Verizon (VZ)
Connects consumers and businesses through wireless, fiber, and fixed wireless broadband.
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Sells recurring wireless and broadband connectivity to consumers, businesses, governments, and carriers through Verizon Consumer Group and Verizon Business Group. Postpaid wireless anchors the model, while Frontier-expanded fiber and fixed wireless access extend home and business broadband across the United States.
Provides wireless service, devices, and home internet through Verizon Consumer Group, spanning postpaid and prepaid plans, Fios and Frontier fiber, and fixed wireless access. The Frontier acquisition extended the fiber footprint to 31 states and Washington, D.C., widening the base for bundled mobile and home connectivity.
Serves businesses, governments, carriers, and wholesale partners through Verizon Business Group, with mobility, broadband, IoT, security, managed networking, and fleet-management offerings. Operations are concentrated in the United States, while the international enterprise wireline arm is planned to enter an equally owned venture with BT after regulatory approval. The network requires sustained capital investment and depends on licensed spectrum and federal, state, and local telecommunications regulation.
Company facts
Target rangeAs of Sep 21, 2026
Latest analyst notes
| Date | Firm | Action | Prior | Current |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 27, 2026 | Morgan Stanley | Reiterate | Rating: —Target: $50 | Target: $52 |
| Jul 27, 2026 | RBC Capital | Reiterate | Rating: —Target: $45 | Target: $47 |
| Jul 27, 2026 | Scotiabank | Reiterate | Rating: —Target: $51.50 | Target: $52.50 |
| Jul 27, 2026 | Barclays | Reiterate | Rating: —Target: $45 | Target: $46 |
| Jul 27, 2026 | Wells Fargo | Reiterate | Rating: —Target: $43 | Target: $47 |
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RevenueReportedEstimate
Balance sheet, Jun 30, 2026Cash & short-term investments $1.75B · Total debt $188.46B · Total assets $410.19B · Shareholders' equity $103.92B
- Revenue
- $34.25B
- Operating income
- $7.18B
- Net income
- $3.84B
HistoryDividendAnnual yieldUpcoming
| Institutions | 72.02% | 2.99B shares | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3,267 holders · as of Jun 30, 2026 | |||
| Insiders | 0.02% | 937.3K shares | |
| 8 holders · as of Sep 16, 2026 | |||
| Other | 27.96% | 1.16B shares | |
| remainder | |||
4.15B company shares as of Sep 22, 2026 · institutions as of Jun 30, 2026 · holders as of their latest filing
Top shareholders13F · 13D/G · Form 4
| Holder | Stake | Shares | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
BlackRock, Inc.Institution | 9.58% | 398.22M | as of Jun 30, 2026 |
Vanguard Capital Management LLCInstitution | 6.23% | 259.00M | as of Jun 30, 2026 |
State Street CorpInstitution | 5.05% | 209.68M | as of Jun 30, 2026 |
Charles Schwab Investment Management IncInstitution | 3.08% | 127.77M | as of Jun 30, 2026 |
Sixth Street Partners Management Company, L.P.Institution | 3.08% | 127.77M | as of Jun 30, 2026 |
Insider tradesForm 4
| Date | Insider | Role | Shares | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 15, 2026 | Kyle Malady | officer: EVP and Group CEO-VZ Business | −1,100 | $51.19 |
| Sep 8, 2026 | Kyle Malady | officer: EVP and Group CEO-VZ Business | −1,100 | $49.98 |
| Sep 1, 2026 | Kyle Malady | officer: EVP and Group CEO-VZ Business | −1,100 | $50.50 |
| Aug 25, 2026 | Kyle Malady | officer: EVP and Group CEO-VZ Business | −1,100 | $50.06 |
| Aug 18, 2026 | Kyle Malady | officer: EVP and Group CEO-VZ Business | −1,100 | $48.68 |
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Compare
| Company | Price | Change | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verizon | $46.39 | −2.71% | $199.09B | 12.4 | 9.1 | 1.4 | −0.7% |
| T-Mobile | $162.84 | −1.47% | $177.28B | 17.3 | 13.0 | 1.9 | +7.9% |
| AT&T | $25.13 | −1.28% | $174.53B | 8.5 | 10.4 | 1.4 | +2.3% |
| Comcast | $22.53 | −1.77% | $81.37B | 7.4 | 6.5 | 0.7 | −1.2% |
| Charter Communications | $118.61 | −3.84% | $16.62B | 3.2 | 2.8 | 0.3 | −1.7% |
| Lumen Technologies | $6.50 | +0.62% | $6.66B | — | — | 0.6 | −9.3% |
| Median | 7.9 | 8.5 | 0.7 | −1.2% |