Verizon Communications Inc. (VZ) is up 3.73% in a Week, Should You Accumulate?

Verizon Communications Inc. (VZ) is around the middle of the Telecom Services industry according to InvestorsObserver. VZ received an overall rating of 47, which means that it scores higher than 47 percent of all stocks. Verizon Communications Inc. also achieved a score of 64 in the Telecom Services industry, putting it above 64 percent of Telecom Services stocks. Telecom Services is ranked 86 out of the 148 industries.

VZ has an Overall Score of 47. Find out what this means to you and get the rest of the rankings on VZ!

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What do These Ratings Mean?

Analyzing stocks can be hard. There are tons of numbers and ratios, and it can be hard to remember what they all mean and what counts as “good” for a given value. InvestorsObserver ranks stocks on eight different metrics. We percentile rank most of our scores to make it easy for investors to understand. A score of 47 means the stock is more attractive than 47 percent of stocks. These scores are not only easy to understand, but it is easy to compare stocks to each other. You can find the best stock in an industry, or look for the sector that has the highest average score. The overall score is a combination of technical and fundamental factors that serves as a good starting point when analyzing a stock. Traders and investors with different goals may have different goals and will want to consider other factors than just the headline number before making any investment decisions.

What's Happening With Verizon Communications Inc. Stock Today?

Verizon Communications Inc. (VZ) stock is higher by 1.18% while the S&P 500 has fallen -0.76% as of 12:27 PM on Monday, Jan 30. VZ is higher by $0.48 from the previous closing price of $40.63 on volume of 8,893,380 shares. Over the past year the S&P 500 is lower by -10.54% while VZ has fallen -22.77%. VZ earned $5.06 a per share in the over the last 12 months, giving it a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.14. Click Here to get the full Stock Report for Verizon Communications Inc. stock.