Verizon Communications Inc.

BASE:VZD Stock Report

Market Cap: US$172.0b

Verizon Communications Valuation

Is VZD undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

2/6

Valuation Score 2/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of VZD when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: VZD ($10.85) is trading below our estimate of fair value ($29.97)

Significantly Below Fair Value: VZD is trading below fair value by more than 20%.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for VZD?

Key metric: As VZD is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for VZD. This is calculated by dividing VZD's market cap by their current earnings.
What is VZD's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio17.6x
EarningsUS$9.80b
Market CapUS$172.05b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does VZD's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for VZD vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average16.8x
TECO2 Telecom Argentina
14.5x-67.4%AR$6.4t
T AT&T
18x17.3%US$160.0b
DTE Deutsche Telekom
23.5x16.5%€141.2b
9432 Nippon Telegraph and Telephone
11.1x4.2%JP¥12.9t
VZD Verizon Communications
17.6x15.6%US$172.0b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: VZD is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (17.6x) compared to the peer average (16.8x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does VZD's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the Global Telecom Industry?

3 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
VZD 17.6xIndustry Avg. 16.4xNo. of Companies30PE01224364860+
3 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: VZD is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (17.6x) compared to the Global Telecom industry average (16.4x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is VZD's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

VZD PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio17.6x
Fair PE Ration/a

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: Insufficient data to calculate VZD's Price-To-Earnings Fair Ratio for valuation analysis.


Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

Analyst Forecast: Insufficient data to show price forecast.


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