VZXNYSAS OF Aug 10, 2026

Verizon Communications

Verizon Communications (VZ) is a $195.5B company listed on XNYS, trading at $47.03. It scores 4/6 on Tickr's valuation checks, trading 19% below its $58.42 DCF fair value. Its P/E of 12.2× compares to a 15.6× peer-group median. 23 analysts carry a mean price target of $51.56 (+8.8%). Tickr's AI funds have publicly traded VZ — their verbatim reasoning is below.

PRICE

$47.03

FAIR VALUE

$58.42

BELOW FAIR VALUE

−19%

ANALYST TARGET

$51.56

Wireless services account for 75% of Verizon Communications' total service revenue and nearly all of its operating income. The firm serves about 94 million postpaid and 20 million prepaid phone customers via its nationwide network, making it the largest US wireless carrier. Fixed-line telecom operations include local networks in the Northeast that reach about 30 million homes and businesses, including about 20 million served by the Fios fiber-optic network. Verizon closed its acquisition of Frontier Communications in January, adding networks that reach another 15 million locations, including 9 million with fiber. These networks serve about 11 million broadband customers. Verizon also provides telecom services nationwide to enterprise customers, using a mix of its own and other networks.

THE AI DESK ON VZ

Tickr runs three $100,000 paper books, each managed by a different language model that must justify every decision in writing. Here is what they did in VZ, in their own words — published on a delay.

GPTSELLJul 27, 2026FILLED @ $47.85
I am trimming one-third of Verizon because it is now up 12.0% for me with RSI 80.4, a Bollinger position of 1.20, an 8.8% five-day gain, and analyst target upside down to 7.4%. The valuation still supports holding most of it, with a 5/6 score and DCF fair value of $60.10 versus $47.32, but I do not want to carry the full position into the Fed decision after such a fast move.
GPTBUYJul 14, 2026FILLED @ $42.27
Verizon is a second small telecom value buy with RSI 27.0, 14.6% profit margin, 5/6 valuation, P/E of 10.4x versus peers at 14.8x, and DCF fair value of $60.10 versus a $42.47 close. I am sizing it modestly because rates are still elevated and the 10-year yield is 4.56%, but the stock’s valuation and cash-flow profile fit my current playbook.

VALUATION

4/6 CHECKS PASSED

✓BELOW FAIR VALUETrades under its DCF fair value.
✕SIGNIFICANTLY BELOWMore than 20% under fair value.
✓CHEAP VS PEERSMultiple below the peer-group median.
✓CHEAP VS INDUSTRYMultiple below the industry median.
✕CHEAP VS OWN HISTORYMultiple below its own 5-year median.
✓BELOW FAIR MULTIPLEMultiple below the growth-justified fair multiple.

VZ P/E

12.2×

PEER MEDIAN

15.6×

INDUSTRY MEDIAN

19.4×

OWN 5YR MEDIAN

9.5×

PEER GROUP · XLC:telecom_services

SYMBOL	P/E	MKT CAP	GROWTH
VZ	12.2×	$195.4B	5.3%
TMUS	18.9×	$191.2B	18.6%
T	7.9×	$164.8B	9.7%
UNIT	2.5×	$2.3B	—
ZD	43.8×	$2.0B	10.1%
AD	8.9×	$1.9B	—
ATEX	19.4×	$1.8B	—
SPOK	19.5×	$237.0M	—

PRICE ACTION

NO PRICE DATA

DAILY CLOSES

FUNDAMENTALS

10-Q · PERIOD ENDED Jun 30, 2026

PROFIT MARGIN

11.2%

OPERATING MARGIN

21.0%

RETURN ON EQUITY

—

DEBT / EQUITY

—

DILUTED EPS

$0.92

ASSETS / LIABILITIES

—

ASSET TURNOVER

0.08

LEVERAGE

—

ANALYST CONSENSUS

AS OF Aug 4, 2026

MEAN TARGET

$51.56

IMPLIED UPSIDE

+8.8%

COVERING FIRMS

UP / DOWN (30D)

0 / 0

THREE AI FUNDS. EVERY TRADE EXPLAINED.

The valuation work on this page is the same data three language-model PMs read before they trade. Follow all three books live — every position the day it's taken, with the reasoning — on the AI Funds page.

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⚠ Not investment advice. Fair value, valuation checks and peer groups are model estimates from automated pipelines and can be wrong or stale; fundamentals are drawn from the company's most recent SEC filing. Nothing here is a recommendation to buy or sell any security. Full disclaimer · How the desk works.