VZ (VZ)

Secondary decision view: valuation · portfolio context · the data you need before acting on a single-source signal.
Neutral rule-based

VZ has no clear signal.

  • Buy-zone state: far (+83.6% to floor)
  • Valuation label: expensive
Verdict bucket from deterministic rule (validation / floor distance / risk alerts). LLM narration only — never picks the bucket.

BUY-ZONE DECISION rule signal

$48.48 $26.40 engine floor
far above at floor

VZ is far above the floor (~83.6% above) — adding here means paying a premium vs. your own threshold. Wait or take partial position only with a strong directional view. valuation expensive (90th percentile)

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VALUATION

Expensive
Trailing P/E
12.2
5-yr percentile: 90%
P/B
1.9
5-yr percentile: 51%
p10
5.0
p25
6.9
p50
8.8
p75
9.9
p90
12.2

Valuation is expensive, as the trailing P/E sits at the 86th historical percentile, well above its 10-year median. Current earnings growth of 4% does not justify this premium, with a PEG of 2.00 indicating growth expectations are fully priced in with no margin of safety. The biggest risk is that elevated multiples compress if revenue or earnings growth disappoints in a competitive telecom market.

Sufficient earnings data; P/E historical percentile directly measures overvaluation or undervaluation

Floor Engine

ideal USD 48.48 Confidence high
discount-to-floor: 1.84×
DIVIDEND high
USD 32.12
Yield reverts to historical 95th-percentile (extreme yield level)
43y dividend history (≥10), dividend method reliable
VALUATION high
USD 26.40
PE reverts to historical 5th-percentile (extreme undervaluation)
EPV high
USD 35.44
Zero-growth scenario + current cash/debt (Greenwald franchise value)
EPV GROWTH PREMIUM low
USD 36.96
EPV × franchise-value multiplier (compounder premium when ROIC > WACC)
PB medium
USD 29.33
P/B reverts to historical 10th-percentile (asset-driven businesses)

YOUR WATCHLIST CONTEXT

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$XXX.XX
Your golden
$XXX.XX
Market
XXX

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IMPLIED VOLATILITY

CURRENT IV 24.1% HV (30D) 25.2% IV RANK (1Y) 52 NEUTRAL
IV vs HV · last 1 year

Earnings Reactions

VZ
8 earnings events · last 2 years
Avg Gap%
+1.41%
Avg Day%
+2.75%
Up Hit Rate
75%
Next Earnings · est.
2026-10-20
in 64d
24-10
25-01
25-04
25-07
25-10
26-01
26-04
26-07
Bar height = |Gap%| normalized to the period max. Green = up, red = down.
Date Time EPS Surprise Gap% Day% Week%
2026-07-24 BMO 1.30 +2.7% +0.59% +5.84% +6.82%
2026-04-27 BMO 1.28 +5.8% +2.26% +1.55% +2.57%
2026-01-30 BMO 1.09 +3.3% +5.53% +11.83% +16.33%
2025-10-29 BMO 1.21 +1.5% +4.09% +2.26% +0.94%
2025-07-21 BMO 1.22 +2.6% +2.72% +4.04% +3.72%
2025-04-22 BMO 1.19 +3.7% -2.19% +0.61% +0.05%
2025-01-24 BMO 1.10 +0.3% +2.37% +0.92% +0.54%
2024-10-22 BMO 1.19 +0.7% -4.12% -5.03% -5.42%

Is VZ (VZ) overvalued right now?

VZ (VZ) is currently trading at a trailing P/E of 12.2, sitting at the 90th percentile of its 5-year valuation history. A high percentile suggests the market is pricing the stock above its own historical norm — useful context before sizing a new position or selling premium against it.

VZ (VZ) — what's the SELL PUT risk profile?

Selling cash-secured puts on VZ (VZ) is a common income strategy, but the right strike depends on your floor price (the level you'd happily own at) and the option chain's buffer/APY tradeoff. The full ladder view (deferred to a future release) ranks candidates by buffer percentage first, then APY — see the option ladder methodology for why buffer matters more than yield in this strategy.

VZ (VZ) — which option strategy fits your view?

If you're bullish long-term but cautious near-term on VZ (VZ), SELL PUT into your floor zone collects premium while waiting for a better entry. If you already own it and are neutral-to-mildly-bullish, COVERED CALL caps upside but harvests time decay. The wrong strategy on the right ticker still loses money — match the trade to your view, not the other way around.

VZ (VZ) — is now a good entry?

Entry timing on VZ (VZ) is a function of your floor price (hard buy zone) and golden price (back-the-truck-up zone). Both are personal — set them in your watchlist and we'll alert you when the market hits either level.

FAQ

Why does VZ show different P/E numbers on different sites?

Different data providers use different earnings windows (TTM vs forward, GAAP vs adjusted) and update at different cadences. We surface trailing P/E with a 5-year percentile rank to give context — a P/E of 30 is hot for one stock and cold for another.

Does this page show VZ's implied volatility?

Not on this v0 page — the dedicated volatility tool covers IV with multi-source voting (IBKR + Polygon + yfinance). For pure IV lookup, use /tools/volatility. This page is for decision-stage queries that pull together valuation + portfolio context.

How is this different from Yahoo Finance or 雪球's VZ page?

Those sites are great for raw data discovery — last price, news, headline P/E. This page is built for the second look: you've already seen a single-dimension signal somewhere else, now you need multi-dimensional decision context (your floor, the valuation percentile, your portfolio overlay) in one view, not five tabs.