Widely Held Stocks: Compare Returns to S&P 500 to Verizon (VZ)

Widely Held Stocks: Compare Returns of S&P 500 to Verizon (VZ)

S&P 500 prices are represented by SPDR® S&P 500® ETF (SPY) prices.

Prices for SPY and the designated stock are monthly closes adjusted for splits and dividends from Alpha Vantage.

Compare Returns for SPY and VZ
SPYVZ
Start DateJul-31-2015Jul-31-2015
Start Price$177.24$27.84
End DateJul-16-2025Jul-16-2025
End Price$624.22$41.25
Number Monthly Prices121121
Min DateSep-30-2015Sep-30-2015
Min Price$162.21$25.88
Max DateJul-16-2025Nov-30-2020
Max Price$624.22$45.50
Total Return252.19%48.19%
Annualized Return13.30%3.98%
Current Value of $1,000 Purchase$3,522$1,482
Number Returns7,2607,260
Average Return63.15%10.10%
Minimum Return-23.93%-37.79%
Maximum Return284.82%75.77%
Number Profitable Returns6,8774,790
Percent Profitable Returns94.72%65.98%
Number Unprofitable Returns3832,470
Percent Unprofitable Returns5.28%34.02%
Profitable to Unprofitable Returns Ratio17.961.94



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VZ Performance Table and Chart

VZ Dividend Chart

VZ Dollar-cost Average

VZ Correlation with S&P 500

VZ Trendline Chart

VZ Moving Average Chart

VZ Stock Return Map - See Patterns of Gains and Losses

VZ Stock Returns/Purchase Dates