**Validea Guru Fundamental Report: VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC. (VZ)**
Of the 22 guru strategies we follow, VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC. (VZ) rates highest using our **Contrarian Investor model**, based on the published strategy of David Dreman. This contrarian strategy seeks out the most unpopular mid- and large-cap stocks in the market and looks for improving fundamentals.
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC. (VZ) is a large-cap value stock in the Communications Services industry. The rating using this strategy is **84%**, based on the firm’s underlying fundamentals and the stock’s valuation.
A score of 80% or above typically indicates that the strategy has some interest in the stock, while a score above 90% typically signals strong interest.
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### Summary of Contrarian Investor Strategy Tests for VZ
| Criterion | Result |
|————————————–|———|
| Market Cap | Pass |
| Earnings Trend | Fail |
| EPS Growth Rate (Immediate Past & Future) | Fail |
| P/E Ratio | Pass |
| Price/Cash Flow (P/CF) Ratio | Pass |
| Price/Book (P/B) Value | Fail |
| Price/Dividend (P/D) Ratio | Pass |
| Current Ratio | Pass |
| Payout Ratio | Pass |
| Return on Equity | Pass |
| Pre-Tax Profit Margins | Pass |
| Yield | Pass |
| Total Debt/Equity | Pass |
*Note: Not all criteria receive equal weighting or are independent, but this table provides a brief overview of VZ’s strong and weak points in the context of the contrarian strategy’s criteria.*
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### Detailed Analysis of VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC. (VZ)
**VZ Guru Analysis**
Validea’s analysis highlights that VZ meets most of the key criteria under David Dreman’s Contrarian Investor model, reflecting solid fundamentals and an attractive valuation from a contrarian perspective.
**VZ Fundamental Analysis**
While there are a few areas where VZ falls short — including earnings trends and EPS growth rates — the stock’s valuation ratios and profitability metrics are strong contributors to its overall rating.
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### More Information on David Dreman and His Strategy
**About David Dreman:**
David Dreman’s Kemper-Dreman High Return Fund was one of the best-performing mutual funds ever, ranking #1 among 255 funds in its peer group from 1988 to 1998, according to Lipper Analytical Services.
At the time Dreman published *Contrarian Investment Strategies: The Next Generation*, the fund had been ranked number one in more time periods than any of the 3,175 funds in Lipper’s database. In addition to managing money, Dreman is a longtime Forbes magazine columnist.
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*Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed herein are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.*
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