Company Close Updates: Verizon Communications Inc. stock rises Friday, still underperforms market

Shares of Verizon Communications Inc.
VZ,
+0.56%
inched 0.56% higher to $57.30 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around great trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index
SPX,
+0.88%
rising 0.88% to 4,229.89 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average
DJIA,
+0.52%
rising 0.52% to 34,756.39. This was the stock’s third consecutive day of gains. Verizon Communications Inc. closed $4.65 below its 52-week high ($61.95), which the company reached on December 2nd.
The stock demonstrated…

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