Verizon (VZ) stock surges 12% into the weekend — what Wall Street watches next
Verizon shares jumped 11.8% Friday to $44.52 after the company reported 616,000 net postpaid phone subscriber additions and forecast 2026 adjusted EPS of $4.90 to $4.95. The board approved up to $25 billion in share buybacks and raised the quarterly dividend to $0.7075 per share. AT&T and T-Mobile shares also rose.