Verizon Communications (VZ) Stock Falls Amid Market Uptick: What Investors Need to Know

Verizon Communications (VZ) ended the recent trading session at $41.44, demonstrating a -5.11% change from the preceding day's closing price. The stock's performance was behind the S&P 500's daily gain of 0.37%. Meanwhile, the Dow experienced a drop of 0.14%, and the technology-dominated Nasdaq saw an increase of 0.71%. Coming into today, shares of the largest U.S. cellphone carrier had lost 1.6% in the past month. In that same time, the Computer and Technology sector gained 8.04%, while the S&P 500 gained 4.26%. Analysts and investors alike will be keeping a close eye on the performance of Verizon Communications in its upcoming earnings disclosure. The company's earnings report is set to go public on October 21, 2025. In that report, analysts expect Verizon Communications to post earnings of $1.2 per share. This would mark year-over-year growth of 0.84%. Meanwhile, the latest consensus estimate predicts the revenue to be $34.14 billion, indicating a 2.44% increase compared to the same quarter of the previous year. VZ's full-year Zacks Consensus Estimates are calling for earnings of $4.7 per share and revenue of $138.19 billion. These results would represent year-over-year changes of +2.4% and +2.52%, respectively. Investors should also note any recent changes to analyst estimates for Verizon Communications. These recent revisions tend to reflect the evolving nature of short-term business trends. As a result, upbeat changes in estimates indicate analysts' favorable outlook on the business health and profitability. Research indicates that these estimate revisions are directly correlated with near-term share price momentum. Investors can capitalize on this by using the Zacks Rank. This model considers these estimate changes and provides a simple, actionable rating system. The Zacks Rank system, which varies between #1 (Strong Buy) and #5 (Strong Sell), carries an impressive track record of exceeding expectations, confirmed by external audits, with stocks at #1 delivering an average annual return of +25% since 1988. The Zacks Consensus EPS estimate has moved 0.09% lower within the past month. Verizon Communications is currently a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). Digging into valuation, Verizon Communications currently has a Forward P/E ratio of 9.29. This expresses a discount compared to the average Forward P/E of 20.24 of its industry. Also, we should mention that VZ has a PEG ratio of 3.37. The PEG ratio is similar to the widely-used P/E ratio, but this metric also takes the company's expected earnings growth rate into account. The Wireless National industry currently had an average PEG ratio of 3.37 as of yesterday's close. The Wireless National industry is part of the Computer and Technology sector. Currently, this industry holds a Zacks Industry Rank of 227, positioning it in the bottom 9% of all 250+ industries. The Zacks Industry Rank gauges the strength of our industry groups by measuring the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks within the groups. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1. Make sure to utilize Zacks.com to follow all of these stock-moving metrics, and more, in the coming trading sessions. Zacks' Research Chief Names "Stock Most Likely to Double"Our team of experts has just released the 5 stocks with the greatest probability of gaining +100% or more in the coming months. Of those 5, Director of Research Sheraz Mian highlights the one stock set to climb highest.This top pick is a little-known satellite-based communications firm. Space is projected to become a trillion dollar industry, and this company's customer base is growing fast. Analysts have forecasted a major revenue breakout in 2025. Of course, all our elite picks aren't winners but this one could far surpass earlier Zacks' Stocks Set to Double like Hims & Hers Health, which shot up +209%.Free: See Our Top Stock And 4 Runners UpWant the latest recommendations from Zacks Investment Research? Today, you can download 7 Best Stocks for the Next 30 Days. Click to get this free report Verizon Communications Inc. (VZ): Free Stock Analysis ReportThis article originally published on Zacks Investment Research (zacks.com).Zacks Investment ResearchWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Zacks Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Zacks