Verizon Communications Inc
VZ:NYSE
| Last | Change / % Change | Dividend Yield | Volume | Avg Volume (10 day) |
| 47.37 | -0.611 -1.27% | 4.42% | 10,715,966 | 13.7M |
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Latest News Headlines for Verizon Communications Inc
Verizon Wireless to Add 120 Jobs in South Carolina By the End of 2013
Positions boast measures to maximize work/life balance and offer competitive pay and benefits as South Carolina's unemployment rate remains above 8 percent.
GREENVILLE, S.C., Sept. 24, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Verizon Wireless has announced it will hire 120 full-time customer specialists and retail employees by the end of 2013. The positions will be based across South Carolina. Interested candidates may apply online by visiting the Verizon Wireless website at www.vzwcareers.com(1) .
Verizon Wireless 4G LTE Network Expands In Ulster County
POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y., Sept. 24, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --
WHO: Verizon Wireless, operator of the nation's largest 4G LTE
network and largest, most reliable 3G network
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Company Background
Verizon Communications Inc. (Verizon) is a holding company. The Company is a provider of communications, information and entertainment products and services to consumers, businesses and governmental agencies. It operates in two primary segments: Verizon Wireless and Wireline. Verizon Wireless' communications products and services include wireless voice and data services and equipment sales, which are provided to consumer, business and government customers across the United States. Wireline's communications products and services include voice, Internet access, broadband video and data, Internet protocol network services, network access, long distance and other services. The Company provides these products and services to consumers in the United States, as well as to carriers, businesses and government customers both in the United States and in over 150 other countries worldwide. In July 2012, it acquired HUGHES Telematics, Inc.
Bid/Size -- / -- | Ask/Size -- / -- |
Price Open 47.69 | Previous Close 47.981 |
Day High 47.70 | Day Low 46.88 |
52wk High/Date 54.31 / 4/30/2013 | 52wk Low/Date 40.51 / 11/16/2012 |
% off 52wk High -12.78% | % off 52wk Low 16.93% |
Beta (5 Yr) 0.4 | Market Capitalization 135.6B |
Shares Outstanding 2.9B | Volatility Avg 17.39 |
EPS(TTM) 0.54 | P/E Ratio 87.6 |
Dividend Announcement 9/2/2013 | Dividend Yield 4.42% |
Ex-Date 10/8/2013 | Date of Record 10/10/2013 |
Payable 0.53 - QRTR | Payable Date 11/1/2013 |
Last Trade as of 9/24/2013 1:48 PM ET | |
VZ Verizon Communications Inc vs. Peers
| Peers | |
|---|---|
VZ Verizon Communications Inc | 10.89% |
Apple Inc. | -7.80% |
AT&T; Inc. | 1.51% |
Microsoft Corporation | 22.58% |
VZ Verizon Communications Inc | 4.48% |
Apple Inc. | 2.49% |
AT&T; Inc. | 5.26% |
Microsoft Corporation | 3.42% |
VZ Verizon Communications Inc | -1.27% |
Apple Inc. | -0.06% |
AT&T; Inc. | -0.22% |
Microsoft Corporation | -0.34% |