Zacks Research Has Pessimistic View of VZ FY2025 Earnings

Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ) – Zacks Research lowered their FY2025 earnings estimates for Verizon Communications in a research note issued on Monday, December 16th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the cell phone carrier will post earnings per share of $4.70 for the year, down from their prior forecast of $4.72. The consensus estimate for Verizon Communications’ current full-year earnings is $4.61 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Verizon Communications’ Q4 2025 earnings at $1.19 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $4.74 EPS.

Verizon Communications (NYSE:VZ) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, October 22nd. The cell phone carrier reported $1.19 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.18 by $0.01. Verizon Communications had a return on equity of 20.05% and a net margin of 7.30%. The business had revenue of $33.30 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $33.42 billion. During the same period last year, the firm earned $1.22 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was up .9% compared to the same quarter last year.

VZ has been the subject of several other research reports. Royal Bank of Canada raised their price objective on shares of Verizon Communications from $42.00 to $46.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a research note on Monday, September 23rd. Sanford C. Bernstein assumed coverage on shares of Verizon Communications in a research report on Tuesday, December 10th. They set a “market perform” rating and a $48.00 price target for the company. Citigroup upped their price target on Verizon Communications from $47.00 to $49.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, September 25th. Tigress Financial raised their price objective on Verizon Communications from $52.00 to $55.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 1st. Finally, StockNews.com downgraded Verizon Communications from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday. Ten investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and nine have given a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $46.46.

Verizon Communications Price Performance

Verizon Communications stock opened at $39.97 on Thursday. The company has a market cap of $168.26 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.23, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.05 and a beta of 0.44. Verizon Communications has a one year low of $37.15 and a one year high of $45.36. The business has a fifty day moving average of $42.23 and a two-hundred day moving average of $41.88. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.32, a quick ratio of 0.62 and a current ratio of 0.66.

Verizon Communications Cuts Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, February 3rd. Stockholders of record on Friday, January 10th will be given a $0.6775 dividend. This represents a $2.71 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 6.78%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, January 10th. Verizon Communications’s dividend payout ratio is presently 116.81%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of VZ. Cornerstone Wealth Group LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Verizon Communications by 7.0% in the 2nd quarter. Cornerstone Wealth Group LLC now owns 12,875 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock valued at $531,000 after purchasing an additional 845 shares during the last quarter. MontVue Capital Management Inc. grew its position in Verizon Communications by 19.6% during the second quarter. MontVue Capital Management Inc. now owns 8,276 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock valued at $341,000 after acquiring an additional 1,356 shares during the period. Avalon Capital Management increased its stake in Verizon Communications by 7.8% during the second quarter. Avalon Capital Management now owns 11,052 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock worth $456,000 after acquiring an additional 800 shares during the last quarter. Diversified LLC raised its holdings in shares of Verizon Communications by 2.8% in the 2nd quarter. Diversified LLC now owns 11,774 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock worth $486,000 after purchasing an additional 322 shares during the period. Finally, Secure Asset Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Verizon Communications by 2.5% in the 2nd quarter. Secure Asset Management LLC now owns 20,062 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock worth $827,000 after purchasing an additional 484 shares during the period. 62.06% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Verizon Communications Company Profile

Verizon Communications Inc, through its subsidiaries, engages in the provision of communications, technology, information, and entertainment products and services to consumers, businesses, and governmental entities worldwide. It operates in two segments, Verizon Consumer Group (Consumer) and Verizon Business Group (Business).