Verizon Communications Inc. (VZ) Stock Analysis
Range Bound setup
Communication Services · Telecom Services
Sell if holding. Analyst target reached at $46.80 — A.R:R is negative (-0.0) — price has exceeded the analyst target. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Sector modifier (Communication Services): -0.8.
Verizon Communications Inc. (the Company) is a holding company that, acting through its subsidiaries (together with the Company, collectively, Verizon), is one of the world's leading providers of communications, technology, information and streaming products and services to... Read more
Sell if holding. Analyst target reached at $46.80 — A.R:R is negative (-0.0) — price has exceeded the analyst target. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Sector modifier (Communication Services): -0.8. Chart setup: RSI 46 mid-range, Bollinger mid-band. Score 5.3/10, high confidence.
Passes 6/8 gates (clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, earnings proximity 64d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on weak momentum and favorable risk/reward ratio. Suitability: moderate.
Recent Developments — Verizon Communications Inc.
Latest news
- Jim Cramer on Verizon: “I Think It’s Okay” - MSN — MSN positive
- Verizon Communications (VZ) Rises As Market Takes a Dip: Key Facts - Yahoo Finance — Yahoo Finance positive
- Verizon Communications (NYSE:VZ) Shares Up 2.7% - Still a Buy? - MarketBeat — MarketBeat positive
- VZ Stock Quote Price and Forecast - CNN — CNN neutral
- Meritage Portfolio Management Has $293,000 Stock Position in Verizon Communications Inc. $VZ - MarketBeat — MarketBeat neutral
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3 floor-breakers
Growth below the gate floor. Component breakdown shows what dragged the score down.static
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Ranks in the bottom of its industry peers on the composite signal. Better names in the same sector exist.static
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Sell if holding. Analyst target reached at $46.80 — A.R:R is negative (-0.0) — price has exceeded the analyst target. Reward from here is too thin for a buy — the engine flags exit. Additional concerns: Sector modifier (Communication Services): -0.8. Chart setup: RSI 46 mid-range, Bollinger mid-band. Prior stop was $44.96. Score 5.3/10, high confidence.
Take-profit target: $47.68 (+2.0% upside). Prior stop was $44.96. Stop-loss: $44.96.
Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining; Sector modifier (Communication Services): -0.8; Leverage penalty (D/E 1.9): -1.0.
Verizon Communications Inc. trades at a P/E of 11.3 (forward 8.8). TrendMatrix value score: 7.6/10. Verdict: Sell.
35 analysts cover VZ with a consensus score of 3.7/5. Average price target: $52.
What does Verizon Communications Inc. do?Verizon Communications Inc. (the Company) is a holding company that, acting through its subsidiaries (together with the...
Verizon Communications Inc. (the Company) is a holding company that, acting through its subsidiaries (together with the Company, collectively, Verizon), is one of the world's leading providers of communications, technology, information and streaming products and services to consumers, businesses and government entities.