VZ - Verizon Communications Inc.
53.56 -0.17 (-0.32%)
Pre-Market: 8:15AM EDT
| Previous Close | 53.33 |
| Open | 53.82 |
| Bid | 53.56 x 3200 |
| Ask | 53.99 x 1000 |
| Day's Range | 52.82 - 53.89 |
| 52 Week Range | 43.97 - 55.90 |
| Volume | 18,866,632 |
| Avg. Volume | 13,833,162 |
| Market Cap | 222.009B |
| Beta (3Y Monthly) | 0.72 |
| PE Ratio (TTM) | 7.13 |
| EPS (TTM) | 7.54 |
| Earnings Date | Oct 23, 2018 |
| Forward Dividend & Yield | 2.41 (4.49%) |
| Ex-Dividend Date | 2018-10-09 |
| 1y Target Est | 56.62 |
- Yahoo Finance Video•3 days ago
Global outrage over the disappearance of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi
World Bank president Jim Yong Kim, as well as other business leaders and media sponsors, have pulled out of Saudi Arabia’s Future Investment Initiative, a conference that is widely known as the “Davos of the Middle East.” Yahoo Finance's Seana Smith, Ethan Wolff-Mann, Dion Rabouin, Brian Sozzi and Jen Rogers discuss.
- CNBC Videos•4 days ago
What happened? What should you do?
CNBC's Bob Pisani and Mad Money Host Jim Cramer look at what happened during the sell-off over the last two days and what investors should do now.
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- The Wall Street Journal•11 hours ago
[$$] Fiber Damage Vexes Verizon After Hurricane Michael
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- Motley Fool•yesterday
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Market Realist•3 days agoKey Technical Levels in T-Mobile Stock before Its Q3 2018 Results
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- Market Realist•3 days ago
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Market Realist•3 days agoHow Analysts Rate T-Mobile before Its Q3 2018 Results
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Market Realist•3 days agoHow T-Mobile’s Stock Performance Compares with Its Peers
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- CNBC•3 days ago
As the Dow plummeted, two of its stocks have weathered the sell-off
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- The Wall Street Journal•3 days ago
[$$] Verizon Changes Exit Package for Workers It Planned to Outsource
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- TheStreet.com•4 days ago
Trump-FOMC Blame Game Is Pointless; Safety Stocks for Crashes -- ICYMI
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- Zacks•4 days ago
Verizon Communications (VZ) Stock Moves -1.84%: What You Should Know
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- Investor's Business Daily•5 days ago
IBD Stock Of The Day: This Telecom Giant Bucks Rising Interest Rates
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- Benzinga•4 days ago
JPMorgan's Q3 Wireless Cheat Sheet
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Market Realist•4 days agoVerizon Stock Gains on Strong Customer Base and 5G Strategy
What's Next for Tech Stocks after Wednesday’s Sell-Off? Telecom giant Verizon (VZ) stock reached a 52-week high of $55.90 per share on October 10 and closed at $54.33 per share. Based on that closing price, Verizon has a market capitalization of ~$224.5 billion, the second largest after AT&T (T), which has the highest market cap of $238.6 billion among the big four US mobile operators.
- Market Realist•4 days ago
Comcast, Verizon Groups Fight California’s Internet Law
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InvestorPlace•4 days agoIs AT&T Stock the Perfect Buy Amid the Chaos?
Major indices tumbled and many individual stocks were obliterated, but AT&T (NYSE:T) held its own for most of the session. Sure, AT&T stock fell 1.95%, but that’s less than half of the decline in the Nasdaq Composite and it outperformed both the S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average. Does this relative strength make T stock a screaming buy?
- Engadget•4 days ago
Bing and Yahoo were suggesting offensive search terms
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Market Realist•4 days agoT-Mobile’s Valuation before Its Q3 2018 Results
On October 8, T-Mobile’s (TMUS) market capitalization was ~$58.3 billion, making it the third-largest US mobile operator in terms of market cap. In comparison, AT&T (T) had a market capitalization of ~$247.7 billion, Verizon’s (VZ) market capitalization was ~$227.3 billion, and Sprint’s (S) market capitalization was ~$26.5 billion.
Market Realist•4 days agoCan Netflix Surpass Its Q3 2018 Earnings Guidance?
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- Market Realist•4 days ago
How Samsung’s Patent Fight with MPEG LA Ended
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