Verizon Communications Inc. (VZ) is a Telecommunications Services company in the Communication Services sector, currently trading at $45.48. It has a SharesGrow Score of 57/100, indicating a above average investment profile with 3 out of 7 criteria passed.
SharesGrow calculates the intrinsic value of VZ = $99.88 (+119.6% from the current price, the stock appears undervalued). Analyst consensus target is VZ = $50 (+10.2% upside).
Valuation: VZ trades at a trailing Price-to-Earnings (P/E) of 11.8 (S&P 500 average ~25) with a forward Price/Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) of 1.69.
Financials: revenue is $138.2B, +0.3%/yr average growth. Net income is $17.2B, growing at +1.2%/yr. Net profit margin is 12.4% (healthy). Gross margin is 45.6% (-11.2 pp trend).
Balance sheet: total debt is $200.6B against $104.5B equity (Debt-to-Equity (D/E) ratio 1.92, leveraged). Current ratio is 0.91 (tight liquidity). Debt-to-assets is 49.6%. Total assets: $404.3B.
Analyst outlook: 23 / 60 analysts rate VZ as buy (38%) — mixed sentiment.
SharesGrow 7-Criteria breakdown: Value 68/100 (Pass), Growth 45/100 (Partial), Past 100/100 (Pass), Health 17/100 (Fail), Moat 72/100 (Pass), Future 40/100 (Partial), Income 55/100 (Partial).
