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VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC VZ

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VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC (VZ) earns a Piotroski F-score of 4/9 (mixed financial health), with an Altman Z″ in the grey zone. It pays a dividend yielding 5.88% (safety: stretched). FY2025 revenue was $138.2B at a 12.4% net margin.

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Stocktoria Quality Score · grade C
4/9
Piotroski F — financial health
1.53
Altman Z″ — distress risk · grey
6%
Dividend yield 5y avg · stretched · Dividend payout 66.9%

Quality score trend · recomputed for each fiscal year

Piotroski F /9
5 4 5 4 4 4 3 3 4 4 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Each year's score is computed from that year's filing — a rising Piotroski F or Altman Z″ means improving financial health, a fall is worth a look.

$46.98 as of 2026-08-01 · +6.2% 1y
$39.74$50.2052-wk
Market cap USD$195.1B
P / E11.4×
Net margin 5y avg13.2%
Return on equity 5y avg19.1%
Beta0.23
Employees97,600

Analyst price target

$51.56 +9.7% vs last
consensus: buy · 23 analysts
target range $44.00 – $71.00 · median $51.00
3 strong buy · 8 buy · 15 hold
Recent analyst actions
DateFirmRating
2026-07-27TD CowenBuy (main)
2026-07-27Morgan StanleyEqual-Weight (main)
2026-07-27RBC CapitalSector Perform (main)
2026-07-27ScotiabankSector Outperform (main)
2026-07-27Wells FargoEqual-Weight (main)
2026-07-27BarclaysEqual-Weight (main)

Wall Street analyst consensus — a sentiment gauge, not our scoring.

Forward estimates · earnings calendar →

Forward EPS est.$5.28
Forward P / E8.9×

Consensus analyst estimates and scheduled dates — forward-looking, may change.

Revenue trend · last 10y · up

How it ranks in Transportation & Utilities · percentile among 348 companies

Piotroski Fstronger than 35%
Net marginstronger than 67%
Return on equitystronger than 81%
Revenue growthstronger than 43%

Percentile vs other Transportation & Utilities companies we cover — e.g. “stronger than 90%” means only 10% score higher on that measure.

Piotroski F breakdown · 4/9 tests passed

Altman Z″ components · grey zone

ComponentValue
Working capital / assets-0.013
Retained earnings / assets0.234
EBIT / assets0.072
Equity / liabilities0.354

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About VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC

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.

FAQ

Is VZ financially healthy?

VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC's Piotroski F-score is 4/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak), and its Altman Z″ distress score is in the grey zone.

Does VZ pay a dividend, and is it safe?

Yes. VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC pays a dividend yielding about 5.88% with a 66.9% payout ratio, rated “stretched” for safety.

How profitable is VZ?

In FY2025, VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC had a net margin of 12.4% and a return on equity of 16.2%.

Is VZ overvalued or undervalued?

VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC trades at about 11.6× trailing earnings — near its 10-year norm (10-year range 7.3×–15.4×, median 12.7×). Stocktoria reports the data, not buy/sell advice.

What is the analyst price target for VZ?

The average Wall-Street price target for VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC is $51.56, about 9.7% above the recent price, from 23 analysts (consensus: buy).

Is VZ a good stock to buy?

Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC: a Piotroski F-score of 4/9, an Altman Z″ in the grey zone, a P/E of about 11.4×, a dividend yield of 5.88%. Weigh these quality and valuation signals against your own goals.

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.