NYSE: VZ · Telecom Services
Over the past week, Verizon Communications (VZ) drew about 170 mentions across Reddit, X and news, and the read is an Adanos Sell. The crowd averages 28% bullish but is far apart: X runs 37% bullish while News sits at just 13%. Wall Street is more constructive, with 11 of 26 analysts rating VZ a buy.
There is steady buzz around VZ this week and little agreement on direction, which is why it reads as a Sell.
Wall Street’s 42% buy share sits next to a crowd that ranges from News at 13% to X at 37%. No other tracker puts the two side by side.
Across 26 analysts the consensus is a Hold: 11 buy calls against 0 sell, with an average 12-month price target of $51.17.
The Adanos signal blends each source’s bullish ratio, source breadth, buzz intensity and 3-day momentum. This week bullish sits just below the neutral line, momentum is improving and the 3 sources only partly agree, so the read is a Sell.
Analysts sit 14 points above the crowd average of 28%, the professionals are more constructive than retail. The split is inside the crowd: X reads 37% bullish while News sits at 13%, a 24-point spread that single-source trackers miss.
Over the 30-day window, Verizon Communications (VZ) buzz held moderate around 54.8 while the price drifted down 8.4% across the period. The chart tracks how social and news attention moved against end-of-day price. Average daily trading volume across the displayed trading days is 21.4M shares. Updated Oct 03, 2026. Over the last 7 trading days, VZ lost 3.0%. Buzz activity in the recent week averaged 47.7 and was relatively stable, swinging between 36.8 and 54.8. Recent volume is in line with the 30-day average, reflecting steady institutional and retail participation. Daily crowd sentiment leaned bullish on 19 of the 20 days with directional mentions, shown as the green, grey and red breakdown bars below the chart.
Signal metrics use the latest 7 days; contributor and breadth context uses the 30-day chart window.
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| Adanos signal | Sell |
|---|---|
| Analyst consensus | Hold (11 / 15 / 0) |
| Crowd bullish (7d) | 28% |
| Avg price target | $51.17 |
| Most bullish source | X, 37% |
| Most bearish source | News, 13% |
| Sentiment spread | 24 pts |
| Mentions (7d) | 170 |
| Market cap | $191.04B |
| P/E · Forward P/E | 12.0 · 8.7 |
| EPS · Beta | $3.84 · 0.2 |
| Revenue (TTM) | $138.9B · 12% margin |
| Industry | Telecom Services |
Based on aggregated sentiment from Reddit, X and News sources, Verizon Communications (VZ) currently carries an Adanos sell signal with 93/100 conviction. The current cross-source average reads 28% bullish across 3 active sources. Those sources contribute 170 tracked mentions over the last 7 days. This is a sentiment-based reading, not financial advice.
Reddit discussion around Verizon Communications (VZ) is fairly quiet with 54 mentions over the last 7 days; the 30-day context spans 22 tracked subreddits. The 7-day tone is 33% bullish; 3-day activity momentum is rising, suggesting building attention.
The crowd reads bearish on Verizon Communications (VZ), averaging 28% bullish across 3 tracked sources over the last 7 days. The two ends of the range are X at 37% bullish and News at 13%, a 24-point spread. On the professional side, 11 of 26 analysts rate VZ a buy.
Of the 26 analysts covering Verizon Communications (VZ), 11 rate it a buy, 15 a hold and 0 a sell, for a hold consensus. The average price target is $51.17. That puts the street ahead of the crowd, which averages 28% bullish.
Verizon Communications (VZ)'s cross-source average is bearish at 28% bullish. All 3 tracked sources lean bearish. Reddit reads 33% bullish, X reads 37% bullish and news coverage is the most negative at 13% bullish. The combined signal points to broad sell-side pressure with 93/100 conviction.
The cross-source average is bearish for Verizon Communications (VZ) at 28% bullish. All 3 tracked sources lean bearish. The most bearish reading is news at 13% bullish. 3-day activity momentum is falling on News, while reddit and x activity is rising. The sell signal carries 93/100 conviction.
X is the dominant discussion channel with 78 mentions (46% of total volume). Reddit contributes 54 mentions and News contributes 38 mentions. The cross-source average is bearish at 28% bullish, while reddit and x show rising 3-day activity. All 3 tracked sources lean bearish.
The Adanos signal blends bullish ratio, buzz score, source breadth and 3-day activity momentum into a single buy/sell reading. VZ's sell signal at 93/100 conviction reflects a bearish cross-source average at 28% bullish. All 3 tracked sources lean bearish. It is a research shortcut, not financial advice.
The VZ sentiment page is regenerated from the latest 7-day tracking window at each build. Data reflects the most recent Reddit posts, tweets and news articles available in the current publishing cycle.
Peers are ranked first by matching the Sell signal, then by the closest bullish ratio. Discussion activity breaks any remaining ties.
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