PPLI
People Incorporated
There isn't enough reported data to score PPLI yet.
VZ
Verizon Communications Inc.
VZ's fundamentals are mixed: it turned 28% of its revenue into free cash flow, but its operating margin fell 2 points to 21%. At 12x earnings, it's trading in line with its usual 11x. Analysts expect earnings growth.
PPLI Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Weak | |
| Weak | |
| Unavailable | |
| Weak |
PPLI's revenue, profitability and balance sheet are currently weak. There isn't enough data to rate its cash flow.
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.
PPLI PE Valuation
PPLI has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year. If it returns to profit as analysts expect, today's price would be 45x next year's earnings.
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.
PPLI Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Returning to profit | |
| Decline | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect PPLI to return to profit, with revenue declining. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
VZ Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Growth | |
| Stable | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
VZ has the edge over PPLI on the outlook, with more favorable revenue expectations.
PPLI Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $0.96 | — |
| Q3 2026 | -$4.37 | -$2.57 |
| Q2 2026 | $4.51 | +$8.45 |
| Q1 2026 | $0.40 | +$8.31 |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.83 | +$4.49 |
| Q3 2025 | -$1.80 | -3700% |
| Q2 2025 | -$3.94 | -$2.52 |
| Q1 2025 | -$7.91 | -$7.02 |
| Q4 2024 | -$5.32 | -318% |
PPLI is still losing money, but far less than before: $4.37 per share over the past year, against $11.12 at its worst in late 2022.
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 PPLI on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
PPLI Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $430.8M | -27% |
| Q2 2026 | $436.7M | -26% |
| Q1 2026 | $422.9M | -26% |
| Q4 2025 | $646M | -35% |
| Q3 2025 | $589.8M | -37% |
| Q2 2025 | $586.9M | -38% |
| Q1 2025 | $570.5M | -39% |
| Q4 2024 | $989.3M | -6.5% |
PPLI's revenue has slid since its 2019 peak: $431M last quarter, down 27% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -0.7% | +2.8 points |
| Q2 2026 | -3.3% | -3.4 points |
| Q1 2026 | -9.5% | -16 points |
| Q4 2025 | -18% | -23 points |
| Q3 2025 | -3.5% | -5.2 points |
| Q2 2025 | 0.1% | +1.4 points |
| Q1 2025 | 6.3% | +13 points |
| Q4 2024 | 5.1% | +8.6 points |
PPLI's operating margin was −0.7% last quarter, up 2.8 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 PPLI 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 PPLI on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
PPLI Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $43.8M | +73% |
| Q2 2026 | $34.5M | +$41.7M |
| Q4 2025 | $31.4M | -66% |
| Q3 2025 | $25.3M | -68% |
| Q2 2025 | -$7.2M | -110% |
| Q1 2025 | -$4.6M | -110% |
| Q4 2024 | $91.9M | +186% |
| Q3 2024 | $79.8M | +$83.9M |
PPLI has the stronger cash trend. Its trailing FCF is up 200% 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.
PPLI Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -1.1% | -800K shares |
| 1 year | -5.7% | -4.5M shares |
| 3 years | -26% | -25.8M shares |
| 5 years | -32% | -35.9M shares |
| Available history | -12% | -10M shares |
PPLI has the edge over VZ on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | $9.7M |
| Q1 2026 | $123.6M |
| Q4 2025 | $15M |
| Q3 2025 | $100M |
| Q2 2025 | $20.6M |
| Q1 2025 | $179.4M |
| Q1 2022 | $8.1M |
PPLI spent $148M buying back its own shares over the past year.
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 4.2B diluted shares, down 1.7% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $500M |
| Q2 2026 | $1B |
| Q1 2026 | $2.5B |
PPLI Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2025 | 14.0x | High |
| Q3 2025 | 1.8x | Healthy |
| Q2 2025 | 1.1x | Healthy |
| Q1 2025 | 0.9x | Very low |
| Q4 2024 | 0.6x | Very low |
| Q3 2024 | 1.0x | Healthy |
| Q2 2024 | 1.6x | Healthy |
| Q1 2024 | 2.1x | Moderate |
PPLI's net debt is about 14 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.
PPLI Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 56.9 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 51.6 | Neutral |
PPLI's weekly RSI is 57 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 52 (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).
PPLI PE vs Communication Services Sector
| Metric | PPLI | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 7.9x | 16x | 52% below |
| PE % | 0 | 27 | 27 pts below |
PPLI has the edge over VZ on valuation relative to its sector.
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.
PPLI Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $40.1 | 8.6% above |
| 20 week MA | $40.7 | 7% above |
| 50 week MA | $40.4 | 7.9% above |
| 100 week MA | $38.1 | 14% above |
| 200 week MA | $40.6 | 7.3% above |
PPLI has climbed back above all five of its weekly moving averages, and it's now 7.3% 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 is in an uptrend: it's above all five of its weekly moving averages, and 12% above its 200-week average.
PPLI Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $42.5 | $98.0 | +130% |
| 2021 | $98.0 | $108.1 | +10% |
| 2022 | $108.1 | $35.1 | -68% |
| 2023 | $35.1 | $43.0 | +23% |
| 2024 | $43.0 | $35.4 | -18% |
| 2025 | $35.4 | $40.1 | +13% |
| 2026 YTD | $40.1 | $43.6 | +8.6% |
PPLI's yearly returns have swung widely, from +130% in 2020 to −68% in 2022. It's up 8.6% 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 PPLI on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.