VZ
Verizon Communications Inc.
VZ has lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
ZDGE
Zedge, Inc.
ZDGE has the edge over VZ overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and stronger modeled upside.
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.
ZDGE Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
ZDGE's cash flow and balance sheet are currently strong, and its revenue and profitability are stable.
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.
ZDGE PE Valuation
ZDGE has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
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.
ZDGE Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Stable | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for ZDGE, with profitability holding steady.
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 ZDGE on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
ZDGE Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $0.15 | — |
| Q3 2026 | -$0.01 | +$0.16 |
| Q2 2026 | -$0.09 | +$0.04 |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.15 | -$0.02 |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.09 | +$0.58 |
| Q3 2025 | -$0.17 | +$0.48 |
| Q1 2023 | $0.45 | -30% |
| Q4 2022 | $0.50 | -23% |
| Q3 2022 | $0.65 | +10% |
ZDGE is still losing money, but far less than before: $0.01 per share over the past year, against $0.67 at its worst in late 2024.
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 ZDGE on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
ZDGE Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $7.8M | +4% |
| Q2 2026 | $8M | +3% |
| Q1 2026 | $8.3M | +18% |
| Q4 2025 | $7.6M | +5.8% |
| Q3 2025 | $7.5M | -1.5% |
| Q2 2025 | $7.8M | +1.3% |
| Q1 2025 | $7M | -10% |
| Q4 2024 | $7.2M | +1.6% |
ZDGE's revenue has grown year over year for four quarters in a row: $8M last quarter, up 4% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 3.3% | +13 points |
| Q2 2026 | 13% | +11 points |
| Q1 2026 | -35% | -3.2 points |
| Q4 2025 | 12% | +18 points |
| Q3 2025 | -9.6% | -8.7 points |
| Q2 2025 | 2.1% | +3.8 points |
| Q1 2025 | -32% | +122 points |
| Q4 2024 | -6.3% | -11 points |
ZDGE's operating margin was 3.3% last quarter, up 13 points from the same quarter a year ago.
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 ZDGE on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
ZDGE Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.7M | +158% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.2M | +43% |
| Q1 2026 | $855K | +24% |
| Q4 2025 | $808K | -30% |
| Q3 2025 | $640K | -6.3% |
| Q2 2025 | $851K | -63% |
| Q1 2025 | $689K | -56% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.2M | -6.4% |
ZDGE's free cash flow has been positive every quarter for six years: $5M over the past year, up 36% from the year before.
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 |
ZDGE Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -2.1% | -279K shares |
| 1 year | -5.4% | -743K shares |
| 3 years | -8.9% | -1.3M shares |
| 5 years | +4% | +497K shares |
| Available history | +27% | +2.8M shares |
ZDGE has the edge over VZ on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $784,000 |
| Q2 2026 | $253,000 |
| Q1 2026 | $87,000 |
| Q4 2025 | $789,000 |
| Q3 2025 | $2.4M |
| Q2 2025 | $536,000 |
| Q1 2025 | $690,000 |
| Q4 2024 | $804,000 |
ZDGE spent $2M buying back its own shares over the past year, down 57% from the year before.
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.
ZDGE Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -333.4x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2023 | -17.2x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2023 | -1.5x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2022 | -1.4x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2022 | -1.2x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2022 | -1.6x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2022 | -2.7x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2021 | -2.6x | Net Cash |
ZDGE has the edge over VZ on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
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).
ZDGE Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 47.9 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 17.8 | Oversold |
ZDGE's weekly RSI is 48 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 18 (oversold).
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.
ZDGE PE vs Communication Services Sector
| Metric | ZDGE | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 16x | — |
ZDGE has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
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 ZDGE on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
ZDGE Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $2.73 | 2.6% above |
| 20 week MA | $2.89 | 3.1% below |
| 50 week MA | $3.04 | 7.9% below |
| 100 week MA | $2.96 | 5.4% below |
| 200 week MA | $2.78 | 0.7% above |
ZDGE's trend is mixed: it's above two of its five weekly moving averages, and 0.7% above its 200-week average.
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 ZDGE on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
ZDGE Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $1.59 | $5.66 | +256% |
| 2021 | $5.66 | $9.61 | +70% |
| 2022 | $9.61 | $1.85 | -81% |
| 2023 | $1.85 | $2.35 | +27% |
| 2024 | $2.35 | $3.11 | +32% |
| 2025 | $3.11 | $3.54 | +14% |
| 2026 YTD | $3.54 | $2.80 | -21% |
ZDGE's yearly returns have swung widely, from +256% in 2020 to −81% in 2022. It's down 21% so far in 2026.