VZ

Verizon
Integrated Telecommunication Services · Communication Services · as of 2026-08-19
Last close
$49.36
+1.7% on the session
1-year return
+18.8%
+6.0% over six months
Volatility
25.0%
annualized, trailing year
Max drawdown
-17.0%
worst peak to trough, 1y
What the numbers say

Verizon is a integrated telecommunication services name in the communication services sector. Over the past year it returned +18.8%, against +5.2% over three months and +12.7% over one. It trades 12.2% above its 200-day average, so the longer trend is confirming recent strength. Annualized volatility of 25.0% is moderate by single-stock standards.

Its worst peak-to-trough decline over the year was -17.0%, and it has traded a median $1.1B a day — the figure that decides whether a position can actually be entered and exited at posted prices. Its daily moves correlate -0.16 with the S&P 500 proxy, so it has been moving substantially on its own.

Where it ranks
Within Communication Services#5 of 24
Stronger than 83% of its sector on the momentum profile
Across the whole index#196 of 500

How VZ scores on all four profiles

Its standing on steadiness, defensiveness and rebound — plus the factor-by-factor breakdown behind each score, and its closest and least-correlated peers among 1 others in Integrated Telecommunication Services.

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Full metrics
1 day+1.7%
1 week+5.1%
1 month+12.7%
3 months+5.2%
6 months+6.0%
1 year+18.8%
12-1 momentum+5.4%
Volatility (1y, annualized)25.0%
Max drawdown (1y)-17.0%
Distance vs 200-day average+12.2%
Return per unit of risk0.75
Median daily dollar volume$1.1B
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