DJ Verizon Communications Inc. Stock Underperforms Wednesday When Compared To Competitors
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Shares of Verizon Communications Inc. $(VZ)$ slipped 1.80% to $48.05 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around great trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.56% to 6,881.31 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.26% to 49,662.66.
This was the stock's third consecutive day of losses.
Verizon Communications Inc. closed 4.36% short of its 52-week high of $50.24, which the company reached on February 12th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Wednesday, as Apple Inc. $(AAPL)$ rose 0.18% to $264.35, AT&T Inc. $(T)$ fell 2.79% to $27.88, and T-Mobile US Inc. $(TMUS)$ fell 2.90% to $213.25.
Trading volume (29.3 M) remained 3.0 million below its 50-day average volume of 32.2 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled February 18, 2026.
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February 18, 2026 16:34 ET (21:34 GMT)
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