Verizon
About: Wireless services account for nearly 75% of Verizon Communications' total service revenue and nearly all of its operating income. The firm serves about 93 million postpaid and 20 million prepaid phone customers via its nationwide network, making it the largest US wireless carrier. Fixed-line telecom operations include local networks in the Northeast, which reach about 30 million homes and businesses, including about 20 million with the Fios fiber optic network. These networks serve about 8 million broadband customers. Verizon also provides telecom services nationwide to enterprise customers, often using a mixture of its own and other carriers' networks. Verizon agreed to acquire Frontier Communications in September 2024.
Employees: 99,600
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2025 Q1 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
29% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 227 | Existing positions closed: 176
26% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 47 [Q4 2024] → 59 (+12) [Q1 2025]
13% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $2.25B | Put options by funds: $1.99B
10% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $112B [Q4 2024] → $123B (+$11B) [Q1 2025]
3% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 1,298 | Existing positions reduced: 1,255
0.27% more ownership
Funds ownership: 64.0% [Q4 2024] → 64.27% (+0.27%) [Q1 2025]
0% less funds holding
Funds holding: 2,999 [Q4 2024] → 2,989 (-10) [Q1 2025]
Research analyst outlook
5 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
5 analyst ratings
Wells Fargo Eric Luebchow | 5%upside $43 | Equal-Weight Maintained | 10 Jul 2025 |
Morgan Stanley Benjamin Swinburne | 15%upside $47 | Equal-Weight Reinstated | 10 Jul 2025 |
B of A Securities Michael Funk | 10%upside $45 | Neutral Reinstated | 7 Jul 2025 |
Tigress Financial Ivan Feinseth | 37%upside $56 | Buy Maintained | 28 Apr 2025 |
Scotiabank Maher Yaghi | 20%upside $49 | Sector Perform Maintained | 23 Apr 2025 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 74 articles about VZ published over the past 30 days
