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Also trades as: VZ.NE (NEO) · $vol 0M · BAC.DE (XETRA) · $vol 0M · VZ.TO (TSX) · $vol 0M · VERIZ.BR (BRU)

VZ Short Interest

Verizon Communications Inc.
1W: -2.4% 1M: -7.0% 3M: -10.5% YTD: +8.2% 1Y: +12.3% 3Y: +55.6% 5Y: +7.2%
$43.91
+0.81 (+1.89%)
After Hours: $43.86 (-0.05, -0.13%)
Weekly Expected Move ±5.6%
$40 $42 $45 $47 $50
NYSE · Communication Services · Telecommunications Services · Tech Score Sell · Power 42 · $179.1B mcap · 4.15B float · 0.635% daily turnover · Short 45% of daily vol
Credit Risk of going bust: lower than 57% of companies Debt: 51.3% of company value Bonds: $2.55B held by 817 funds, 100 bp over Treasuries → details ▾
Of US companies ranked in the middle of the pack, about 1 in 580 filed for bankruptcy within a year (2020-2025).
If the stock fell to about $2.19 (down 95%), Verizon Communications Inc. would be worth roughly what it owes.
Total debt $188.46B against a stock market value of $179.07B.
Distance to default 5.88 (Merton model): prices to 2026-10-26, balance sheet 2026-06-30, debt counted $98.34B (short-term plus half of long-term), stock volatility 27.2%; Altman Z'' 1.21. A ranking and a back-test, not a forecast.
Bond figures are fund-reported marks (SEC N-PORT) as of Jul 2026. How these are computed.

Short Volume Summary

2026-10-26
52.3%
Short Ratio
of total volume
51.3%
20-Day Avg
46.2%
50-Day Avg
▼ Falling
5-Day Trend
8.8M
Short Volume
16.8M
Total Volume

Daily Short Volume Ratio

Short Volume vs Total Volume

Exchange Breakdown

2026-10-26
ExchangeShort VolumeTotal VolumeShort %
NASDAQ 8,377,974 15,983,462 52.4%
NYSE 340,382 669,424 50.8%
BATS 53,562 111,656 48.0%

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