ACCS
ACCESS Newswire Inc.
ACCS has the edge over VZ overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and stronger modeled upside.
VZ
Verizon Communications Inc.
VZ has lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
ACCS Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Under pressure | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong |
ACCS's cash flow and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its revenue is stable, but its profitability is under pressure.
VZ Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Under pressure |
VZ's profitability and cash flow are currently healthy, and its revenue is stable, but its balance sheet is under pressure.
ACCS PE Valuation
ACCS has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
VZ PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 8.3x | $32.43 | -30% |
| Forward | 9x | $46.55 | — |
| Fair | 11x | $43.63 | -6.3% |
| Current | 12x | $46.55 | — |
| Expensive | 14x | $56.75 | +22% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
VZ's PE is in its fair range at 12x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 9.0x next year's earnings, in its cheap range.
ACCS Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Strong growth | |
| Stable | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect ACCS's earnings to grow and its profitability to improve, with its revenue holding steady.
VZ Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Growth | |
| Stable | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect VZ's earnings to grow and its profitability to improve, with its revenue holding steady.
ACCS Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $0.67 | — |
| Q3 2026 | -$0.46 | +$0.93 |
| Q2 2026 | -$0.45 | +$1.05 |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.45 | +$0.93 |
| Q4 2025 | $1.11 | +$3.93 |
| Q3 2025 | -$1.39 | -$1.04 |
| Q2 2025 | -$1.50 | -$1.34 |
| Q1 2025 | -$1.38 | -790% |
| Q4 2024 | -$2.82 | -1510% |
ACCS is still losing money, but far less than before: $0.46 per share over the past year, against $2.82 at its worst in late 2024.
VZ Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $5.19 | +32% |
| Q3 2026 | $3.93 | -16% |
| Q2 2026 | $3.85 | -10% |
| Q1 2026 | $4.11 | -2.1% |
| Q4 2025 | $4.06 | -1.9% |
| Q3 2025 | $4.68 | +103% |
| Q2 2025 | $4.29 | +61% |
| Q1 2025 | $4.20 | +57% |
| Q4 2024 | $4.14 | +51% |
VZ has the edge over ACCS on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
ACCS Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $5.5M | -3.6% |
| Q2 2026 | $5.6M | -0.1% |
| Q1 2026 | $5.3M | -2.7% |
| Q4 2025 | $5.8M | +299% |
| Q3 2025 | $5.7M | -18% |
| Q2 2025 | $5.6M | -27% |
| Q1 2025 | $5.5M | -21% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.5M | -81% |
ACCS's revenue is growing: $6M last quarter, down 3.6% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -2.6% | +0.7 points |
| Q2 2026 | -5.5% | -1 points |
| Q1 2026 | -13% | -1.1 points |
| Q4 2025 | -13% | +1139 points |
| Q3 2025 | -3.2% | -5.5 points |
| Q2 2025 | -4.4% | -8.8 points |
| Q1 2025 | -12% | -12 points |
| Q4 2024 | -1152% | -1150 points |
ACCS's operating margin was −2.6% last quarter, up 0.7 points from the same quarter a year ago.
VZ Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $34.3B | +1.5% |
| Q2 2026 | $34.3B | -0.7% |
| Q1 2026 | $34.4B | +2.9% |
| Q4 2025 | $36.4B | +2% |
| Q3 2025 | $33.8B | +1.5% |
| Q2 2025 | $34.5B | +5.2% |
| Q1 2025 | $33.5B | +1.5% |
| Q4 2024 | $35.7B | +1.6% |
VZ has the edge over ACCS on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 25% | +1.3 points |
| Q2 2026 | 21% | -2.7 points |
| Q1 2026 | 24% | +0.1 points |
| Q4 2025 | 14% | -7.1 points |
| Q3 2025 | 24% | +6.2 points |
| Q2 2025 | 24% | -0.2 points |
| Q1 2025 | 24% | +1 points |
| Q4 2024 | 21% | +19 points |
VZ has the edge over ACCS on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
ACCS Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $469K | +$1.1M |
| Q2 2026 | $160K | +19% |
| Q1 2026 | $862K | +17% |
| Q4 2025 | $258K | -70% |
| Q3 2025 | -$590K | -139% |
| Q2 2025 | $135K | +$325K |
| Q1 2025 | $735K | -24% |
| Q4 2024 | $866K | +12% |
ACCS still generates free cash flow, though less than at its 2023 peak: $2M over the past year.
