VZ
Verizon Communications Inc.
VZ (Verizon Communications Inc.) has a reliability-weighted signal score of 48/100 on StockMarketSignals, based on 5 finance YouTubers over a rolling 14-day window. The score reflects how strongly tracked creators are currently bullish or bearish on VZ, weighted by each channel's reliability.
Why analysts are watching it
Analysts are watching Verizon (VZ) as mixed sentiments emerge regarding its investment appeal. On July 11, 2026, Value Investing with Sven Carlin, Ph.D., noted on his video "Value Quadrant July 2026 Update - Interesting Changes..." that VZ is an "interest rate play" with a juicy 6% dividend and positive growth guidance, suggesting a 7% medium-risk return. Conversely, Daniel Pronk consistently expressed disinterest in owning Verizon, as seen on his July 2, 2026, video "Questrade Custom Indexing! How to Make Your Own Index" and again on his July 17, 2026, video "Why I Don't Invest in the S&P 500 #ad #customindexing #stocks." The Patient Investor, on August 1, 2026, in "How To Avoid Value Traps In Investing," cautioned against VZ appearing "dirt cheap" solely based on its P/E ratio and high dividend without considering enterprise value. Despite these concerns, Jeremy Lefebvre (Financial Education) highlighted on his June 18, 2026, video "I just bought my next GREAT STOCK‼️(NEW STOCK BUY)" that "people still got to pay their phone bill," indicating a stable demand. Investing in individual stocks carries inherent risks, and past performance is not indicative of future results.
Contributing creators
Source clips
"They ask me about Verizon. They said look at Verizon. Verizon is trading at an 8p ratio. Eight times earnings. The stock is dirt cheap. It has a very high dividend. It looks very very undervalued. And this is what a lot of people would say. But the problem is you're looking at a PE ratio. PE includes market cap, but it does not include enterprise value."
— How To Avoid Value Traps In Investing
"a lot of companies in the S&P that I don't want to own in my portfolio, like Verizon"
— Why I Don't Invest in the S&P 500 #ad #customindexing #stocks
"there's a lot of companies in the S&P that I don't want to own in my portfolio, like Verizon"
— Why I Don't Invest in the S&P 500 #ad #customindexing #stocks
"Verizon is next Verizon is an interest rate play now the dividend is again getting juicy 6% % far from the 5% of the 2022 still very very interesting the guidance is positive growth on all places so as the price is going lower if I'm focused on a long-term real return Verizon is at a 7% medium risk return"
— Value Quadrant July 2026 Update - Interesting Changes...
"I have no interest in ever owning, like Verizon and Tesla."
— Questrade Custom Indexing! How to Make Your Own Index
"Um, Verizon, people still got to pay their phone bill."
— I just bought my next GREAT STOCK‼️(NEW STOCK BUY)
"Verizon, Coca-Cola, Texas Instruments, Pepsicola, United Health, Amgen, and Proctor and Gamble."
— $50,000 In SCHD Might Beat Your Full Time Job!
Frequently asked about VZ
Is VZ a buy according to finance YouTubers?
Tracked finance YouTubers are currently mixed to bearish on VZ (Verizon Communications Inc.), giving it a reliability-weighted signal score of 48/100 on StockMarketSignals. This reflects creator sentiment over a rolling 14-day window and is not investment advice.
What is VZ's reliability score?
VZ has a StockMarketSignals reliability score of 48/100, based on 5 finance YouTubers. Scores above 60 indicate net-bullish creator sentiment, while scores below 40 indicate net-bearish sentiment.
Which finance YouTubers cover VZ?
VZ has been covered by Value Investing with Sven Carlin, Ph.D., Daniel Pronk, The Patient Investor, Jerry Romine Stocks, Jeremy Lefebvre (Financial Education) on StockMarketSignals. Each creator is weighted by a reliability score based on the historical accuracy of their past calls.
How is the VZ signal calculated?
The VZ signal aggregates every tracked YouTuber mention, weighting each by the creator's reliability and decaying older mentions over a 90-day window. Bullish mentions push the score above 50, bearish mentions below it.