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.
