Verizon stock price edges up after consumer chief steps down — what VZ investors watch next
New York, Feb 5, 2026, 15:11 EST — Regular session
- Verizon shares ticked up roughly 0.4% in afternoon trading, bouncing between $46.46 and $47.56 during the session.
- Verizon announced that Sowmyanarayan Sampath, head of its consumer division, will leave by the end of Q1. Alfonso Villanueva has been appointed interim chief.
- Attention remains on execution within the consumer division following a January outage and renewed Washington concerns over telecom security
Verizon Communications Inc (NYSE: VZ) saw its shares tick up roughly 0.4% to $47.21 Thursday afternoon following news that Sowmyanarayan Sampath, head of its consumer division, is leaving the company. (Reuters)
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