Verizon Communications Inc (#VZ) Stock Price, Live Chart & Analysis | Trade #VZ

Interesting facts about the #VZ (Verizon Communications Inc)

Verizon Communications appeared in June 2000 via a merger of Bell Atlantic Corp. and GTE Corp. It appeared to be one of the largest mergers in the US. The company has gone through numerous important steps not only for its development but also for the development of the world's communication technologies.

For instance, in 2002, the first 3G network in the US was launched. It allowed customers to access the web and stream data from their mobile devices at high speed. That same year, the company introduced the first color handset in North America, the Sharp Z-800. Customers could download applications through the BREW software platform. It was a so-called predecessor of today's smartphones and app stores. Also, in 2002, the corporation offered the Jabra FreeSpeak, which was the industry's first "cord-free" headset. Those are just a couple of examples of the company’s innovations at its early stages.

Today, the company works on 4G LTE, 5G, fiber optics, and multi-access age compute network technologies.

The company became publicly traded in July 2000 on the New York Stock Exchange under the #VZ ticker. In April 2004, the company was included in the list of 30 companies of the Dow Jones Industrial Average index, becoming a part of the stock market’s health barometer. However, that is not the only index that contains Verizon. There is a long list of indices that include VZ stocks. The most outstanding indices are S&P 500, DJ Composite, DJ US, and DJ Large-Cap.

Although the company pays dividends, the stock price is quite low, and the company's revenue and earnings are constantly growing, it’s recommended to trade stock CFD. When trading Verizon’s stocks, you should consider the current conditions in the major telecommunications industry and the communications sector. The company’s major rivals are Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation, Comcast, AT&T, T-Mobile USA, GTX Corp, Altice USA, Lumen Technologies, and Orange.