Zacks Research Has Bearish Estimate for VZ Q4 Earnings

Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research dropped their Q4 2025 EPS estimates for Verizon Communications in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, November 19th. Zacks Research analyst Team now forecasts that the cell phone carrier will post earnings per share of $1.07 for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $1.09. The consensus estimate for Verizon Communications’ current full-year earnings is $4.69 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Verizon Communications’ Q1 2026 earnings at $1.19 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.26 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.23 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.21 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $4.89 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $1.30 EPS and Q2 2027 earnings at $1.24 EPS.

Verizon Communications (NYSE:VZ) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 29th. The cell phone carrier reported $1.21 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.19 by $0.02. Verizon Communications had a net margin of 14.43% and a return on equity of 19.31%. The company had revenue of $33.82 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $34.19 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $1.19 EPS. Verizon Communications’s quarterly revenue was up 1.5% on a year-over-year basis.

VZ has been the subject of a number of other research reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price target on Verizon Communications from $49.00 to $47.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, October 30th. BNP Paribas cut Verizon Communications from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 21st. Wall Street Zen downgraded Verizon Communications from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, September 26th. Scotiabank boosted their price objective on shares of Verizon Communications from $50.50 to $51.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 30th. Finally, BNP Paribas Exane lowered shares of Verizon Communications from an “outperform” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $44.00 target price on the stock. in a research note on Tuesday, October 21st. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have assigned a Buy rating and thirteen have issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Verizon Communications currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $47.41.

Verizon Communications Trading Down 0.6%

Shares of NYSE:VZ opened at $41.22 on Thursday. The company has a current ratio of 0.74, a quick ratio of 0.60 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.19. The stock has a market capitalization of $173.78 billion, a PE ratio of 8.81, a P/E/G ratio of 3.03 and a beta of 0.35. Verizon Communications has a 1 year low of $37.58 and a 1 year high of $47.35. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $41.40 and a 200 day moving average price of $42.57.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Kestra Investment Management LLC increased its position in Verizon Communications by 121.8% during the 1st quarter. Kestra Investment Management LLC now owns 176,531 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock valued at $8,007,000 after buying an additional 96,931 shares in the last quarter. Cadinha & Co. LLC boosted its holdings in Verizon Communications by 2,916.8% in the second quarter. Cadinha & Co. LLC now owns 347,716 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock worth $15,046,000 after acquiring an additional 336,190 shares in the last quarter. DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale grew its stake in shares of Verizon Communications by 11.0% in the second quarter. DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale now owns 7,297,469 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock worth $309,551,000 after acquiring an additional 722,559 shares during the last quarter. Element Capital Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Verizon Communications during the first quarter valued at $2,799,000. Finally, Ritholtz Wealth Management raised its position in shares of Verizon Communications by 23.8% in the 2nd quarter. Ritholtz Wealth Management now owns 205,416 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock worth $8,888,000 after purchasing an additional 39,445 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 62.06% of the company’s stock.

Verizon Communications Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, November 3rd. Shareholders of record on Friday, October 10th were issued a $0.69 dividend. This is a boost from Verizon Communications’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.68. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, October 10th. This represents a $2.76 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 6.7%. Verizon Communications’s payout ratio is currently 58.97%.

Verizon Communications Company Profile

Verizon Communications Inc, through its subsidiaries, engages in the provision of communications, technology, information, and entertainment products and services to consumers, businesses, and governmental entities worldwide. It operates in two segments, Verizon Consumer Group (Consumer) and Verizon Business Group (Business).