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Lobbying Update: $40,000 of VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC AND VARIOUS SUBSIDIARIES lobbying was just disclosed

$40,000 of VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC AND VARIOUS SUBSIDIARIES lobbying was just disclosed, from Q2 of 2026, in a new Lobbying Disclosure Act filing.

This included lobbying on issues like:

"Issues affecting the telecommunications industry including spectrum and the C-band, cybersecurity, privacy, robocalls, broadband mapping, deployment of broadband including 5G, taxation, infrastructure, FCC oversight, and CISA Reauthorization; monitoring FY2027 National Defense Authorization Act (H.R.8800/S.4784)."

You can find more data on corporate lobbying on Quiver Quantitative.

VZ Congressional Stock Trading

Members of Congress have traded $VZ stock 5 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 1 have been purchases and 4 have been sales.

Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $VZ stock by members of Congress over the last 6 months:

To track congressional stock trading, check out Quiver Quantitative's congressional trading dashboard. You can access data on congressional stock trades through the Quiver Quantitative API Congress trades endpoint.

VZ Insider Trading Activity

VZ Insider Trades

VZ insiders have traded $VZ stock on the open market 6 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 0 have been purchases and 6 have been sales.

Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $VZ stock by insiders over the last 6 months:

  • HANS ERIK VESTBERG has made 0 purchases and 3 sales selling 225,000 shares for an estimated $11,163,150.
  • SAMANTHA HAMMOCK (EVP & Chief HR Officer) sold 73,069 shares for an estimated $3,495,036
  • JOSEPH J. RUSSO (EVP&Pres-Global Networks&Tech) sold 9,579 shares for an estimated $429,905
  • MARY-LEE STILLWELL (SVP and Controller) sold 8,569 shares for an estimated $428,450

To track insider transactions, check out Quiver Quantitative's insider trading dashboard. You can access data on insider stock transactions through the Quiver Quantitative API insider transaction endpoint.

VZ Hedge Fund Activity

We have seen 1,470 institutional investors add shares of VZ stock to their portfolio, and 1,372 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.

Here are some of the largest recent moves:

  • MORGAN STANLEY added 9,070,852 shares (+14.0%) to their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $455,356,770
  • BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ added 8,289,877 shares (+15.4%) to their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $416,151,825
  • STATE STREET CORP removed 8,097,671 shares (-3.6%) from their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $406,503,084
  • BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON CORP added 6,580,820 shares (+20.8%) to their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $330,357,164
  • GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC added 6,330,991 shares (+21.3%) to their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $317,815,748
  • JANE STREET GROUP, LLC added 5,676,589 shares (+655.5%) to their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $284,964,767
  • CAPITAL WORLD INVESTORS removed 4,907,324 shares (-53.6%) from their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $246,347,664

To track hedge funds' stock portfolios, check out Quiver Quantitative's institutional holdings dashboard. You can access data on hedge funds moves and 13F filings through the Quiver Quantitative API 13F endpoint.

VZ Price Targets

Multiple analysts have issued price targets for $VZ recently. We have seen 11 analysts offer price targets for $VZ in the last 6 months, with a median target of $50.0.

Here are some recent targets:

  • Kannan Venkateshwar from Barclays set a target price of $45.0 on 07/08/2026
  • Steven Cahall from Wells Fargo set a target price of $43.0 on 07/08/2026
  • Lyaysyan Sedova from Freedom Broker set a target price of $53.0 on 06/12/2026
  • Sebastiano Petti from JP Morgan set a target price of $52.0 on 04/30/2026
  • Benjamin Swinburne from Morgan Stanley set a target price of $50.0 on 04/28/2026
  • Michael Rollins from Citigroup set a target price of $55.0 on 03/20/2026
  • Maher Yaghi from Scotiabank set a target price of $54.5 on 03/09/2026

This article is not financial advice. See Quiver Quantitative's disclaimers for more information.

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