FLNT
Fluent, Inc.
FLNT has a slight edge over VZ overall, supported by stronger modeled upside and stronger fundamentals.
VZ
Verizon Communications Inc.
VZ has lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
FLNT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Under pressure | |
| Stable | |
| Healthy |
FLNT's revenue and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its cash flow 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.
FLNT PE Valuation
FLNT 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.
FLNT Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses shrinking | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
FLNT has the edge over VZ on the outlook, with more favorable revenue expectations.
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.
FLNT Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$0.58 | +$0.50 |
| Q2 2026 | -$0.73 | +$0.56 |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.83 | +$0.91 |
| Q4 2025 | -$1.05 | +$0.75 |
| Q3 2025 | -$1.08 | +$0.72 |
| Q2 2025 | -$1.29 | +$2.49 |
| Q1 2025 | -$1.74 | +$0.99 |
| Q4 2024 | -$1.80 | +$2.82 |
FLNT is still losing money, but far less than before: $0.58 per share over the past year, against $11.28 at its worst in early 2023.
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 FLNT on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
FLNT Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $53.6M | +14% |
| Q2 2026 | $48.4M | +8.4% |
| Q1 2026 | $44.9M | -19% |
| Q4 2025 | $61.8M | -5.5% |
| Q3 2025 | $47M | -27% |
| Q2 2025 | $44.7M | -24% |
| Q1 2025 | $55.2M | -16% |
| Q4 2024 | $65.4M | -10% |
FLNT's revenue is recovering but still below its 2021 peak: $54M last quarter, up 14% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -5.8% | +7.6 points |
| Q2 2026 | -10% | +5.7 points |
| Q1 2026 | -8.7% | +4.1 points |
| Q4 2025 | 0.3% | +8.6 points |
| Q3 2025 | -13% | -7.4 points |
| Q2 2025 | -16% | +1.8 points |
| Q1 2025 | -13% | -6.8 points |
| Q4 2024 | -8.3% | -5.9 points |
FLNT's operating margin was −5.8% last quarter, up 7.6 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 FLNT 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 FLNT on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
FLNT Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $2.4M | +$9.7M |
| Q1 2026 | $5.1M | +139% |
| Q4 2025 | $2.8M | +$4.9M |
| Q3 2025 | -$7.3M | -693% |
| Q1 2025 | $2.1M | +$2.2M |
| Q4 2024 | -$2.2M | -$596K |
| Q3 2024 | $1.2M | -84% |
| Q4 2023 | -$1.6M | +$3.6M |
FLNT's free cash flow has turned positive after five years mostly in the red: $5M 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 FLNT on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
FLNT Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +4% | +1.3M shares |
| 1 year | +17% | +4.7M shares |
| 3 years | +138% | +19M shares |
| 5 years | +146% | +19.5M shares |
| Available history | +148% | +19.6M shares |
FLNT has 33M diluted shares, up 17% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2021 | — |
| Q3 2021 | — |
| Q2 2021 | — |
| Q1 2021 | — |
| Q4 2020 | — |
| Q3 2020 | — |
| Q2 2020 | — |
| Q1 2020 | $1.3M |
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 FLNT on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $500M |
| Q2 2026 | $1B |
| Q1 2026 | $2.5B |
FLNT Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2022 | 1.1x | Healthy |
| Q4 2021 | 1.3x | Healthy |
| Q3 2021 | 4.6x | High |
| Q2 2021 | 2.0x | Healthy |
| Q1 2021 | 0.9x | Very low |
| Q4 2020 | 0.8x | Very low |
| Q3 2020 | 1.1x | Healthy |
| Q2 2020 | 1.5x | Healthy |
FLNT's net debt is about 1.1 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from less than a year a year ago.
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.
FLNT Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 50.9 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 58.2 | Neutral |
FLNT's weekly RSI is 51 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 58 (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).
FLNT PE vs Communication Services Sector
| Metric | FLNT | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 16x | — |
FLNT 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.
FLNT Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $3.13 | 6.1% above |
| 20 week MA | $3.44 | 3.5% below |
| 50 week MA | $3.18 | 4.4% above |
| 100 week MA | $2.72 | 22% above |
| 200 week MA | $3.31 | 0.3% above |
FLNT's trend is mixed: it's above four of its five weekly moving averages, and 0.3% 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 FLNT on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
FLNT Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $14.3 | $32.5 | +126% |
| 2021 | $32.5 | $13.6 | -58% |
| 2022 | $13.6 | $6.48 | -52% |
| 2023 | $6.48 | $4.02 | -38% |
| 2024 | $4.02 | $2.66 | -34% |
| 2025 | $2.66 | $2.53 | -4.9% |
| 2026 YTD | $2.53 | $3.32 | +31% |
FLNT 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.