Job Cuts Announcement: Recent discussions on social media about Verizon Communications have centered on the company’s announcement of significant job cuts, reportedly numbering in the thousands. Many users expressed concern over the impact on employees and questioned the long-term strategy behind the restructuring. The tone of these conversations is largely critical, with some speculating on potential declines in service quality.
Dividend and Earnings Concerns: Another focal point online is Verizon’s stock performance ahead of its upcoming January 30 earnings report, with some users highlighting a recent dip in share price despite a broader market rally. There’s mixed feedback on the company’s high dividend yield, with debates on whether it remains sustainable. This has sparked curiosity about whether the stock is seen as a safe bet or a risky play by investors.
Note: This discussion summary was generated from an AI condensation of post data.
Verizon Communications Revenue
Verizon Communications had revenues of $33.8B in Q3 2025. This is an increase of 1.47% from the same period in the prior year.
You can track VZ financials on Quiver Quantitative's VZ stock page.
Verizon Communications Congressional Stock Trading
Members of Congress have traded $VZ stock 15 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 7 have been purchases and 8 have been sales.
Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $VZ stock by members of Congress over the last 6 months:
- SENATOR GARY C. PETERS purchased up to $15,000 on 12/12.
- REPRESENTATIVE TIM MOORE has traded it 8 times. They made 6 purchases worth up to $350,000 on 12/10, 11/05, 10/31, 10/10, 10/07, 07/29 and 2 sales worth up to $300,000 on 11/19, 08/01.
- REPRESENTATIVE JULIE JOHNSON has traded it 2 times. They made 0 purchases and 2 sales worth up to $30,000 on 11/13, 08/14.
- SENATOR SHELDON WHITEHOUSE sold up to $15,000 on 09/04.
- REPRESENTATIVE KELLY MORRISON sold up to $15,000 on 08/19.
- REPRESENTATIVE RITCHIE TORRES sold up to $15,000 on 07/11.
- REPRESENTATIVE LISA C. MCCLAIN sold up to $15,000 on 07/10.
To track congressional stock trading, check out Quiver Quantitative's congressional trading dashboard.
Verizon Communications Hedge Fund Activity
We have seen 1,525 institutional investors add shares of Verizon Communications stock to their portfolio, and 1,301 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 added 26,361,034 shares (+55.3%) to their portfolio in Q3 2025, for an estimated $1,158,567,444
- BLACKROCK, INC. added 7,479,266 shares (+2.1%) to their portfolio in Q3 2025, for an estimated $328,713,740
- STATE STREET CORP added 7,276,809 shares (+3.5%) to their portfolio in Q3 2025, for an estimated $319,815,755
- CAPITAL WORLD INVESTORS added 4,905,101 shares (+51.1%) to their portfolio in Q3 2025, for an estimated $215,579,188
- JPMORGAN CHASE & CO added 4,208,404 shares (+10.9%) to their portfolio in Q3 2025, for an estimated $184,959,355
- FMR LLC removed 4,002,455 shares (-10.9%) from their portfolio in Q3 2025, for an estimated $175,907,897
- MORGAN STANLEY added 3,860,078 shares (+5.3%) to their portfolio in Q3 2025, for an estimated $169,650,428
To track hedge funds' stock portfolios, check out Quiver Quantitative's institutional holdings dashboard.
Verizon Communications 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:
- TD Cowen issued a "Buy" rating on 10/30/2025
- Goldman Sachs issued a "Buy" rating on 09/02/2025
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 8 analysts offer price targets for $VZ in the last 6 months, with a median target of $49.0.
Here are some recent targets:
- Benjamin Swinburne from Morgan Stanley set a target price of $47.0 on 12/10/2025
- Jonathan Atkin from RBC Capital set a target price of $44.0 on 10/30/2025
- Sebastiano Petti from JP Morgan set a target price of $47.0 on 10/30/2025
- Gregory Williams from TD Cowen set a target price of $51.0 on 10/30/2025
- Maher Yaghi from Scotiabank set a target price of $51.0 on 10/30/2025
- Michael Ng from Goldman Sachs set a target price of $49.0 on 09/02/2025
- Michael Funk from B of A Securities set a target price of $49.0 on 07/22/2025
This article is not financial advice. See Quiver Quantitative's disclaimers for more information. Note that there may be inaccuracies due to mistakes in ticker-mapping, and other anomalies.
