Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. Verizon Communications Inc shares valued at $438,101 were sold by Malady Kyle on May 08 ’25. At $43.81 per share, Malady Kyle sold 10,000 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 8 shares worth approximately $344.64 following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Malady Kyle sold 9,000 shares, netting a total of over 396,900 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $44.10 each, the insider now holds 10,008 shares.
Before that, Malady Kyle had added 10,000 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $438,102, the Officer bought Verizon Communications Inc shares for $43.81 each.
As of April 11, 2025, Evercore ISI has increased its “an In-line” rating to a “an Outperform” for VZ. Earlier on March 12, 2025, Wolfe Research downgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Peer perform” for VZ stock which previously was a “an Outperform”.
Analyzing VZ Stock Performance
On last trading session,, Verizon Communications Inc [NYSE: VZ] rose 0.56% to $43.08. The stock’s lowest price that day was $42.755, but it reached a high of $43.35 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 5.20%. Over the course of the year, Verizon Communications Inc shares have jumped approximately 10.21%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $47.35 on 03/10/25 and a 52-week low of $37.58 on 01/10/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for Verizon Communications Inc (VZ)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 42.77, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 42.47. In the upper region, resistance lies at 43.37. The next price resistance is at 43.66. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 56.29 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is Verizon Communications Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Verizon Communications Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-06-30 jumping by 1.52 million shares to 86.31 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-05-30 was 84.79 million shares. A jump of 1.76% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 4.85 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 4.85.
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In terms of Verizon Communications Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 45 in the next 12 months, up nearly 5.04% from the previous closing price of $42.84. Analysts anticipate Verizon Communications Inc stock to reach 45 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 45. In spite of this, 18 analysts ranked Verizon Communications Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On January 29, 2025, DZ Bank assigned a price target of “a Buy” to the stock and upgraded coverage with a $40.
