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VZ

VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC
$44.79 ▲ +0.88%
Prev close $44.40
Market cap$184.5B
ConsensusHold
12-mo target$51.24 (+14.4%)
▲ Neutral
Analyst conviction 5/10
Insider Selling Cluster (2 insiders)High Impact Filing (7/10)3 New Institutional PositionsCongressional Activity (2) Media & Telecom
Snapshot
The big-picture read on VZ right now — valuation, ownership and activity at a glance.
Market Cap
$184.5B
Cap Size
Large Cap
Analyst Consensus
Buy (50%)
Inst. Holders
18 funds
Inst. Value
$789.9M
Inst. Activity
3 buys / 0 sells
Insider Activity
$0.00 buy / $426.1K sell
Insider Net $
-$426.1K
Social Sentiment
73° Bullish
SEC Reports
20
Press Releases
6
Congressional
10 trades
Price chart 30d -7.3%
Daily candles (open–high–low–close) with volume. Green = up day, red = down day.
Vol
Recent activity
The latest filings, insider trades, analyst actions, press and options flow — newest first.
Oct 26, 2026 earnings_calendar
VZ Q3 2026 Earnings Scheduled — 2026-10-26
Oct 13, 2026 Insider
Malady Kyle sold 1,100 shares
EVP and Group CEO-VZ Business @ $42.93 ($47.2K)
Sep 30, 2026 Inst.
Assenagon Asset Management S.A. — ADD
4,170,087 shares ($191.3M)
Sep 30, 2026 Inst.
Concurrent Investment Advisors, LLC — ADD
808,514 shares ($37.1M)
Sep 29, 2026 Insider
Malady Kyle sold 1,100 shares
EVP and Group CEO-VZ Business @ $46.40 ($51.0K)
Sep 25, 2026 Insider
PHILLIPS JR CHARLES E was granted 1,770 shares
Director
Sep 18, 2026 Congress
Gilbert Cisneros buy
$1,001 - $15,000 — House
Sep 15, 2026 Congress
Ro Khanna buy
$1,001 - $15,000 — House
Analyst ratings buy % +4.2%
How Wall Street rates the stock today, and the latest firm-by-firm actions.
Hold 50% rate it Buy or better · 36 analysts
Strong Buy 7 19% Buy 11 31% Hold 18 50% Sell 0 0% Strong Sell 0 0%
Recent analyst actions
DateFirmActionRatingFirm rating
Oct 9, 2026ScotiabankMAINTAINSector Outperform 56%
Oct 2, 2026ScotiabankMAINTAINSector Outperform 56%
Jul 27, 2026TD CowenMAINTAINBuy 56%
Jul 27, 2026Morgan StanleyMAINTAINEqual-Weight 55%
Jul 27, 2026RBC CapitalMAINTAINSector Perform 55%
Jul 27, 2026ScotiabankMAINTAINSector Outperform 56%
Jul 27, 2026Wells FargoMAINTAINEqual-Weight 54%
Jul 27, 2026BarclaysMAINTAINEqual-Weight 54%
Jul 20, 2026RBC CapitalMAINTAINSector Perform 55%
Jul 15, 2026ScotiabankMAINTAINSector Outperform 56%
Monthly consensus history
PeriodStr. BuyBuyHoldSellStr. SellBuy %Distribution
Sep 1, 2026711180050%
Aug 1, 2026711180050%
Jul 1, 2026711180050%
Jun 1, 2026711170051%
May 1, 2026711170051%
Apr 1, 2026711161051%
Mar 1, 2026710171049%
Feb 1, 2026611171049%
Price targets
Where 22 covering analysts think VZ trades over the next 12 months.
$51.24 +14.4% upside Buy
Current$44.79 Low$45.00 Median$51.00 High$62.00 22 analysts
$45.00$62.00
Analyst rating Buy· 2.2/5 as of Oct 19, 2026
Social media sentiment mood -12.0%
Retail-investor mood aggregated across social media. 0° = very bearish, 100° = very bullish.
73°
Bullish
BearishNeutralBullish
11 mentions 7 bullish 0 bearish 4 neutral
Recent posts
wallstreetbets Neutral 4mo ago
BEAUTIFUL $VZ CALL INEFFICIENCY
▲ 1 · 💬 0· ⚡ 0.5
Reports & filings
AI-scored summaries of recent SEC filings and press releases, with sentiment and impact.
