VZ (Verizon Communications) Risk Assessment

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VZ Verizon Communications Inc VZ
64 GF Score
Price $43.99
GF Value $42.55
Valuation Fairly Valued
! 3 Warning Signs
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What is Verizon Communications Risk Assessment?

Risk Assessment represents the investment risk of a stock derived from our exclusive method. It suggests how risky the investment opportunity is based on the valuation and the fundamental performance of the stock. It is derived from following key aspects:

1. GuruFocus internally developed valuations of the stock, such as GF valuation.
2. Quality Rank, a business quality indicator developed by GuruFocus.
3. Fundamental performance: Piotroski F-Score, Altman Z-Score, Beneish M-Score, etc.
4. Growth opportunities: 5-year revenue growth rate, 5-Year EPS without NRI Growth Rate, etc.

Value investors are always willing to find undervalued stocks. However, not all the undervalued stocks are good deals, we should also be careful of how risky the investment opportunity is. We believe that if the company's financial strength and profitability are strong, and the stock price is within a reasonable range of the GF valuation, or stock has a high return with its price being undervalued, then it might be a good investment opportunity with low risk.

Based on those aspects listed above, GuruFocus believes the risk assessment of Verizon Communications is: Moderate Risk: Sensitive, better choose undervalued stock.

Verizon Communications  (NYSE:VZ) Risk Assessment Explanation

Based on the four aspects listed above, GuruFocus provides the following 7 evaluations:

All-in-One Screener Examples (1)
Low Risk: Strong fundamentals, worth long-term holding
Moderate Risk: Sensitive, better choose undervalued stock
High Risk: High uncertainty with risk-return tradeoff
High Risk: Good fundamentals, beware of shrinking business
High Risk: Sensitive to economic or industry trends
High Risk: High uncertainty
No Data: Cannot be evaluated

(1) These are some simple examples. You can access our Risk Assessment filter under All-in-One Screener’s Fundamental tab and set your own criteria.

Verizon Communications Risk Assessment Related Terms

VZ vs TMUS, T, CMCSA: Risk Assessment Comparison

For the Telecom Services subindustry, Verizon Communications's Risk Assessment, along with its competitors' market caps and Risk Assessment data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

Verizon Communications Risk Assessment vs Telecommunication Services Industry

For the Telecommunication Services industry and Communication Services sector, Verizon Communications's Risk Assessment distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Verizon Communications's Risk Assessment falls into.


VZ
64GF Score
Verizon Communications Inc VZ
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Is Verizon Communications (VZ) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Verizon Communications stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of $43.99 is trading 3.4% above its estimated GF Value™ of $42.55. GuruFocus considers Verizon Communications to be Fairly Valued.

Key valuation signals for VZ:

  • Risk Assessment:
  • GF Value™: $42.55 vs. price of $43.99 (3.4% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 64/100 with 3 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the VZ stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.

Verizon Communications Business Description

Address 1095 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY, USA, 10036
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.
64GF Score

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$43.99
Price
$42.55
GF Value