VZ
Verizon
Communication Services · Integrated Telecommunication Services · US
$45.37
Data: 2025-12-31
✗ ETHICAL FAIL

MODERATE MOAT
HIGH
Data Confidence: 100.0%
Key Metrics

How this company measures up on the fundamentals that matter

Market Cap
$197.2B
Total market value of the company
11.50
Reasonably valued
9.00
Based on estimated future earnings — lower means cheaper
Rev Growth
+2.9%
Year-over-year revenue change
Profit Margin
0.0%
How much profit the company keeps from each dollar of revenue
17.2%
Return on equity — how efficiently it uses shareholder money
Analyst Target
$51.85
+14% from current price — median analyst estimate
Recommendation
NONE
Consensus view from 22 analysts covering this stock
About Verizon

Verizon Communications Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in the provision of communications, technology, information, and streaming products and services to consumers, businesses, and governmental entities worldwide. It operates in two segments, Verizon Consumer Group (Consumer) and Verizon Business Group (Business). The Consumer segment provides wireless services across the wireless networks in the United States under the Verizon and TracFone brands and through wholesale and other arrangements; and fixed wireless access (FWA) broadband through its wireless networks, as well as related equipment and devices, such as smartphones, tablets, smartwatches, and other wireless-enabled connected devices. The segment also offers wireline services in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern United States, as well as Washington D.C. through its fiber-optic network, Verizon Fios product portfolio, and a copper-based network. The Business segment provides wireless and wireline communications services and products, including FWA and wireline broadband, advanced communication services, corporate networking, security and managed network, local and long-distance voice, and network access services to deliver various IoT services and products to businesses, government customers, and wireless and wireline carriers in the United States and internationally. The company distributes its products and services through direct channels, company-operated stores, digital and omnichannel platforms, indirect agents, business solution resellers, and national retailers. The company was formerly known as Bell Atlantic Corporation and changed its name to Verizon Communications Inc. in June 2000. Verizon Communications Inc. was incorporated in 1983 and is headquartered in New York, New York.

https://www.verizon.com

Country: United States Employees: 99,600 Industry: Telecom Services
Ethical Screening

Five compliance checks based on AAOIFI standards — all must pass for ethical clearance

Business Activity
PASS
Core business does not involve prohibited activities
Debt Ratio
44.9% FAIL
Debt must be below 33% of total assets
Cash Ratio
0.2% PASS
Interest-bearing cash below 33% of assets
Receivables
11.4% PASS
Receivables below 49% of assets
Revenue Purity
0.2% PASS
Non-compliant revenue below 5% — any excess requires purification
Valuation
$105.00
What our model estimates this business is worth per share
56.8%
Deep discount to fair value — significant undervaluation
Rating
AVOID
Overall assessment combining ethics, valuation, and quality
78.5th
Ranks in the top 22% of our 13,571 screened universe
Ethical Score
10.0
Valuation Score
95.0
Quality Score
49.0
Combined
47.4

Trading at $47 against a fair value of $105, a 55% discount. Moderate competitive position. Fails ethical screen (Debt ratio). Ranks better than 76% of screened stocks.

Quantitative Intelligence

Statistical analysis of price behaviour, risk, and market regime — independent of fundamental data

ACCUMULATION
Smart money appears to be building positions quietly
0.875
Good returns relative to risk taken
0.0699
Suggested allocation is meaningful — the edge justifies a position
1.375
Returns exceed worst-case losses — strong risk profile
Annual Return
18.6%
Historical annualised return based on price data
-13.6%
Largest peak-to-trough decline — the worst it has been
SIDEWAYS
Price consolidating — no clear directional bias
Days in State
59
How long the current regime has persisted — longer means more stable
Market Data

Trading characteristics and market positioning

0.22
Very low correlation to market moves
52W High
$51.68
12% below the year high
52W Low
$38.39
18% above the year low
Avg Volume
25,497,022
Average daily shares traded — higher means easier to buy and sell
3.3
Days it would take all short sellers to cover — higher means more crowded
Short % Float
2.1%
Low short interest — limited bearish positioning
599.0%
Annual dividend as a percentage of the share price
$4.10
Earnings per share over the last 12 months
Financial Health

Balance sheet strength and cash generation — the foundation of long-term value

1.92
Meaningful debt load — monitor closely
0.64
Below 1 means short-term obligations exceed liquid assets — risk flag
Quick Ratio
0.51
Like current ratio but excludes inventory — stricter test
Gross Margin
58.9%
Revenue left after cost of goods — higher means pricing power
Operating Margin
25.2%
Profit from core operations before interest and tax
$19.6B
Positive — the business generates more cash than it spends
Revenue (TTM)
$139.1B
Total revenue over the last 12 months
Net Income
$17.3B
Profitable — the bottom line is positive
Analyst Coverage
Analysts
22
Target High
$71.00
Target Median
$51.85
Target Low
$46.00
Recent Insider Activity

SEC Form 4 filings — what company insiders are buying and selling

Date Insider Title Type Shares Value
2026-03-02 Stillwell Mary-Lee SVP, Controller Sale 8,569 $428,450
2026-02-24 Vestberg Hans Erik Dir Sale 225,000 $11,163,150
2026-02-02 Russo Joseph J. EVP, Pres-Global Networks, Tec Sale 9,579 $429,906
2026-03-02 STILLWELL MARY-LEE Officer 8,569 $428,450
2026-02-27 VESTBERG HANS ERIK Director 182,701
2026-02-27 MALADY KYLE Officer 100,287
2026-02-27 HAMMOCK SAMANTHA Officer 46,719
2026-02-27 STILLWELL MARY-LEE Officer 28,361
2026-02-27 SKIADAS ANTHONY T Chief Financial Officer 97,259
2026-02-27 VENKATESH VANDANA Officer 47,948
Source: SEC Form 4 filings via public data. View all insider activity at
Insider Intelligence
Explore the Ethical Screener View Track Record

Data sourced from public filings and market feeds. Not financial advice. Updated: 2025-12-31

Discover More
Alpha Insights Market Intelligence Titan Watch Ethical Screener Insider Intelligence Track Record Ethical Finance Zakat Calculator Iran Oil Tracker Foundry (292 articles) Indicators Join Free →

Get our weekly market brief free.