VZ - Verizon Communications Inc.
| Previous close | 51.43 |
| Open | 51.41 |
| Bid | 0.00 x 3200 |
| Ask | 0.00 x 2900 |
| Day's range | 50.88 - 51.49 |
| 52-week range | 43.48 - 54.77 |
| Volume | 11,734,924 |
| Avg. volume | 15,494,504 |
| Market cap | 211.305B |
| Beta | 0.67 |
| PE ratio (TTM) | 6.71 |
| EPS (TTM) | 7.63 |
| Earnings date | 24 Jul 2018 |
| Forward dividend & yield | 2.36 (4.65%) |
| Ex-dividend date | 2018-07-09 |
| 1y target est | 56.00 |
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