$2,950,000 of VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC AND VARIOUS SUBSIDIARIES lobbying was just disclosed, from Q3 of 2025, in a new Lobbying Disclosure Act filing.
This included lobbying on issues like:
"H.R. 1 (P.L. 119-21): One Big Beautiful Bill Act; provisions related to spectrum, spectrum auction authority, corporate taxes, AI moratorium, and full expensing General discussions related to the 119th Congress Budget Reconciliation H.R. 46: Rural Broadband Window of Opportunity Act; all provisions H.R. 278: BROADBAND Leadership Act; all provisions H.R. 633: Take It Down Act; all provisions H.R. 651: Spectrum Pipeline Act of 2025; all provisions H.R. 791: Foreign Anti-Digital Piracy Act; provisions related to Internet Service Providers H.R. 1665: DIGITAL Applications Act; all provisions H.R. 1870: SPEED for BEAD Act; all provisions H.R. 2399: Rural Broadband Protection Act of 2025; all provisions H.R. 2449: FUTURE Networks Act; all provisions H.R. 2482: NTIA Reauthorization Act of 2025; all provisions H.R. 2794: NO FAKES Act of 2025; provisions related to Internet Service Providers H.R. 2975: Broadband Incentives for Communities Act; all provisions H.R. 3562: DEFIANCE Act of 2025; provisions related to Internet Service Providers H.R. 3838: Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026; provisions related to cybersecurity, privacy, and spectrum H.R. 5061: Counter-UAS Authority Security, Safety, and Reauthorization Act; all provisions H.R. 5079: Widespread Information Management for the Welfare of Infrastructure and Government Act; provisions and amendments related to telecommunications S. 98: Rural Broadband Protection Act of 2025; all provisions S. 146: Take It Down Act; all provisions S. 792: Government Spectrum Valuation Act; all provisions S. 836: The Children and Teens' Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA 2.0); all provisions S. 1367: NO FAKES Act of 2025; provisions related to Internet Service Providers S. 1748: Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) (not yet introduced); all provisions S. 1829 : STOP CSAM Act of 2025; all provisions S. 1837: DEFIANCE Act of 2025; provisions related to Internet Service Providers S. 1875: Streamlining Federal Cybersecurity Regulations Act of 2025; all provisions S. 2296: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026; provisions related to cybersecurity, privacy, and spectrum S. 2342: Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026; provisions related to spectrum and cybersecurity (Senate discussion draft) Block Bad Electronic Art and Recording Distributors (Block BEARD) Act of 2025; all provisions H. J. Res. 33: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission relating to "Addressing the Homework Gap Through the E-Rate Program".; all provisions S. J. Res. 7: A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission relating to "Addressing the Homework Gap Through the E-Rate Program".; all provisions Advanced, Local Emergency Response Telecommunications (ALERT) Parity Act (draft); all provisions of the draft FCC Merger Act (draft); all provisions of the draft Railroad Permit legislation (draft); all provisions of the draft Discussions related to Universal Service Fund Program reform and oversight; provisions regarding program contribution Discussions related to pole attachments Discussions related to FirstNet oversight and reauthorization, public safety communications, 4.9 GHz, and wireless emergency alerts Discussions related to rural broadband, National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) regarding oversight and the Broadband, Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program Discussions related to broadband regulation Discussions related to network resiliency Discussions related to device unlocking Discussions related to data privacy protection and comprehensive federal privacy policy Discussions related to cyber security Discussions related to the Frontier Transaction and FCC Approval Discussions related to intellectual property and site blocking Discussions related to AI moratorium and other miscellaneous AI policies Discussions related to restrictions on certain patent enforcement Discussions related to illegal calls and texts Discussions related to permitting and permitting reform H.R. 1 (P.L. 119-21): One Big Beautiful Bill Act; provisions related to tax depreciation; research and experimentation tax deductibility; corporate interest tax deductions; international tax provisions H.R. 574: ALIGN Act; all provisions H.R. 1873: Broadband Grant Tax Treatment Act; all provisions H.R. 1990: American Innovation and R&D Competitiveness Act of 2025; all provisions S. 187: ALIGN Act; all provisions S. 1639: American Innovation and Jobs Act; all provisions Discussions related to 100% expensing bonus depreciation, research and experimentation costs, dividend taxation Discussions related to corporate income tax rate Discussions related to the taxation of spectrum licenses"
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VZ Congressional Stock Trading
Members of Congress have traded $VZ stock 9 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 2 have been purchases and 7 have been sales.
Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $VZ stock by members of Congress over the last 6 months:
- SENATOR SHELDON WHITEHOUSE sold up to $15,000 on 09/04.
- REPRESENTATIVE KELLY MORRISON sold up to $15,000 on 08/19.
- REPRESENTATIVE JULIE JOHNSON sold up to $15,000 on 08/14.
- REPRESENTATIVE TIM MOORE has traded it 2 times. They made 1 purchase worth up to $50,000 on 07/29 and 1 sale worth up to $50,000 on 08/01.
- REPRESENTATIVE RITCHIE TORRES sold up to $15,000 on 07/11.
- REPRESENTATIVE LISA C. MCCLAIN has traded it 2 times. They made 1 purchase worth up to $15,000 on 06/24 and 1 sale worth up to $15,000 on 07/10.
- REPRESENTATIVE JEFFERSON SHREVE sold up to $50,000 on 05/12.
To track congressional stock trading, check out Quiver Quantitative's congressional trading dashboard.
VZ Insider Trading Activity
VZ insiders have traded $VZ stock on the open market 6 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 0 have been purchases and 6 have been sales.
Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $VZ stock by insiders over the last 6 months:
- KYLE MALADY (EVP and Group CEO-VZ Business) has made 0 purchases and 6 sales selling 41,500 shares for an estimated $1,806,728.
To track insider transactions, check out Quiver Quantitative's insider trading dashboard.
VZ Hedge Fund Activity
We have seen 1,529 institutional investors add shares of VZ stock to their portfolio, and 1,330 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.
Here are some of the largest recent moves:
- BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ added 25,088,080 shares (+79.6%) to their portfolio in Q2 2025, for an estimated $1,085,561,221
- CAPITAL WORLD INVESTORS removed 12,670,524 shares (-56.9%) from their portfolio in Q2 2025, for an estimated $548,253,573
- FMR LLC removed 6,693,242 shares (-15.4%) from their portfolio in Q2 2025, for an estimated $289,616,581
- ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP removed 5,916,250 shares (-50.0%) from their portfolio in Q2 2025, for an estimated $255,996,137
- UBS AM, A DISTINCT BUSINESS UNIT OF UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC added 5,660,185 shares (+13.5%) to their portfolio in Q2 2025, for an estimated $244,916,204
- VANGUARD GROUP INC added 4,615,075 shares (+1.3%) to their portfolio in Q2 2025, for an estimated $199,694,295
- STATE STREET CORP added 4,205,449 shares (+2.1%) to their portfolio in Q2 2025, for an estimated $181,969,778
To track hedge funds' stock portfolios, check out Quiver Quantitative's institutional holdings dashboard.
VZ Analyst Ratings
Wall Street analysts have issued reports on $VZ in the last several months. We have seen 2 firms issue buy ratings on the stock, and 0 firms issue sell ratings.
Here are some recent analyst ratings:
- Goldman Sachs issued a "Buy" rating on 09/02/2025
- Tigress Financial issued a "Buy" rating on 04/28/2025
To track analyst ratings and price targets for VZ, check out Quiver Quantitative's $VZ forecast page.
VZ Price Targets
Multiple analysts have issued price targets for $VZ recently. We have seen 8 analysts offer price targets for $VZ in the last 6 months, with a median target of $49.0.
Here are some recent targets:
- Maher Yaghi from Scotiabank set a target price of $50.5 on 10/06/2025
- Michael Ng from Goldman Sachs set a target price of $49.0 on 09/02/2025
- Philip Cusick from JP Morgan set a target price of $49.0 on 07/22/2025
- Benjamin Swinburne from Morgan Stanley set a target price of $48.0 on 07/22/2025
- Michael Funk from B of A Securities set a target price of $49.0 on 07/22/2025
- Jonathan Atkin from RBC Capital set a target price of $46.0 on 07/22/2025
- Eric Luebchow from Wells Fargo set a target price of $43.0 on 07/10/2025
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