$3,400,000 of VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC AND VARIOUS SUBSIDIARIES lobbying was just disclosed, from Q1 of 2026, in a new Lobbying Disclosure Act filing.
This included lobbying on issues like:
"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. 651: Spectrum Pipeline Act of 2025; all provisions H.R. 791: Foreign Anti-Digital Piracy Act; provisions related to Internet Service Providers H.R. 1519: Public Safety Communications Act; all provisions 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. 3149: App Store Accountability 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 H.R. 6046: Broadband and Telecommunications RAIL Act: all provisions H.R. 6333 - Parents Over Platforms Act; all provisions H.R. 7022: Mystic Alerts Act; all provisions H.R. 7294: AI for Secure Networks Act; all provisions H.R. 7386: First Responder Network Authority Reauthorization Act of 2026; all provisions S. 98: Rural Broadband Protection Act of 2025; 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. 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. 3268: Broadband and Telecommunications RAIL Act: all provisions S. 3813: Copyright Labeling and Ethical AI Reporting (CLEAR) Act; all provisions (Senate discussion draft) Block Bad Electronic Art and Recording Distributors (Block BEARD) Act of 2025; all provisions Sens. Cruz and Warner draft legislation to establish a public-private working group regarding cybersecurity practices; all provisions of the draft Advanced, Local Emergency Response Telecommunications (ALERT) Parity Act (draft); all provisions of the draft FCC Merger Act (draft); all provisions of the draft Discussions related to (draft) Communications, Video, and Technology Accessibility Act of 2025; all provisions of the draft Discussions on draft Sen. Lujan legislation Outage Refund Protection Act on customer reimbursements after network outages 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 Discussions related to spectrum policy and implementation of the Spectrum Pipeline Act Discussions related to Arctic Frost investigation related to subpoena notification and Non-disclosure Orders (NDOs) Discussions related to Senate Sergeant at Arms (SAA) records requests Discussions related to SIM boxes and consumer fraud Discussions related to AI legislation, including a study on how AI impacts telecom security Discussion related to data centers Discussions related to World Radio Conference and US spectrum policy Discussions on addressing Copper Theft Discussions related to 100% expensing bonus depreciation, and research and experimentation costs Discussions related to corporate income tax rate Discussions related to the taxation of spectrum licenses Discussions related to the Corporate Minimum Tax"
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VZ 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.
VZ Insider Trading Activity
VZ 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.
VZ Hedge Fund Activity
We have seen 1,328 institutional investors add shares of VZ stock to their portfolio, and 1,589 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.
VZ 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 VZ, check out Quiver Quantitative's $VZ forecast page.
VZ 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
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