ATEX
Anterix Inc.
ATEX's outlook is improving, though it still trails on the overall score.
VZ
Verizon Communications Inc.
VZ has the edge over ATEX overall, supported by lower modeled downside and stronger modeled upside.
ATEX Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
ATEX's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently healthy.
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.
ATEX PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 8.4x | $3.19 | -96% |
| Fair | 20x | $7.73 | -91% |
| Expensive | 44x | $16.81 | -80% |
| Current | 218x | $82.69 | — |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
ATEX's PE is in its expensive range at 218x.
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 has the edge over ATEX in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
ATEX Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses shrinking | |
| Strong growth | |
| -- | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect ATEX's losses to shrink, with revenue growing.
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.
ATEX Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $0.38 | -93% |
| Q2 2026 | $3.49 | +121% |
| Q1 2026 | $4.83 | +$5.44 |
| Q4 2025 | $4.37 | +$6.00 |
| Q3 2025 | $5.13 | +$7.15 |
| Q2 2025 | $1.58 | +$2.80 |
| Q1 2025 | -$0.61 | -$0.12 |
| Q4 2024 | -$1.63 | -294% |
ATEX has the edge over VZ on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
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's earnings per share have fallen from their peak: $3.93 over the past year, against $5.34 in late 2021.
ATEX Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $2M | +26% |
| Q2 2026 | $2M | +38% |
| Q1 2026 | $2M | +41% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.6M | +0.4% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.6M | +0.1% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.4M | -7% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.4M | +10% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.6M | +23% |
ATEX has the edge over VZ on sales, with stronger typical year-over-year growth.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -292% | -4201 points |
| Q2 2026 | -13% | -1598 points |
| Q1 2026 | 1013% | +337 points |
| Q4 2025 | -576% | -1025 points |
| Q3 2025 | 3909% | +4756 points |
| Q2 2025 | 1585% | +2570 points |
| Q1 2025 | 676% | +1511 points |
| Q4 2024 | 449% | +373 points |
ATEX's operating margin was −292% last quarter, down 4201 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's revenue has held roughly level: $34.3B last quarter, up 1.5% from the same quarter a year ago.
| 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 ATEX on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
ATEX Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $2M | +$5.1M |
| Q1 2026 | $15.5M | +$32.1M |
| Q4 2025 | -$8.3M | -$582K |
| Q2 2025 | -$3.1M | -$779K |
| Q1 2025 | -$16.6M | -372% |
| Q4 2024 | -$7.7M | -123% |
| Q3 2024 | -$2.7M | -126% |
| Q2 2024 | -$2.4M | +$5.9M |
ATEX has the stronger cash trend. Its trailing FCF is up 204% versus its history, compared with VZ at up 2.6%.
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's free cash flow has been positive every quarter for seven years: $39B over the past year, up 1.5% from the year before.
ATEX Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.2% | -31.8K shares |
| 1 year | +4.8% | +890K shares |
| 3 years | +2.5% | +486K shares |
| 5 years | +9.6% | +1.7M shares |
| Available history | +15% | +2.5M shares |
ATEX has 20M diluted shares, up 4.8% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q1 2026 | — |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | $990,000 |
| Q2 2025 | — |
| Q1 2025 | $2M |
| Q4 2024 | $4.4M |
| Q3 2024 | — |
| Q2 2024 | $2M |
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 ATEX on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $500M |
| Q2 2026 | $1B |
| Q1 2026 | $2.5B |
ATEX Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -20.6x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -1.6x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -1.0x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -0.4x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -0.4x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -1.6x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2023 | -3.6x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2023 | -6.2x | Net Cash |
ATEX 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.
ATEX Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 53.2 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 42.7 | Neutral |
ATEX's weekly RSI is 53 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 43 (neutral).
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).
ATEX PE vs Communication Services Sector
| Metric | ATEX | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 218x | 16x | 1,220% above |
| PE % | 100 | 26 | 74 pts above |
ATEX is trading at 218x earnings, a 1220% premium to the Communication Services sector's median of 16x.
VZ PE vs Communication Services Sector
| Metric | VZ | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 12x | 16x | 28% below |
| PE % | 58 | 26 | 32 pts above |
VZ has the edge over ATEX on valuation relative to its sector.
ATEX Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $81.7 | 1.2% above |
| 20 week MA | $88.4 | 6.5% below |
| 50 week MA | $60.6 | 36% above |
| 100 week MA | $43.9 | 88% above |
| 200 week MA | $38.7 | 114% above |
ATEX's trend is mixed: it's above four of its five weekly moving averages, and 114% above 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 ATEX on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
ATEX Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $42.2 | $39.6 | -6.1% |
| 2021 | $39.6 | $60.1 | +52% |
| 2022 | $60.1 | $30.9 | -49% |
| 2023 | $30.9 | $33.3 | +7.9% |
| 2024 | $33.3 | $30.7 | -7.7% |
| 2025 | $30.7 | $22.0 | -28% |
| 2026 YTD | $22.0 | $82.7 | +276% |
ATEX has the edge over VZ on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
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 finished lower in four of the last six years. It's up 15% so far in 2026.