GET DAILY SIGNALSVerizon (VZ, $55.27) and Disney (DIS, $107.30) Agree on a New Distribution Deal
To the relief of many Verizon customers who had feared a football playoff blackout, Verizon and Disney in a joint statement on Sunday announced that both companies have reached a broad-based distribution agreement.
Verizon, as per its current contract with Disney, is responsible for the distribution of various Disney-owned channels such as ESPN and ABC stations - like New York City’s WABC to its ~4.6 million subscribers. But the company faced a December 31 deadline just in time for the renewal of the contract, failure to which would have deprived more than 4.5 million Fios TV customers -- especially the millions of football fans’ access to the big playoff games like college football games on New Year’s Day and one of the NFL wild-card playoff games.
Although the details of the agreement are yet to be disclosed, this last-minute deal has helped end a high-stakes dispute over programming fees that threatened to drop Disney’s programming from the Fios TV network.
The dispute became public only in the last week, when Disney began running ads warning Fios customers of the potential blackout. In reply, Verizon mailed its customers saying that Disney had rejected its offers as it wanted hundreds of millions of dollars more for its programming and asked Verizon to include ACC Network - a regional sports channel - in order to carry other Disney-owned channels.
VZ's MACD Histogram crosses above signal line
The Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) for VZ turned positive on October 16, 2026. Looking at past instances where VZ's MACD turned positive, the stock continued to rise in 26 of 46 cases over the following month. The odds of a continued upward trend are 57%.
Technical Analysis (Indicators)
Bullish Trend Analysis
The RSI Indicator points to a transition from a downward trend to an upward trend -- in cases where VZ's RSI Indicator exited the oversold zone, 19 of 35 resulted in an increase in price. Tickeron's analysis proposes that the odds of a continued upward trend are 54%.
The Momentum Indicator moved above the 0 level on November 02, 2026. You may want to consider a long position or call options on VZ as a result. In 43 of 82 past instances where the momentum indicator moved above 0, the stock continued to climb. The odds of a continued upward trend are 52%.
VZ moved above its 50-day moving average on November 10, 2026 date and that indicates a change from a downward trend to an upward trend.
Following a +1.36% 3-day Advance, the price is estimated to grow further. Considering data from situations where VZ advanced for three days, in 144 of 312 cases, the price rose further within the following month. The odds of a continued upward trend are 46%.
The Aroon Indicator entered an Uptrend today. In 87 of 241 cases where VZ Aroon's Indicator entered an Uptrend, the price rose further within the following month. The odds of a continued Uptrend are 36%.
Bearish Trend Analysis
The Stochastic Oscillator demonstrated that the ticker has stayed in the overbought zone for 6 days. The longer the ticker stays in the overbought zone, the sooner a price pull-back is expected.
Following a 3-day decline, the stock is projected to fall further. Considering past instances where VZ declined for three days, the price rose further in 50 of 62 cases within the following month. The odds of a continued downward trend are 49%.
VZ broke above its upper Bollinger Band on November 04, 2026. This could be a sign that the stock is set to drop as the stock moves back below the upper band and toward the middle band. You may want to consider selling the stock or exploring put options.
Fundamental Analysis (Ratings)
The Tickeron PE Growth Rating for this company is 12 (best 1 - 100 worst), pointing to outstanding earnings growth. The PE Growth rating is based on a comparative analysis of stock PE ratio increase over the last 12 months compared against S&P 500 index constituents.
The Tickeron Price Growth Rating for this company is 46 (best 1 - 100 worst), indicating steady price growth. VZ’s price grows at a higher rate over the last 12 months as compared to S&P 500 index constituents.
The Tickeron SMR rating for this company is 54 (best 1 - 100 worst), indicating strong sales and a profitable business model. SMR (Sales, Margin, Return on Equity) rating is based on comparative analysis of weighted Sales, Income Margin and Return on Equity values compared against S&P 500 index constituents. The weighted SMR value is a proprietary formula developed by Tickeron and represents an overall profitability measure for a stock.
The Tickeron Valuation Rating of 62 (best 1 - 100 worst) indicates that the company is fair valued in the industry. This rating compares market capitalization estimated by our proprietary formula with the current market capitalization. This rating is based on the following metrics, as compared to industry averages: P/B Ratio (1.827) is normal, around the industry mean (2.292). P/E Ratio (11.898) is within average values for comparable stocks, (-7.252). Projected Growth (PEG Ratio) (0.830) is also within normal values, averaging (8.005). Dividend Yield (0.062) settles around the average of (0.133) among similar stocks. P/S Ratio (1.509) is also within normal values, averaging (5.777).
The Tickeron Profit vs. Risk Rating rating for this company is 65 (best 1 - 100 worst), indicating well-balanced risk and returns. The average Profit vs. Risk Rating rating for the industry is 82, placing this stock slightly better than average.
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a provider of wired and wireless telecommunication services
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