Verizon Communications Inc. is an American multinational telecommunications conglomerate and a corporate component of the Dow Jones Industrial Average. The company is headquartered at 1095 Avenue of the Americas in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, but is incorporated in Delaware.
| Revenue (TTM) | $139.15B |
| Gross Profit (TTM) | $81.97B |
| EBITDA | $51.10B |
| Operating Margin | 25.20% |
| Return on Equity | 17.20% |
| Return on Assets | 5.08% |
| Revenue/Share (TTM) | $32.96 |
| Book Value | $24.74 |
| Price-to-Book | 1.70 |
| Price-to-Sales (TTM) | 1.27 |
| EV/Revenue | 2.61 |
| EV/EBITDA | 7.47 |
| Quarterly Earnings Growth (YoY) | 4.30% |
| Quarterly Revenue Growth (YoY) | 2.90% |
| Shares Outstanding | $4.18B |
| Float | $4.17B |
| % Insiders | 0.04% |
| % Institutions | 70.32% |
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Goldman Sachs won deals with Verizon Communications and Lockheed Martin to manage a combined $70 billion in retirement assets. Some of America's largest employers are increasingly handing responsibility for managing retirement assets to outside firms like Goldman as portfolios become more complex.
Verizon is rated a 'Strong Buy' due to its undervaluation, 6.7% yield, and improving fundamentals under the new CEO. Key drivers include postpaid phone net adds, broadband momentum, Frontier fiber integration, and AI-driven efficiencies supporting margin expansion. VZ trades at 8.6x forward P/E, below historical and peer multiples, with double-digit total return potential combining yield and EPS growth.
At a glance: Verizon will provide 5G Standalone and LTE connectivity directly to BMW Group vehicles in the U.S., delivering exclusive telematics support for the BMW Connected Drive system in newly manufactured vehicles The deal stems from Verizon's long-term partnership with KDDI, which supplies its proprietary Global Communications Platform to BMW Group and global connected services to OEMs in various other industries NEW YORK and DALLAS, July 09, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Verizon Business and KDDI today announced a collaboration with BMW Group uniting Verizon's world-class 5G and LTE networks, KDDI's expansive Global Communications Platform, and BMW Group's superior automotive engineering for a second-to-none connected-vehicle experience. Verizon now provides telematics connectivity for new BMW, MINI, and other BMW Group vehicles manufactured for the U.S. market.
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Verizon Communications Inc. VZ has fallen 0.4% in a year against the Wireless National industry's growth of 102.8%. The stock has also underperformed the Zacks Computer & Technology sector during this period.
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