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VZ — structural market context

Verizon Communications

Structural market context from public regulatory and market data, shown with its as-of dates. Descriptive only: nothing on this page is a recommendation, a prediction, or advice to buy or sell any security.

What changed

As of the close on Oct 23. Each line shows the earlier value, the later value and their dates.

Price

Close $44.66 (Oct 23) vs $45.20 (Oct 22): −1.19%.

Volume

1.95× its 20-session average (26.2M) on Oct 23.

Includes pre- and post-market trading.

Short interest

Short interest 88.9M shares (settlement Sep 30) vs 84.1M (Sep 15).

No new publication in this window. Latest: settlement Sep 30, published Oct 10.

Fails-to-deliver

Latest file (settlements Sep 15–Sep 30, published Oct 16): 5 days with fails, largest 78K shares on Sep 21.

Previous file (settlements Sep 1–Sep 14, published Sep 30): 1 day with fails, largest 350 shares on Sep 8.

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Analyst rating actions

None recorded in this window.

Insider filings (Form 4)

7 Form 4 filings recorded, with 7 transactions: 0 purchase transactions (code P, $0), 0 sale transactions (code S, $0).

Filed Oct 23. Form 4 data arrives about a day after filing.

7 filings not counted: the filed price could not be checked against the U.S. listing.

VZ: what the public data shows

Each row is the latest public record we hold for VZ, with its own date and source. Figures are descriptive and delayed by their source.

DataLatest recordAs ofSource
Short interest→ Short Interest & FTD tracker88.9M shares short · 3.7 days to cover · 2.1% of float · +5.7% vs 2026-09-152026-09-30FINRA
Fails-to-deliver→ Short Interest & FTD tracker65K shares failed to deliver on 2026-09-302026-09-30SEC fails-to-deliver files
Insider Form 4 (P/S)→ Insider Buying tracker0 purchases and 10 sales in 12 months · latest filed 2026-10-21 by Malady Kyle2026-10-21SEC Form 4
Analyst rating actions4 recent actions · latest published by Bernstein on 2026-10-132026-10-13Firms' published actions
Short interest→ Short Interest & FTD tracker
Latest record
88.9M shares short · 3.7 days to cover · 2.1% of float · +5.7% vs 2026-09-15
As of
2026-09-30
Source
FINRA
Fails-to-deliver→ Short Interest & FTD tracker
Latest record
65K shares failed to deliver on 2026-09-30
As of
2026-09-30
Source
SEC fails-to-deliver files
Insider Form 4 (P/S)→ Insider Buying tracker
Latest record
0 purchases and 10 sales in 12 months · latest filed 2026-10-21 by Malady Kyle
As of
2026-10-21
Source
SEC Form 4
Analyst rating actions
Latest record
4 recent actions · latest published by Bernstein on 2026-10-13
As of
2026-10-13
Source
Firms' published actions

VZ events and their magnitude

Latest SEC filing in the event study

Form 4 · other · filed 2026-10-23 · View on sec.gov ↗

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VZ short interest & days to cover

SHARES SHORT
88.9M
% OF FLOAT
2.1%
DAYS TO COVER
3.7
CHANGE VS PRIOR
+5.7%

FINRA consolidated short interest, reported twice a month and published ~2 weeks after each settlement date. % of float uses reported free float. · as of 2026-09-30 (24d ago)

VZ fails-to-deliver (FTD)

Settlement dateFailed sharesPrice
2026-09-30 · 24d65K$45.98
2026-09-28 · 26d1K$47.08
2026-09-22 · 32d30K$47.68

SEC fails-to-deliver files, published twice a month with ~6 weeks of delay.

VZ insider buying and selling (Form 4)

Last 12 months, Form 4 codes P and S: 0 purchases · 10 sales

Most recent Form 4 shown for VZ: Malady Kyle (EVP and Group CEO-VZ Business) reported a sale (code S) of 1,100 shares at $44.48 on 2026-10-20, filed 2026-10-21 (1 day after the trade).

InsiderTypeSharesPriceValueTrade dateFiled
Malady Kyle · officer: EVP and Group CEO-VZ BusinessSale (S)1K$44.48$49K2026-10-202026-10-21 · +1d
Malady Kyle · officer: EVP and Group CEO-VZ BusinessSale (S)1K$42.93$47K2026-10-132026-10-14 · +1d
Malady Kyle · officer: EVP and Group CEO-VZ BusinessSale (S)1K$45.75$50K2026-10-062026-10-07 · +1d
Malady Kyle · officer: EVP and Group CEO-VZ BusinessSale (S)1K$46.40$51K2026-09-292026-09-30 · +1d
Malady Kyle · officer: EVP and Group CEO-VZ BusinessSale (S)1K$47.65$52K2026-09-222026-09-23 · +1d

SEC Form 4 filings: purchases and sales reported on Form 4 (transaction codes P and S) only; grants and option exercises excluded. Attributed public records.

VZ analyst ratings

FirmActionRatingPublished
Bernsteinprice_target—2026-10-13
Scotiabankprice_target—2026-10-09
KeyBancholdSector Weight2026-10-07
Raymond JamesholdOutperform2026-09-21

Rating actions as published by the firms, from public feeds. They are not graded here.

Frequently asked questions

What is VZ's short interest?
As of the FINRA settlement date 2026-09-30, VZ had 88.9M shares sold short — 2.1% of its float, with 3.7 days to cover at average volume. FINRA publishes this data roughly two weeks after each twice-monthly settlement, so it is inherently delayed. A short-interest figure describes an aggregate position; it does not predict what the stock will do.
Are insiders buying VZ?
In the last 12 months of SEC Form 4 filings, VZ recorded 0 insider purchases and 10 sales reported on Form 4 (transaction codes P and S; grants and option exercises excluded). These are attributed public records — information, not instruction.
What do analysts say about VZ?
The most recent action: Bernstein price_target on 2026-10-13. Rating actions are shown as published by the firms; they are not graded here.
Is this page telling me to buy or sell VZ?
No. Everything on this page is descriptive, structural market context from public data, shown with its as-of dates. TradeAI News does not issue directional recommendations, price predictions, or buy/sell advice — for any ticker.
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