Analyst Activity – Royal Bank Of Canada Raises Its Price Target On Verizon Communications (NYSE:VZ) to $50.00

Analyst Ratings For Verizon Communications (NYSE:VZ)

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Today, Royal Bank Of Canada raised its price target on Verizon Communications (NYSE:VZ) to $50.00 per share.

There are 21 hold ratings, 5 buy ratings on the stock.

The current consensus rating on Verizon Communications (NYSE:VZ) is Hold (Score: 2.19) with a consensus target price of $53.21 per share, a potential 10.99% upside.

Some recent analyst ratings include

  • 7/28/2017-Cowen and Company Reiterated Rating of Hold.
  • 7/3/2017-Jefferies Group LLC Reiterated Rating of Hold.
  • 6/28/2017-Wells Fargo & Company Reiterated Rating of Market Perform.
  • 6/28/2017-Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The) Reiterated Rating of Neutral.

Dividend information for Verizon Communications (NYSE:VZ)

Verizon Communications (NYSE:VZ) pays an annual dividend of Community Ranking: with a yield of 4.82% and an average dividend growth of 3.10% based on a 3 Year Average.

Dividend History for Verizon Communications (NYSE:VZ)

  • On 6/1/2017 Verizon Communications announced a quarterly dividend of $0.58 4.97% with an ex dividend date of 7/6/2017 which will be payable on 8/1/2017.
  • On 3/3/2017 Verizon Communications announced a quarterly dividend of $0.58 4.62% with an ex dividend date of 4/6/2017 which will be payable on 5/1/2017.
  • On 12/1/2016 Verizon Communications announced a quarterly dividend of $0.58 4.64% with an ex dividend date of 1/6/2017 which will be payable on 2/1/2017.
  • On 9/1/2016 Verizon Communications announced a quarterly dividend of $0.01 4.37% with an ex dividend date of 10/5/2016 which will be payable on 11/1/2016.
  • On 6/2/2016 Verizon Communications announced a quarterly dividend of $0.57 4.44% with an ex dividend date of 7/6/2016 which will be payable on 8/1/2016.
  • On 3/4/2016 Verizon Communications announced a quarterly dividend of $0.57 4.33% with an ex dividend date of 4/6/2016 which will be payable on 5/2/2016.
  • On 12/3/2015 Verizon Communications announced a quarterly dividend of $0.57 4.94% with an ex dividend date of 1/6/2016 which will be payable on 2/1/2016.

Recent Insider Trading Activity For Verizon Communications (NYSE:VZ)
Verizon Communications (NYSE:VZ) has insider ownership of 0.13% and institutional ownership of 62.52%.

  • On 6/27/2017 Craig L Silliman, EVP, sold 610 with an average share price of $45.00 per share and the total transaction amounting to $27,450.00. View SEC Filing
  • On 5/30/2017 Craig L Silliman, EVP, sold 610 with an average share price of $45.34 per share and the total transaction amounting to $27,657.40. View SEC Filing
  • On 5/1/2017 Marni M Walden, EVP, sold 16,362 with an average share price of $46.08 per share and the total transaction amounting to $753,960.96. View SEC Filing
  • On 4/27/2017 Craig L Silliman, EVP, sold 610 with an average share price of $47.36 per share and the total transaction amounting to $28,889.60. View SEC Filing
  • On 3/27/2017 Craig L Silliman, EVP, sold 610 with an average share price of $49.66 per share and the total transaction amounting to $30,292.60. View SEC Filing
  • On 2/27/2017 Marni M Walden, EVP, sold 32,254 with an average share price of $49.92 per share and the total transaction amounting to $1,610,119.68. View SEC Filing
  • On 2/23/2017 Roger Gurnani, EVP, sold 10,804 with an average share price of $50.29 per share and the total transaction amounting to $543,333.16. View SEC Filing

Recent Trading Activity for Verizon Communications (NYSE:VZ)
Shares of Verizon Communications closed the previous trading session at 47.94 up +0.13 0.27% with 25,296,508 shares trading hands.

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