VZ's Quality Score rose 2 points on Tue, Nov 10, to 7. Trading was quieter than usual (2 chart checks started).
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Up 22% over five years while the S&P 500 rose 72%; up 24% in the past year.
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| The company | A $16.4B profit |
| Latest filing | 10-Q, Oct 29 |
After its last 4 reports it closed +3.9% on average, higher 3 of 4 times.
Averagefor quality, not price, 4 of 14 chart checks firingWhat the Quality Score means
VZ is #4 of 17 by Quality Score.
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Share count against a year before: VZ -1.7%, T -4.5%.
Expected to report Thu Jan 28, before the open (in 79 days).
What an earnings report is: every 3 months, a company tells everyone how much it sold and earned. We read the figures, the outlook, and how the stock moved after.
The figures are not read from the release yet.
“This decline resulted primarily from significantly lower upgrade volumes, as the average time customers keep their mobile devices continues to increase, and the company’s strategic decision to reduce spending on device subsidies.”
VZ's results filing gives no sales by line in a table we read.
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Adjusted EPS | $5.04 to $5.06, or 7.0 to 7.5 percent growth year-over-year |
Sales grew 1.5% a year over 5 years, fiscal 2020 to 2025.
Pays $2.83 a share a year.
| Reported | Gap | Reaction | 5 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 26, 2026 | -2.6% | -3.5% | +0.2% |
| Jul 24, 2026 | +0.6% | +5.8% | +5.2% |
| Apr 27, 2026 | +2.3% | +1.6% | +3.7% |
Sales grew in five of the last seven years, to $138B in 2025. It made a profit in each of the eight years.
RSI 56.0, MACD above signal, below both averages. Not scored.
One insider sold $3.5M across 1 filing in the last 6 months. No open-market buys on record. The newest:
34 trades disclosed in the last six months. The newest:
Officers and directors with a Form 4 in the last 12 months.
In ETFs: VZ is 3.6% of SCHD, 0.8% of VYM, and 0.4% of JEPI, the most of the 24 funds Breakaway covers, by each fund's latest filing, Jun 30 to Aug 31, 2026.
Wireless services account for 70% of Verizon Communications' total service revenue and nearly all of its operating income. The firm serves about 95 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 more than 20 million served by the Fios fiber-optic network. Verizon closed its acquisition of Frontier Communications in January 2026, 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 its own and other networks.
“The telecommunications industry is highly competitive.”
VZ scores 7 today, which Breakaway calls Average. It is #4 of 17 in Telephone Communications by Quality Score, with 4 of 14 chart checks firing. Up 22% over five years while the S&P 500 rose 72%; up 24% in the past year. Breakaway does not say whether to buy any stock: the score does not know your situation, and it is not a recommendation to buy or sell anything. Please do your own research.
VZ scores 7 today, which Breakaway calls Average (6 to 10). That is #4 of 17 in Telephone Communications by Quality Score. The score adds up the chart checks, the trend, the company's filed sales, its profits, the news, insider trades, and Congress trades. The section above lists the lines behind VZ's 7.
One insider sold $3.5M across 1 filing in the last 6 months. No open-market buys on record. The newest is Samantha Hammock, EVP & Chief HR Officer, who sold $3.5M on May 29.
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