Verizon Communications Inc.

SWX:VZ Stock Report

Market Cap: CHF 164.9b

Verizon Communications Valuation

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

Valuation Score

4/6

Valuation Score 4/6

  • Below Future Cash Flow Value

  • Significantly Below Future Cash Flow Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Future Cash Flow 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.

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Below Future Cash Flow Value: VZ (CHF39.44) is trading below our estimate of future cash flow value (CHF111.87)

Significantly Below Future Cash Flow Value: VZ is trading below future cash flow 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 Ratio12.2x
EarningsUS$17.17b
Market CapUS$209.15b

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 Average14.7x
SCMN Swisscom
28.7x7.93%CHF 36.5b
T AT&T
8.9x-3.38%US$191.9b
DTE Deutsche Telekom
16.1x9.24%€155.1b
CMCSA Comcast
5.2x-13.74%US$102.8b
VZ Verizon Communications
12.2x6.59%CHF 209.2b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: VZ is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (12.2x) compared to the peer average (14.7x).

Historical Price to Earnings Ratio

Historical Price to Earnings Ratio compares a stock's price to its earnings over time. Higher ratios indicate that investors are willing to pay more for the stock.

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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 12.2xIndustry Avg. 19.1xNo. of Companies11PE01224364860+
0 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: VZ is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (12.2x) compared to the European Telecom industry average (20.2x).

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 Ratio12.2x
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?

The above table shows the analyst VZ forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentCHF 39.44
CHF 40.07
+1.59%
12.06%CHF 56.29CHF 33.30n/a22
Mar ’27CHF 38.09
CHF 38.61
+1.37%
11.57%CHF 55.05CHF 32.57n/a22
Feb ’27CHF 33.41
CHF 36.77
+10.06%
12.36%CHF 54.11CHF 30.92n/a22
Jan ’27CHF 31.84
CHF 37.37
+17.37%
7.74%CHF 45.95CHF 33.28n/a21
Dec ’26n/a
CHF 38.41
0%
7.44%CHF 46.88CHF 34.76n/a20
Nov ’26n/a
CHF 38.12
0%
7.44%CHF 46.53CHF 34.49n/a20
Oct ’26n/a
CHF 38.77
0%
8.15%CHF 46.25CHF 33.49n/a23
Sep ’26n/a
CHF 39.07
0%
8.25%CHF 46.49CHF 33.67n/a23
Aug ’26n/a
CHF 38.75
0%
8.25%CHF 46.11CHF 33.39n/a23
Jul ’26n/a
CHF 38.14
0%
7.12%CHF 44.43CHF 33.32n/a23
Jun ’26n/a
CHF 39.94
0%
7.12%CHF 46.53CHF 34.90n/a23
May ’26n/a
CHF 39.67
0%
7.12%CHF 46.22CHF 34.66n/a23
Apr ’26n/a
CHF 42.05
0%
7.60%CHF 48.61CHF 37.12n/a23
Mar ’26n/a
CHF 42.82
0%
8.04%CHF 49.66CHF 36.83CHF 38.0924
Feb ’26n/a
CHF 43.19
0%
8.04%CHF 50.09CHF 37.15CHF 33.4124
Jan ’26n/a
CHF 42.41
0%
8.29%CHF 50.01CHF 36.43CHF 31.8424
Dec ’25n/a
CHF 41.76
0%
8.76%CHF 49.39CHF 35.98n/a23
Nov ’25n/a
CHF 40.98
0%
8.81%CHF 48.48CHF 34.99n/a23
Oct ’25n/a
CHF 40.11
0%
8.54%CHF 46.54CHF 34.20n/a24
Sep ’25n/a
CHF 40.82
0%
8.68%CHF 48.45CHF 34.14n/a26
Aug ’25CHF 55.70
CHF 40.82
-26.71%
8.68%CHF 48.45CHF 34.14n/a26
Jul ’25CHF 55.70
CHF 41.52
-25.46%
8.48%CHF 49.67CHF 35.00n/a26
Jun ’25CHF 55.70
CHF 41.64
-25.24%
8.86%CHF 50.16CHF 35.35n/a25
May ’25CHF 55.70
CHF 41.90
-24.78%
8.45%CHF 50.56CHF 35.72n/a26
Apr ’25CHF 55.70
CHF 41.17
-26.09%
7.22%CHF 48.84CHF 35.15n/a26
Mar ’25CHF 55.70
CHF 39.74
-28.66%
9.44%CHF 47.58CHF 28.33n/a26
CHF 40.28
Fair Value
2.1% undervalued intrinsic discount
22
Number of Analysts

Analyst Forecast: Target price is less than 20% higher than the current share price.

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2026/03/19 02:04
End of Day Share Price 2026/03/19 00:00
Earnings2025/12/31
Annual Earnings2025/12/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Industry and Sector Metrics

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Analyst Sources

Verizon Communications Inc. is covered by 53 analysts. 22 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Andrew Charles BealeArete Research Services LLP
Joseph BonnerArgus Research Company
William PowerBaird