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VZ VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS StockScouter® Report

7

StockScouter® Score

VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS, a large cap value company in the consumer services sector, is expected to outperform the market over the next six months with less than average risk

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Summary

Positives

  • Earnings growth in the past year has accelerated rapidly compared to earnings growth in the past three years. Positive
  • The enterprise value-to-sales ratio is lower than the average for comparably-sized companies in the StockScouter universe. Positive

 

Concerns

  • The ratio of VZ’s forward price-to-earnings multiple to its estimated growth rate is well above the average of comparably-sized companies in the StockScouter universe. Negative
  • One or more analysts has modestly decreased quarterly earnings estimates for VZ. Negative

 

Short-term Outlook

Over the next 1-2 months, StockScouter forecasts that large cap stocks will be in favor, value stocks will be neutral, and consumer services stocks will be in favor.

Expected Risk/Return

Progress: 20% done.
Progress: 100% done.
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Core Model Grades

B
C
B
C

Previous Ratings

8
7
6

 

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