Verizon Communications Inc (VZ)

VZ (NYSE:Telecommunications)
$51.89
pos +0.42
+0.82%
Today's Range: 51.04 - 52.06 | VZ Avg Daily Volume: 13,074,600
Last Update: 05/23/13 - 4:01 PM EDT
Volume: 10,300,454
YTD Performance: 18.95%
Open: $51.07
Previous Close: $51.47
52 Week Range: $40.51 - $54.31
Oustanding Shares: 2,967,610,119
Market Cap: 154,523,458,896
6-Month Chart
TheStreet Ratings Grade for VZ
Buy Hold Sell
A+ A A- B+ B B- C+ C C- D+ D D- E+ E E- F
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Analysts Ratings
Historical Rec Current 1 Mo. Ago 2 Mo. Ago 3 Mo. Ago
Strong Buy 14 13 13 13
Moderate Buy 1 1 1 1
Hold 13 12 13 13
Moderate Sell 0 0 0 0
Strong Sell 0 0 0 0
Mean Rec. 1.96 1.96 2.00 2.00
Latest Dividend: 0.52
Latest Dividend Yield: 3.96%
Dividend Ex-Date: 04/08/13
Price Earnings Ratio: 130.18
Price Earnings Comparisons:
VZ Sector Avg. S&P 500
130.18 130.20 17.70
Price Performance History (%Change):
3 Mo 1 Yr 3 Y
13.37% 24.35% 84.08%
GROWTH 12 Mo 3 Yr CAGR
Revenue 4.50 0.07 0.02
Net Income 0.00 0.02 0.01
EPS -63.50 -0.76 -0.38
Earnings for VZ:
EBITDA 29.62B
Revenue 115.85B
Average Earnings Estimates
Qtr (06/13) Qtr (09/13) FY (12/13) FY (12/14)
Average Estimate $0.73 $0.74 $2.78 $3.17
Number of Analysts 18 18 23 22
High Estimate $0.78 $0.79 $2.89 $3.40
Low Estimate $0.70 $0.62 $2.72 $2.99
Prior Year $0.64 $0.64 $2.24 $2.78
Growth Rate (Year over Year) 13.72% 15.71% 24.20% 14.02%
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May 22, 2013 | 7:54 AM EDT
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May 08, 2013 | 8:41 AM EDT
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