UCL
uCloudlink Group Inc.
UCL offers stronger modeled upside, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
VZ
Verizon Communications Inc.
VZ has the edge over UCL overall, supported by lower modeled downside and stronger fundamentals.
UCL Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Under pressure | |
| Under pressure | |
| Weak | |
| Strong |
UCL's balance sheet is currently strong, but its revenue, profitability and cash flow are 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.
UCL PE Valuation
UCL 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.
UCL Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Returning to profit | |
| Growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
UCL 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.
UCL Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | $0.12 | +$0.27 |
| Q1 2024 | $0.03 | +$0.36 |
| Q4 2023 | $0.08 | +$0.74 |
| Q3 2023 | $0.10 | +$1.27 |
| Q2 2023 | -$0.15 | +$1.12 |
| Q1 2023 | -$0.33 | +$1.02 |
| Q4 2022 | -$0.66 | +$0.96 |
| Q3 2022 | -$1.17 | +$0.35 |
VZ has the stronger earnings trend. Trailing diluted EPS is down 20% for UCL versus VZ down 16%.
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.
UCL Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $18.2M | -5.9% |
| Q1 2026 | $16.9M | -10% |
| Q4 2025 | $22.3M | -14% |
| Q3 2025 | $21.2M | -16% |
| Q2 2025 | $19.4M | -13% |
| Q1 2025 | $18.7M | +3.4% |
| Q4 2024 | $26M | +19% |
| Q3 2024 | $25.2M | +5.6% |
UCL's revenue has slid since its 2019 peak: $18M last quarter, down 5.9% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -16% | -20 points |
| Q1 2026 | -16% | -13 points |
| Q4 2025 | 8.5% | +15 points |
| Q3 2025 | 0.6% | -13 points |
| Q2 2025 | 4.2% | -5.9 points |
| Q1 2025 | -2.5% | -5.3 points |
| Q4 2024 | -6.6% | +1.9 points |
| Q3 2024 | 13% | -0.7 points |
UCL's operating margin was −16% last quarter, down 20 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 UCL 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 UCL on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
UCL Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -$3.1M | -$2M |
| Q1 2026 | -$8.7M | -$8.7M |
| Q4 2025 | $4.4M | +$7.8M |
| Q3 2025 | -$1.4M | -170% |
| Q2 2025 | -$1.1M | -135% |
| Q1 2025 | -$64K | -105% |
| Q4 2024 | -$3.5M | -$80K |
| Q3 2024 | $2M | +1.2% |
UCL has burned cash in six of the last eight quarters: −$9M over the past year, against −$3M 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 UCL on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
UCL Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.4% | +163K shares |
| 1 year | +1.3% | +478K shares |
| 3 years | +33% | +9.3M shares |
| 5 years | +44% | +11.6M shares |
UCL has 38M diluted shares, up 1.3% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | — |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | — |
| Q1 2025 | — |
| Q4 2024 | — |
| Q3 2024 | — |
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 UCL on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $500M |
| Q2 2026 | $1B |
| Q1 2026 | $2.5B |
UCL Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -3.1x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -2.1x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -2.2x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -1.8x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -4.0x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2024 | -3.4x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2024 | -7.9x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2023 | -4.4x | Net Cash |
UCL 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.
UCL Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 19.1 | Oversold |
| Stochastic | 4.7 | Oversold |
UCL's weekly RSI is 19 (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).
UCL PE vs Communication Services Sector
| Metric | UCL | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 16x | — |
UCL 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.
UCL Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $0.25 | 12% below |
| 20 week MA | $0.50 | 56% below |
| 50 week MA | $1.07 | 79% below |
| 100 week MA | $1.49 | 85% below |
| 200 week MA | $1.90 | 88% below |
UCL is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 88% 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 UCL on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
UCL Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $16.5 | $10.4 | -37% |
| 2021 | $10.4 | $3.30 | -68% |
| 2022 | $3.30 | $3.97 | +20% |
| 2023 | $3.97 | $1.75 | -56% |
| 2024 | $1.75 | $2.40 | +37% |
| 2025 | $2.40 | $2.05 | -15% |
| 2026 YTD | $2.05 | $0.22 | -89% |
UCL has finished lower in four of the last six years. It's down 89% 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 UCL on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.