CAPITAL ADVISORS INC/OK has added 498,084 shares of $VZ to their portfolio, per a new SEC 13F filing. This disclosure reflects the funds' holdings for the 03-31-2026 report period. You can see the fund's full portfolio on Quiver Quantitative, and also track the largest institutional owners of $VZ.
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS Hedge Fund Activity
We have seen 1,413 institutional investors add shares of VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS stock to their portfolio, and 1,557 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.
Here are some of the largest recent moves:
- UBS AM, A DISTINCT BUSINESS UNIT OF UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC removed 112,402,235 shares (-75.9%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $4,578,143,031
- MORGAN STANLEY removed 12,312,908 shares (-15.9%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $501,504,742
- JPMORGAN CHASE & CO removed 11,992,540 shares (-28.1%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $488,456,154
- AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC added 10,569,162 shares (+69.7%) to their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $430,481,968
- GQG PARTNERS LLC removed 9,124,130 shares (-17.2%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $371,625,814
- BLACKROCK, INC. added 8,230,971 shares (+2.3%) to their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $335,247,448
- BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON CORP added 7,509,055 shares (+31.2%) to their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $305,843,810
To track hedge funds' stock portfolios, check out Quiver Quantitative's institutional holdings dashboard. You can access data on hedge funds moves and 13F filings through the Quiver Quantitative API.
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS Insider Trading Activity
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS insiders have traded $VZ stock on the open market 5 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 0 have been purchases and 5 have been sales.
Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $VZ stock by insiders over the last 6 months:
- HANS ERIK VESTBERG has made 0 purchases and 3 sales selling 225,000 shares for an estimated $11,163,150.
- JOSEPH J. RUSSO (EVP&Pres-Global Networks&Tech) sold 9,579 shares for an estimated $429,905
- MARY-LEE STILLWELL (SVP and Controller) sold 8,569 shares for an estimated $428,450
To track insider transactions, check out Quiver Quantitative's insider trading dashboard. You can access data on insider stock transactions through the Quiver Quantitative API.
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS Congressional Stock Trading
Members of Congress have traded $VZ stock 10 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 4 have been purchases and 6 have been sales.
Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $VZ stock by members of Congress over the last 6 months:
- REPRESENTATIVE JENNIFER L. MCCLELLAN sold up to $250,000 on 04/07.
- REPRESENTATIVE PETE SESSIONS sold up to $15,000 on 03/09.
- SENATOR SHELDON WHITEHOUSE sold up to $15,000 on 02/23.
- REPRESENTATIVE JULIE JOHNSON has traded it 2 times. They made 0 purchases and 2 sales worth up to $30,000 on 12/18, 11/13.
- SENATOR GARY C. PETERS purchased up to $15,000 on 12/12.
- REPRESENTATIVE TIM MOORE has traded it 4 times. They made 3 purchases worth up to $150,000 on 12/10, 11/05, 10/31 and 1 sale worth up to $250,000 on 11/19.
To track congressional stock trading, check out Quiver Quantitative's congressional trading dashboard. You can access data on congressional stock trades through the Quiver Quantitative API.
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS Analyst Ratings
Wall Street analysts have issued reports on $VZ in the last several months. We have seen 1 firms issue buy ratings on the stock, and 0 firms issue sell ratings.
Here are some recent analyst ratings:
- TD Cowen issued a "Buy" rating on 10/30/2025
To track analyst ratings and price targets for VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS, check out Quiver Quantitative's $VZ forecast page.
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS Price Targets
Multiple analysts have issued price targets for $VZ recently. We have seen 11 analysts offer price targets for $VZ in the last 6 months, with a median target of $49.0.
Here are some recent targets:
- Kannan Venkateshwar from Barclays set a target price of $47.0 on 03/31/2026
- Michael Rollins from Citigroup set a target price of $55.0 on 03/20/2026
- Maher Yaghi from Scotiabank set a target price of $54.5 on 03/09/2026
- Jonathan Kees from Daiwa Capital set a target price of $58.0 on 02/19/2026
- Jonathan Atkin from RBC Capital set a target price of $48.0 on 02/03/2026
- Sebastiano Petti from JP Morgan set a target price of $49.0 on 02/03/2026
- Benjamin Swinburne from Morgan Stanley set a target price of $49.0 on 02/02/2026
Note that there may be inaccuracies in these estimates due to filing errors by the funds, parsing errors by us, or other anomalies.
Check out Quiver Quantitative's $VZ ticker page for more data.