VZ Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $11.5B | +2.2% |
| Q2 2026 | $10.4B | +16% |
| Q1 2026 | $8B | +2.6% |
| Q4 2025 | $9.1B | -13% |
| Q3 2025 | $11.3B | +14% |
| Q2 2025 | $9B | -5.4% |
| Q1 2025 | $7.8B | +9.9% |
| Q4 2024 | $10.4B | +20% |
VZ has the edge over ACCS on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
ACCS Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -1.1% | -43K shares |
| 1 year | -1% | -38K shares |
ACCS has 4M diluted shares, down 1% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $437,000 |
| Q2 2026 | $302,000 |
| Q1 2026 | $29,000 |
| Q4 2023 | — |
| Q3 2023 | — |
| Q2 2023 | — |
| Q1 2023 | — |
| Q4 2022 | — |
VZ Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.2% | -10M shares |
| 1 year | -1.7% | -72M shares |
| 3 years | -1.3% | -55M shares |
| 5 years | +0.4% | +17M shares |
| Available history | +0.5% | +21M shares |
VZ has the edge over ACCS on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $500M |
| Q2 2026 | $1B |
| Q1 2026 | $2.5B |
ACCS Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -1.3x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -1.0x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -1.3x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -0.5x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2024 | 3.8x | Elevated |
| Q2 2024 | 3.7x | Elevated |
| Q1 2024 | 2.6x | Moderate |
| Q4 2023 | 2.5x | Moderate |
ACCS has the edge over VZ on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
VZ Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 3.3x | Elevated |
| Q2 2026 | 3.4x | Elevated |
| Q1 2026 | 3.4x | Elevated |
| Q4 2025 | 2.9x | Moderate |
| Q3 2025 | 2.8x | Moderate |
| Q2 2025 | 3.0x | Moderate |
| Q1 2025 | 3.0x | Elevated |
| Q4 2024 | 3.0x | Elevated |
VZ's net debt is about 3.3 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from 2.8 years a year ago.
ACCS Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 27.5 | Oversold |
| Stochastic | 4.2 | Oversold |
ACCS's weekly RSI is 28 (oversold) and its Stochastic is 4 (oversold).
VZ Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 50.9 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 44.6 | Neutral |
VZ's weekly RSI is 51 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 45 (neutral).
ACCS PE vs Communication Services Sector
| Metric | ACCS | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 16x | — |
ACCS has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
VZ PE vs Communication Services Sector
| Metric | VZ | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 12x | 16x | 28% below |
| PE % | 58 | 26 | 32 pts above |
VZ is trading at 12x earnings, a 28% discount to the Communication Services sector's median of 16x.
ACCS Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $4.18 | 17% below |
| 20 week MA | $5.27 | 34% below |
| 50 week MA | $6.81 | 49% below |
| 100 week MA | $8.41 | 59% below |
| 200 week MA | $12.0 | 71% below |
ACCS is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 71% below its 200-week average.
VZ Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $45.1 | 3.1% above |
| 20 week MA | $46.3 | 0.5% above |
| 50 week MA | $46.1 | 1.1% above |
| 100 week MA | $44.2 | 5.4% above |
| 200 week MA | $41.4 | 12% above |
VZ has the edge over ACCS on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
ACCS Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $11.5 | $19.5 | +70% |
| 2021 | $19.5 | $30.5 | +56% |
| 2022 | $30.5 | $25.0 | -18% |
| 2023 | $25.0 | $18.1 | -27% |
| 2024 | $18.1 | $8.77 | -52% |
| 2025 | $8.77 | $8.58 | -2.2% |
| 2026 YTD | $8.58 | $3.49 | -59% |
ACCS has finished four years in a row lower, and it's down 59% so far in 2026.
VZ Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $61.5 | $58.8 | -4.4% |
| 2021 | $58.8 | $52.7 | -10% |
| 2022 | $52.7 | $38.4 | -27% |
| 2023 | $38.4 | $37.7 | -1.8% |
| 2024 | $37.7 | $39.9 | +5.9% |
| 2025 | $39.9 | $40.5 | +1.4% |
| 2026 YTD | $40.5 | $46.6 | +15% |
VZ has the edge over ACCS on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.