SWAG
Stran & Company, Inc.
SWAG offers stronger valuation, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
VZ
Verizon Communications Inc.
VZ has a slight edge over SWAG overall, supported by lower modeled downside.
SWAG Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Stable | |
| Strong |
SWAG's profitability and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its revenue and cash flow are stable.
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.
SWAG PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current | 16x | $1.24 | — |
| Cheap | 92x | $7.39 | +496% |
| Fair | 115x | $9.22 | +643% |
| Expensive | 250x | $19.98 | +1512% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
SWAG has the edge over VZ in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
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.
SWAG Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Turning to a loss | |
| Decline | |
| Weakening | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect SWAG's earnings and revenue to decline, with profitability weakening.
VZ Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Growth | |
| Stable | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
VZ has the edge over SWAG on the outlook, with more favorable earnings and revenue expectations.
SWAG Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $0.08 | +$0.16 |
| Q2 2026 | $0.01 | +$0.13 |
| Q1 2026 | $0.02 | +$0.23 |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.04 | +$0.18 |
| Q3 2025 | -$0.08 | +$0.09 |
| Q2 2025 | -$0.12 | -$0.10 |
| Q1 2025 | -$0.21 | -$0.20 |
| Q4 2024 | -$0.22 | -$0.20 |
SWAG 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.
SWAG Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $28.1M | +8.2% |
| Q2 2026 | $33.4M | +2.4% |
| Q1 2026 | $31.2M | +8.9% |
| Q4 2025 | $28.9M | +7.2% |
| Q3 2025 | $26M | +29% |
| Q2 2025 | $32.6M | +95% |
| Q1 2025 | $28.7M | +52% |
| Q4 2024 | $27M | +15% |
SWAG has the edge over VZ on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -0.5% | +6.3 points |
| Q2 2026 | 0.3% | -0.9 points |
| Q1 2026 | 2.1% | +3.9 points |
| Q4 2025 | -0.1% | +3.3 points |
| Q3 2025 | -6.9% | +4 points |
| Q2 2025 | 1.2% | +7.8 points |
| Q1 2025 | -1.9% | +1.7 points |
| Q4 2024 | -3.5% | -7.5 points |
SWAG's operating margin was −0.5% last quarter, up 6.3 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 SWAG on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
SWAG Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $243K | +$6.1M |
| Q2 2026 | $358K | -94% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.2M | +$7.2M |
| Q4 2025 | $38K | -97% |
| Q3 2025 | -$5.9M | -$3M |
| Q2 2025 | $6.3M | +229% |
| Q1 2025 | -$6M | -421% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.2M | +97% |
SWAG's free cash flow has turned positive again: $2M over the past year, against −$4M the year before.
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 SWAG on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
SWAG Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.7% | -132K shares |
| 1 year | +1.3% | +240K shares |
| 3 years | +0.6% | +110K shares |
| 5 years | +24% | +3.6M shares |
| Available history | +24% | +3.6M shares |
SWAG has 19M diluted shares, up 1.3% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $227,000 |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | $408,000 |
| Q4 2023 | $25,697 |
| Q4 2022 | $150,000 |
| Q3 2022 | $1.2M |
| Q2 2021 | — |
| Q1 2021 | — |
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 SWAG on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $500M |
| Q2 2026 | $1B |
| Q1 2026 | $2.5B |
SWAG Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -4.3x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -87.2x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -21.7x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2024 | -153.5x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2024 | -101.2x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2021 | 6.2x | High |
| Q4 2020 | 2.0x | Moderate |
SWAG 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.
SWAG Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 26.5 | Oversold |
| Stochastic | 4.7 | Oversold |
SWAG's weekly RSI is 26 (oversold) and its Stochastic is 5 (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).
SWAG PE vs Communication Services Sector
| Metric | SWAG | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 16x | 16x | 6% below |
| PE % | 0 | 32 | 32 pts below |
SWAG is trading at 16x earnings, in line with 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 SWAG on valuation relative to its sector.
SWAG Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $1.36 | 8.8% below |
| 20 week MA | $1.68 | 26% below |
| 50 week MA | $1.78 | 30% below |
| 100 week MA | $1.58 | 22% below |
| 200 week MA | $1.46 | 15% below |
SWAG is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 15% 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 SWAG on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
SWAG Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $9.85 | $5.92 | -40% |
| 2022 | $5.92 | $1.34 | -77% |
| 2023 | $1.34 | $1.48 | +10% |
| 2024 | $1.48 | $0.95 | -36% |
| 2025 | $0.95 | $1.68 | +77% |
| 2026 YTD | $1.68 | $1.24 | -26% |
SWAG has finished lower in three of the last five years. It's down 26% 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 SWAG on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.