In the latest trading session, Verizon Communications (VZ-Free Report) closed at $60.48, marking a +0.27% move from the previous day. The stock outpaced the S&P 500's daily gain of 0.03%. At the same time, the Dow lost 0.03%, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq gained 0.14%.
Prior to today's trading, shares of the largest U.S. cellphone carrier had lost 1.57% over the past month. This has lagged the Computer and Technology sector's gain of 6.3% and the S&P 500's gain of 3.23% in that time.
Investors will be hoping for strength from VZ as it approaches its next earnings release, which is expected to be January 30, 2020. The company is expected to report EPS of $1.15, up 2.68% from the prior-year quarter. Our most recent consensus estimate is calling for quarterly revenue of $34.53 billion, up 0.73% from the year-ago period.
Investors should also note any recent changes to analyst estimates for VZ. Recent revisions tend to reflect the latest near-term business trends. As a result, we can interpret positive estimate revisions as a good sign for the company's business outlook.
Our research shows that these estimate changes are directly correlated with near-term stock prices. To benefit from this, we have developed the Zacks Rank, a proprietary model which takes these estimate changes into account and provides an actionable rating system.
The Zacks Rank system, which ranges from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), has an impressive outside-audited track record of outperformance, with #1 stocks generating an average annual return of +25% since 1988. Within the past 30 days, our consensus EPS projection has moved 0.19% lower. VZ currently has a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold).
Investors should also note VZ's current valuation metrics, including its Forward P/E ratio of 12.19. Its industry sports an average Forward P/E of 14.75, so we one might conclude that VZ is trading at a discount comparatively.
It is also worth noting that VZ currently has a PEG ratio of 3.79. This popular metric is similar to the widely-known P/E ratio, with the difference being that the PEG ratio also takes into account the company's expected earnings growth rate. The Wireless National was holding an average PEG ratio of 3.12 at yesterday's closing price.
The Wireless National industry is part of the Computer and Technology sector. This industry currently has a Zacks Industry Rank of 206, which puts it in the bottom 20% of all 250+ industries.
The Zacks Industry Rank includes is listed in order from best to worst in terms of the average Zacks Rank of the individual companies within each of these sectors. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.
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在最近的交易時段，VerizonCommunications(VZ-Free Report)收於60.48美元，較前一天上漲0.27%。該股漲幅超過標準普爾500指數0.03%的日漲幅。與此同時，道瓊斯指數下跌0.03%，高科技股納斯達克指數上漲0.14%.
在今天的交易前，這家美國最大的手機運營商的股價在過去一個月裏下跌了1.57%。這已經落後於當時計算機和技術部門6.3%的漲幅和標準普爾500指數3.23%的漲幅。
隨着VZ即將發佈下一份盈利報告，預計將於2020年1月30日發佈，投資者將期待VZ的表現強勁。預計該公司每股收益為1.15美元，較上年同期增長2.68%.我們最新的一致預測是，季度收入為345.3億美元，較上年同期增長0.73%。
投資者還應注意最近對VZ分析師估計的任何變化。最近的修正往往反映了近期的商業趨勢。因此，我們可以將正估計修正解釋為公司業務前景的一個好跡象。
我們的研究表明，這些估計變化與短期股票價格直接相關.為了從中受益，我們開發了ZackRank，這是一種專有模型，它考慮到了這些估計變化，並提供了一個可操作的評級系統。
ZackRank系統，從1號(強購)到5號(強力賣出)，有着令人印象深刻的外部審計業績，自1988年以來，1號股票的年平均回報率為+25%。在過去的30天裏，我們對每股收益的一致預測下降了0.19%。目前VZ的ZackRank為#3(持有)。
投資者還應注意到VZ目前的估值指標，包括其12.19的遠期市盈率。它的行業平均遠期市盈率為14.75，因此我們可以得出VZ相對摺價的結論。
還值得注意的是，VZ目前的PEG比率為3.79。這一流行的指標類似於眾所周知的市盈率，不同之處在於PEG比率也考慮到了公司的預期盈利增長率。按昨日收盤價計算，WirelessNational的平均PEG比率為3.12。
無線國家工業是計算機和技術部門的一部分。該行業目前的ZackIndustryRank為206，在所有250多個行業中排名最低的20%。
ZackIndustryRank包括從最好到最壞的順序，從每個行業中每個公司的平均Zack排名來看。我們的研究表明，排名前50%的行業的表現比後半期高出2：1。
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