20 SEC filing reports analyzed · 3 bullish, 2 bearish, 2 mixed, 13 neutral · avg impact 3.8/10.Plus 6 press releases.
NEUTRALGOVT-CONTRACT2/10
Verizon received an $84.1M contract modification from the Department of Health and Human Services fo
Sep 10, 2026
NEUTRAL8-K2/10
Verizon filed an 8-K reporting an amendment to CEO Daniel Schulman's employment agreement, extending
Jul 24, 2026
MIXEDPRESS-RELEASE5/10
Verizon reported Q2 2026 adjusted EPS of $1.30, beating the $1.27 consensus by 2.4%, but total reven
Jul 24, 2026
BULLISH8-K7/10
Verizon reported Q2 2026 adjusted EPS of $1.30, beating the $1.27 consensus by 2.4%, while total rev
Jul 24, 2026
Upcoming & catalyst events
Scheduled dates plus disclosed catalysts — earnings, dividends, enforcement, FDA and clinical-trial events. Colored dot = impact.
Oct 26, 2026
earnings_calendar
VZ Q3 2026 Earnings Scheduled — 2026-10-26
Oct 9, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: VZ — 58.7% short (23.5M / 40.0M)
Short: 23,497,909 | Exempt: 1,469,967 | TRF Vol: 40,049,378 | Short Ratio: 58.7% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
Oct 5, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: VZ — 61.6% short (4.3M / 7.0M)
Short: 4,307,634 | Exempt: 1,651 | TRF Vol: 6,991,029 | Short Ratio: 61.6% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
Oct 2, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: VZ — 60.9% short (3.8M / 6.3M)
Short: 3,836,456 | Exempt: 10,265 | TRF Vol: 6,304,518 | Short Ratio: 60.9% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
Sep 30, 2026
government_contract
$34M govt contract mod: VERIZON BUSINESS NETWORK SERVICES LLC
Agency: Social Security Administration. Mod P00065: ENTERPRISE INFRASTRUCTURE SOLUTIONS (EIS) PROGRAM - SSA DATA NETWORK SERVICES. THE PURPOSE OF THI
Earnings estimates
Forecast earnings per share and revenue by period — and whether estimates are rising.
PeriodEPS Est.RangeGrowth30d RevUp/DnRevenue#
Current Q$1.27$1.23–$1.315.3%-0.7%4↑ 6↓$34.9B18
Next Q$1.16$1.12–$1.226.2%+0.8%5↑ 1↓$37.3B16
Current FY$5.02$4.92–$5.226.5%+0.1%4↑ 8↓$140.8B22
Next FY$5.27$5.05–$5.515.1%-0.2%4↑ 6↓$143.6B22
Current-quarter EPS estimate — revision history
WhenEPS estimateChange vs now
Current$1.274—
7d ago$1.278-0.003
30d ago$1.283-0.009
60d ago$1.285-0.011
90d ago$1.293-0.018
Institutional ownership
Which big funds own VZ (from quarterly 13F filings) and who is adding or trimming.
18 institutional holders with $789.9M total value (17,689,036 shares) as of 2026-Q3. Top holders: Assenagon, WEALTH, Vontobel. Net buying activity: 3 institutions added/increased vs 0 reduced.
Top holders — 2026-Q3
FundSharesValue% TrackedLast move
Assenagon Asset Management S.A.4,170,087$191.3M24.2%ADD +93.6%
WEALTH ENHANCEMENT ADVISORY SERVICES, LLC3,040,370$117.8M14.9%ADD +31.2%
Vontobel Holding Ltd.1,894,334$86.9M11.0%ADD +64.1%
FJARDE AP-FONDEN /FOURTH SWEDISH NATIONAL PENSION FUND1,817,024$83.3M10.6%—
FORT WASHINGTON INVESTMENT ADVISORS INC /OH/1,596,068$73.2M9.3%—
Czech National Bank1,193,767$54.8M6.9%—
IFM Investors Pty Ltd1,030,785$47.3M6.0%—
TD Waterhouse Canada Inc.887,137$40.8M5.2%—
Concurrent Investment Advisors, LLC808,514$37.1M4.7%ADD +26.5%
DAVENPORT & Co LLC666,024$30.6M3.9%—
Recent position changes
FundActionPrevCurrentChangeValue
Assenagon Asset Management S.A.ADD2,154,2024,170,087+93.6%$191.3M
Concurrent Investment Advisors, LLCADD639,281808,514+26.5%$37.1M
ATWOOD & PALMER INCDOUBLED287953+232.1%$43.7K
NORGES BANKNEW—54,307,400—$2.3B
JPMORGAN CHASE & COADD32,924,21941,184,848+25.1%$1.8B
AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INCTRIM25,976,99616,129,809-37.9%$682.8M
CITIGROUP INCADD5,390,5248,805,867+63.4%$372.8M
ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIPDOUBLED841,4523,302,106+292.4%$139.8M
APG Asset Management N.V.ADD2,911,6473,724,508+27.9%$137.9M
WEALTH ENHANCEMENT ADVISORY SERVICES, LLCADD2,831,7573,715,372+31.2%$134.9M
Insider activity
Buying and selling by company executives and directors (SEC Form 4).
