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VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC (NYSE)
VZ	30.43	-0.09	(-0.29%)	Vol. 11,379,026	16:01 ET

Verizon Communications, formed by the merger of Bell Atlantic and GTE, is one of the world's leading providers of high-growth communications services. Verizon companies are the largest providers of wireline and wireless communications in the United States. Verizon is also the world's largest provider of print and on-line directory information.

General Information

VERIZON COMM

140 West Street New York, NY 10007 Phone: 212 395-1000 Fax: 212 921-2971 Web: www22.verizon.com Email: catherine.t.webster@verizon.com

Industry	TELECOMM SVCS
Sector:	Computer and Technology

Fiscal Year End	December
Last Reported Quarter	09/30/09
Next EPS Date	01/26/2010

Price and Volume Information

Zacks Rank
Yesterday's Close	30.52
52 Week High	34.90
52 Week Low	26.10
Beta	0.60
20 Day Moving Average	18,127,410.00
Target Price Consensus	32.9

% Price Change
4 Week	5.48
12 Week	-1.90
YTD	-10.24

% Price Change Relative to S&P 500
4 Week	4.34
12 Week	-7.52
YTD	-25.71

Share Information
Shares Outstanding (millions)	2,800.00
Market Capitalization (millions)	85,204.01
Short Ratio	2.67
Last Split Date	06/30/1998

Dividend Information
Dividend Yield	6.24%
Annual Dividend	$1.90
Payout Ratio	0.74
Change in Payout Ratio	0.08
Last Dividend Payout / Amount	10/07/2009 / $0.47

EPS Information
Current Quarter EPS Consensus Estimate	0.60
Current Year EPS Consensus Estimate	2.45
Estimated Long-Term EPS Growth Rate	5.30
Next EPS Report Date	01/26/2010

Consensus Recommendations
Current (1=Strong Buy, 5=Strong Sell)	2.18
30 Days Ago	2.40
60 Days Ago	2.44
90 Days Ago	2.22

Fundamental Ratios

P/E
Current FY Estimate:	12.42
Trailing 12 Months:	12.32
PEG Ratio	2.32

EPS Growth
vs. Previous Year	-9.09%
vs. Previous Quarter	-4.76%

Sales Growth
vs. Previous Year	10.15%
vs. Previous Quarter:	1.50%

Price Ratios
Price/Book	1.01
Price/Cash Flow	3.96
Price / Sales	0.81

ROE
09/30/09	11.28
06/30/09	11.21
03/31/09	13.00

ROA
09/30/09	3.18
06/30/09	3.34
03/31/09	3.49

Current Ratio
09/30/09	0.81
06/30/09	0.81
03/31/09	0.62

Quick Ratio
09/30/09	0.71
06/30/09	0.71
03/31/09	0.56

Operating Margin
09/30/09	6.65
06/30/09	6.98
03/31/09	7.28

Net Margin
09/30/09	12.31
06/30/09	11.70
03/31/09	11.11

Pre-Tax Margin
09/30/09	12.31
06/30/09	11.70
03/31/09	11.11

Book Value
09/30/09	15.42
06/30/09	29.16
03/31/09	28.36

Inventory Turnover
09/30/09	17.37
06/30/09	17.10
03/31/09	17.71

Debt-to-Equity
09/30/09	1.33
06/30/09	0.72
03/31/09	0.69

Debt to Capital
09/30/09	69.58
06/30/09	41.79
03/31/09	40.87


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