Verizon Communications Inc.

BRSE:VZ Stock Report

Market Cap: CHF 155.7b

Verizon Communications Valuation

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

Valuation Score

3/6

Valuation Score 3/6

  • 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 VZ when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: VZ (CHF55.7) is trading below our estimate of fair value (CHF217.38)

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


Key Valuation Metric

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

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

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for VZ. This is calculated by dividing VZ's market cap by their current earnings.
What is VZ's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio17.9x
EarningsUS$9.80b
Market CapUS$175.33b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

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

The above table shows the PE ratio for VZ vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average17.4x
SCMN Swisscom
15.5x0.05%CHF 26.1b
T AT&T
18.7x17.5%US$165.7b
DTE Deutsche Telekom
24.4x15.9%€146.1b
9432 Nippon Telegraph and Telephone
11.1x4.4%JP¥12.9t
VZ Verizon Communications
17.9x15.6%CHF 175.3b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: VZ is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (17.9x) compared to the peer average (17.2x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does VZ's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the European Telecom Industry?

0 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
VZ 17.9xIndustry Avg. 18.2xNo. of Companies7PE01020304050+
0 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: VZ is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (17.9x) compared to the European Telecom industry average (18.6x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is VZ'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.

VZ PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio17.9x
Fair PE Ration/a

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: Insufficient data to calculate VZ'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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