Verizon Communications Inc (VZ): Today's Featured Telecommunications Laggard

Verizon Communications was a leading decliner within the telecommunications industry, falling 61 cents (-1.4%) to $44.53 on average volume.
By TheStreet Wire ,

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Verizon Communications

(

VZ

) pushed the Telecommunications industry lower today making it today's featured Telecommunications laggard. The industry as a whole closed the day down 1%. By the end of trading, Verizon Communications fell 61 cents (-1.4%) to $44.53 on average volume. Throughout the day, 11.1 million shares of Verizon Communications exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 12.8 million shares. The stock ranged in price between $44.50-$45.43 after having opened the day at $44.94 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $45.14. Other companies within the Telecommunications industry that declined today were:

NTS

(

NTS

), down 17.6%,

Alaska Communications Systems Group

(

ALSK

), down 10.8%,

Alcatel-Lucent

(

ALU

), down 9.9%, and

ARC Group Worldwide

(

ARCW

), down 9.8%.

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Verizon Communications Inc. provides communications, information, and entertainment products and services to consumers, businesses, and governmental agencies worldwide. Verizon Communications has a market cap of $127.4 billion and is part of the technology sector. The company has a P/E ratio of 41.3, above the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7. Shares are up 11.3% year to date as of the close of trading on Thursday. Currently there are 12 analysts that rate Verizon Communications a buy, one analyst rates it a sell, and 17 rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates Verizon Communications as a

buy

. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its increase in net income, revenue growth, expanding profit margins, good cash flow from operations and solid stock price performance. We feel these strengths outweigh the fact that the company has had generally high debt management risk by most measures that we evaluated.

On the positive front,

Aviat Networks

(

AVNW

), up 15.2%,

WPCS International

(

WPCS

), up 9.2%,

Phazar Corporation

(

ANTP

), up 7.6%, and

Parametric Sound

(

PAMT

), up 7.6%, were all gainers within the telecommunications industry with

America Movil S.A.B. de C.V

(

AMX

) being today's featured telecommunications industry leader.

For investors not wanting singular stock exposure, ETFs may be of interest. Investors who are bullish on the telecommunications industry could consider

iShares Dow Jones US Telecom

(

IYZ

) while those bearish on the telecommunications industry could consider

ProShares Ult Sht Telecommunication

(

TLL

).

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