VZVerizon
What is the market doing?
No clear lean: rangebound and insiders net selling (often routine).
Rangebound, no clear trend. Oversold (RSI 13). Price is −9% vs its 200-day average.
Insiders were net sellers over the 90 days ending Oct 8, 2026; selling is often routine (taxes, diversification).
Lightly shorted, settled Sep 15, 2026, about a week of normal trading to cover. Up 2.0% since the previous count, down from 2.1% of shares outstanding three months ago.
Against the whole market›
Percentile against every name Ryufin tracks. Higher is better; the tick marks the middle of the market. Context, not one of the checks above.
Where this answer is blind. Insider selling is often routine (taxes, diversification); only cluster buying is a strong tell.
How VZ is trading
Verizon is +0.66% over the past year while the S&P 500 is +18%: 18 points behind the market.
1-year return · S&P 500 +18%
- vs 200-day average
- −8.8%
vs 200-day average · below trend, but not far
- RSI (14)
- 13
RSI (14) · oversold, sold harder than it has been bought
- Below its 52-week high
- 19%
Below its 52-week high
Details›
- Last close2026-10-09
- $41.85
- 1 monthS&P 500 +2.7%
- −16%
- 1 yearS&P 500 +18%
- +0.66%
- 5 yearsS&P 500 +88%
- +3.3%
- vs 50-day average$48.05
- −13%
- 52-week high
- $51.39
- 52-week low
- $37.19
- Annualised volatility
- 24%
- Insider buying, net, 6 monthsForms 3/4/5 to 2026-10-08
- −$3.5M
| Year | Return |
|---|---|
| 2026 (year to date) | +6.1% |
| 2025 | +8.9% |
| 2024 | +13% |
| 2023 | +2.7% |
| 2022 | −20% |
| 2021 | −7.5% |
| 2020 | −0.13% |
| 2019 | +14% |
| 2018 | +11% |
| 2017 | +4.0% |
| Month | Years | Positive | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 10 | 6 of 10 | +2.4% |
| Feb | 10 | 6 of 10 | −0.42% |
| Mar | 10 | 7 of 10 | +1.2% |
| Apr | 10 | 4 of 10 | −0.90% |
| May | 10 | 3 of 10 | −0.31% |
| Jun | 10 | 4 of 10 | −0.08% |
| Jul | 11 | 7 of 11 | +0.82% |
| Aug | 11 | 7 of 11 | +0.84% |
| Sep | 11 | 4 of 11 | −1.4% |
| Oct | 11 | 4 of 11 | −1.3% |
| Nov | 10 | 8 of 10 | +3.8% |
| Dec | 10 | 5 of 10 | −0.45% |
End-of-day closes from IEX; the S&P 500 comparison uses SPY over the same window. Prices are a reference point, not a basis for trading decisions.
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