8 insiders, 50 transactions. Net -$426.1K — $0.00 bought, $426.1K sold.
DateInsiderTitleTypeSharesPriceValue
Oct 13, 2026Malady KyleEVP and Group CEO-VZ BusinessSELL1,100$42.93$47.2K
Sep 29, 2026Malady KyleEVP and Group CEO-VZ BusinessSELL1,100$46.40$51.0K
Sep 25, 2026PHILLIPS JR CHARLES EDirectorAWARD1,770——
Sep 24, 2026Stillwell Mary-LeeSVP and ControllerAWARD43.278$13.51$584.69
Sep 24, 2026SCHULMAN DANIEL HCEOAWARD197.029$13.51$2.7K
Sep 24, 2026Malady KyleEVP and Group CEO-VZ BusinessAWARD128.695$13.51$1.7K
Sep 24, 2026Russo Joseph J.EVP&Pres-Global Networks&TechAWARD81.716$13.51$1.1K
Sep 24, 2026Skiadas Anthony TEVP and CFOAWARD128.695$13.51$1.7K
Sep 24, 2026Villanueva Rodriguez AlfonsoEVP and Group CEO-VZ ConsumerAWARD128.695$13.51$1.7K
Sep 24, 2026Venkatesh VandanaEVP and Chief Legal OfficerAWARD94.528$13.51$1.3K
Congressional trades
VZ trades disclosed by members of Congress, with disclosure delay.
9 members · 4 buys / 6 sells
DateMemberPartyChamberTypeAmountAssetDisclosed
Sep 18, 2026Gilbert CisnerosDHOUSEBUY$1,001 - $15,000Verizon Communications IncOct 13, 2026(26d)
Sep 15, 2026Ro KhannaDHOUSEBUY$1,001 - $15,000Verizon Communications IncOct 9, 2026(25d)
Jul 17, 2026Gilbert CisnerosDHOUSESELL$1,001 - $15,000Verizon Communications IncSep 7, 2026(53d)
Apr 23, 2026Lloyd SmuckerRHOUSESELL$1,001 - $15,000Verizon Communications IncMay 1, 2026(9d)
Apr 7, 2026Jennifer McClellanDHOUSESELL$100,001 - $250,000Verizon Communications IncApr 17, 2026(11d)
Mar 27, 2026Alan ArmstrongRSENATEBUY$1,001 - $15,000Verizon Communications IncJul 22, 2026(117d)
Mar 9, 2026Peter SessionsRHOUSESELL$1,001 - $15,000Verizon Communications IncMar 10, 2026(2d)
Feb 23, 2026Sheldon WhitehouseDSENATESELL$1,001 - $15,000Verizon Communications IncMar 6, 2026(12d)
Jan 30, 2026Timothy MooreRHOUSESELL$15,001 - $50,000Verizon Communications IncFeb 23, 2026(25d)
Dec 12, 2025Gary PetersDSENATEBUY$1,001 - $15,000Verizon Communications IncJan 8, 2026(27d)
Short interest & halts
FINRA semi-monthly short positions, Reg SHO threshold status, and recent trading halts for VZ.
Shares short
88,896,054
Settlement Sep 30, 2026
Change vs prior
+5.7%
Semi-monthly cycle
Days to cover
3.7
At avg daily volume
Of shares outstanding
≈2.1%
Estimate — not % of float
All VZ filing & press-release reports (27)