Verizon Communications Inc (VZ): stock score 46/100

Verizon Communications Inc (VZ) scores 46 out of 100 (around average among 99 US stocks) on trend, stability, fundamentals, market backdrop and news tone. Every calculation step shown. Educational, not advice.

VZ scores 45.7 out of 100 (around average), up 0.5 points from last week. Its stability adds the most (+9.9 points: forecast 19.4% vs normal 22.4%). Its fundamentals weigh on it most (-7.4 points: revenue growth vs a year earlier: +1.0%). Our risk model is tested on the S&P 500 only.

How the score is built

Trend: 50/100 (-0.1 points)

1. Price is -0.9% vs its 100-day average → higher than 35% of the comparison group → 35
2. 12-1 month momentum +21.3% → higher than 64% of the comparison group → 64
3. Average of the two → trend score 49.5

Tested in our research: the trend rule did not hold up out of sample.

Stability: 100/100 (+9.9 points)

1. Forecast 19.4% vs normal 22.4% → ratio 0.87
2. Ratio is higher than 1% of the comparison group → 100 minus 1 → stability 99.5 (bigger expected swings than usual → lower stability)

A machine-learning volatility model beat HAR for the S&P 500 (p = 0.04); not yet tested on single stocks. This component uses HAR.

Fundamentals: 13/100 (-7.4 points)

1. Revenue growth vs a year earlier: +1.0% → higher than 8% of the comparison group → 8
2. Operating-margin change vs a year earlier: -1.3 pp → higher than 18% of the comparison group → 18
3. Change in leverage (1 - equity/assets) vs a year earlier: not available
4. Average of available items → fundamentals score 12.9

Not yet tested in our research.

Market backdrop: 51/100 (+0.2 points)

1. VIX in its 5-year range: 60 after inverting (lower VIX → higher)
2. Breadth vs its 5-year range → 45
3. Credit trend vs its 5-year range → 15
4. Yield curve vs its 5-year range → 83
5. Average → backdrop score 50.8 (same for every stock)

Tested in our research: cross-asset indicators did not improve forecasts.

News tone: 16/100 (-6.9 points)

1. Average FinBERT sentiment -0.004 over 51 articles; shrunk towards 0 for few articles → tone -0.003
2. Tone vs this stock's own past year → news score 15.7

Tested in our research: news sentiment made predictions slightly worse.

VZ score history (weekly)

Communication stocks compared

• VZ: 46/100
• T: 27/100
• CHTR: 23/100
• CMCSA: 21/100

Questions

What is Verizon Communications Inc's (VZ) Quantooo score today?

VZ scores 46 out of 100 on 2026-10-22, around average among 99 US stocks. It ranks 65th of 99 overall and 1st of 4 in Communication. It was 45 a week earlier.

What raises and lowers VZ's score?

Stability adds the most (100/100, +9.9 points) and fundamentals weighs on it most (13/100, -7.4 points). The score is 50 plus each part's weighted distance from 50.

Is VZ stock volatile right now?

Our volatility model (HAR) expects annualised swings of 19.4% over the next 20 trading days, against a normal level of 22.4% for VZ: calmer than usual for this stock. Its stability score is 100/100 compared with the other 99 US stocks.

How are Verizon Communications Inc's fundamentals changing?

Revenue growth vs a year earlier: +1.0%; Operating-margin change vs a year earlier: -1.3 pp; Change in leverage (1 - equity/assets) vs a year earlier: not available. Fundamentals score: 13/100. From the 10-Q filed 2026-07-31 (period to 2026-06-30).

Does the score predict VZ's share price?

No. The score describes the stock's recent data; it is not a forecast of the share price. Our own tests found no reliable ability to rank stocks by future returns, and every test, including the failures, is published. Educational, not investment advice.

Sector: Communication. Data as of 2026-10-22. Scores describe data; they are not recommendations or predictions. Educational, not investment advice.