Financial Planning Hawaii Inc. Invests $1.36 Million in Verizon Communications Inc. $VZ

Financial Planning Hawaii Inc. purchased a new position in Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ) during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor purchased 33,420 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock, valued at approximately $1,361,000.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. TruNorth Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in Verizon Communications by 95.3% in the third quarter. TruNorth Capital Management LLC now owns 625 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock worth $27,000 after acquiring an additional 305 shares in the last quarter. Holos Integrated Wealth LLC bought a new position in shares of Verizon Communications during the fourth quarter valued at $28,000. Foster Dykema Cabot & Partners LLC bought a new position in shares of Verizon Communications during the third quarter valued at $29,000. Global Wealth Strategies & Associates raised its position in shares of Verizon Communications by 739.5% in the 3rd quarter. Global Wealth Strategies & Associates now owns 680 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock worth $30,000 after purchasing an additional 599 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Silicon Valley Capital Partners raised its position in shares of Verizon Communications by 52.4% in the 2nd quarter. Silicon Valley Capital Partners now owns 782 shares of the cell phone carrier’s stock worth $34,000 after purchasing an additional 269 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 62.06% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several analysts recently commented on the stock. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price objective on shares of Verizon Communications from $41.00 to $44.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Monday, February 2nd. William Blair raised shares of Verizon Communications to an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, February 2nd. Barclays started coverage on shares of Verizon Communications in a research note on Thursday, January 22nd. They issued an “equal weight” rating and a $43.00 target price on the stock. Raymond James Financial reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $56.00 price target on shares of Verizon Communications in a report on Thursday, March 12th. Finally, Citigroup raised their price target on shares of Verizon Communications from $50.00 to $55.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, March 20th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have assigned a Buy rating and nine have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $50.32.

Verizon Communications Trading Down 0.1%

Verizon Communications stock opened at $50.26 on Tuesday. Verizon Communications Inc. has a one year low of $38.39 and a one year high of $51.68. The business’s fifty day moving average is $47.73 and its 200 day moving average is $43.31. The stock has a market capitalization of $211.99 billion, a PE ratio of 12.41, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.11 and a beta of 0.30. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.32, a current ratio of 0.91 and a quick ratio of 0.87.

Verizon Communications (NYSE:VZ) last posted its earnings results on Friday, January 30th. The cell phone carrier reported $1.09 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.06 by $0.03. The business had revenue of $36.38 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $36.20 billion. Verizon Communications had a net margin of 12.43% and a return on equity of 19.03%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 2.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $1.10 EPS. Verizon Communications has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.900-4.950 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts predict that Verizon Communications Inc. will post 4.69 EPS for the current year.

Verizon Communications Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, May 1st. Investors of record on Friday, April 10th will be given a dividend of $0.7075 per share. This represents a $2.83 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 5.6%. This is a positive change from Verizon Communications’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.69. The ex-dividend date is Friday, April 10th. Verizon Communications’s payout ratio is currently 68.15%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Verizon Communications news, Director Hans Erik Vestberg sold 200,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $49.61, for a total transaction of $9,922,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 145,069 shares in the company, valued at approximately $7,196,873.09. The trade was a 57.96% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, SVP Mary-Lee Stillwell sold 8,569 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, March 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $50.00, for a total value of $428,450.00. Following the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 43,782 shares in the company, valued at $2,189,100. The trade was a 16.37% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 218,148 shares of company stock worth $10,780,356. 0.10% of the stock is owned by insiders.

More Verizon Communications News

Here are the key news stories impacting Verizon Communications this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Management execution: new CEO Dan Schulman has driven aggressive cost cuts and closed the $20B Frontier acquisition, which the market views as accelerating scale and margin improvement; analysts and income investors are re-rating VZ on the “new Verizon” narrative. Verizon remains a top dividend stock for passive income
• Positive Sentiment: Legal/competitive win: a federal judge granted Verizon a preliminary injunction blocking T‑Mobile’s ad campaign that promised large consumer savings — a potential help to churn and pricing competitiveness. Verizon wins injunction blocking T‑Mobile ad campaign
• Positive Sentiment: Dividend/income appeal: multiple payout-focused writeups highlight VZ’s ~5.5% yield and improving operating profile, supporting demand from income-focused funds. 3 Investments With Solid Yields Powering Through Market Weakness
• Neutral Sentiment: Catalyst: Verizon will report Q1 2026 results on April 27 (webcast at 8:30 a.m. ET) — this is the next major event that could move the stock based on subscriber trends, margin progress and guidance. Verizon to report earnings April 27, 2026
• Neutral Sentiment: Valuation/analyst views: Citi and other analysts have increased price targets (one recent bump to $55), reflecting confidence in upside if cost saves and convergence strategies continue to gain traction. Verizon Communications (VZ) Price Target Bumped to $55
• Negative Sentiment: Customer-pricing risk: Verizon raised the price on a popular discounted offer, which could hurt acquisition/retention if consumers react — notable since management previously flagged price-sensitivity as a contributor to past losses. Verizon raises price on key discounted offer for customers
• Negative Sentiment: Insider and institutional selling: recent data show insider sales and large institutional position reductions by some firms — these moves can pressure sentiment even if they don’t reflect company fundamentals. Verizon Communications Inc. to Report First-Quarter 2026 Earnings on April 27

Verizon Communications Profile

Verizon Communications Inc (NYSE: VZ) is a major U.S.-based telecommunications company that provides a broad range of communications and information services. Its operations span consumer and business markets, with core offerings that include wireless voice and data services, fixed-line broadband and fiber-optic services, and enterprise networking solutions. Verizon is headquartered in New York City and operates a nationwide wireless network that supports consumer subscribers as well as business and government customers.

The company’s consumer products include mobile phone plans, unlimited data services, and Fios, its branded fiber-optic internet, television and voice service for homes and small businesses.