does T-Mobile’s Valuation Trend Indicate?
As of August 13, T-Mobile’s (TMUS) market capitalization was ~$55.7 billion, making it the third-largest US mobile carrier in terms of market capitalization. In comparison, AT&T (T) had a market capitalization of ~$233.9 billion, Verizon’s (VZ) market capitalization was ~$215.8 billion, and Sprint’s (S) market capitalization was ~$24.7 billion.
- Market Realist•3 days ago
T-Mobile Gains Wireless Customers for 21 Straight Quarters
For 21 consecutive quarters until the recently reported second quarter, T-Mobile (TMUS) has been gaining more than 1.0 million wireless customers. T-Mobile recently raised its 2018 postpaid customer growth guidance, saying it expects to add 3.0 million–3.6 million postpaid wireless customers this year. T-Mobile gained 1.0 million postpaid customers in the second quarter, including 686,000 postpaid phone customers.
Market Realist•4 days agoThe Growing T-Mobile Service Revenue Trend
T-Mobile (TMUS) generated total revenues of $10.6 billion in the second quarter of 2018, which missed analysts’ expectation of $10.66 billion by 0.8%. The company’s revenue growth trend is fueled by higher service revenues as well as growth in branded postpaid and branded prepaid revenues. T-Mobile has delivered YoY growth in service revenues for the past 17 quarters.
Market Realist•4 days agoA Look at Sprint’s Impressive Earnings Trend
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Market Realist•4 days agoT-Mobile Consistently Beating Earnings Estimates: Here’s Why
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Market Realist•4 days agoSlowdown in T-Mobile’s Prepaid Customer Net Additions Is a Concern
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- Market Realist•4 days ago
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