Verizon Communications (VZ) insider buying and selling
Every Table I transaction reported by directors and officers of S&P 500 companies on SEC Form 4 filings (2 business days to file): each row labeled with its official transaction code, nothing filtered out beforehand.
Open-market purchases (code P) are the rare signal, in green; sales (code S) are common and often pre-scheduled (10b5-1). Table II (derivatives) is not included: its prices are exercise prices, not market values. Guide: insider buying.
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Verizon Communications Inc. (VZ) insider buying and selling: no purchases, 13 sales
41 Form 4 Table I transactions filed with the SEC by Verizon Communications Inc. insiders between 2026-02-03 and 2026-10-14 (15-month history): 0 open-market purchases and 13 sales, plus 28 transactions under other Form 4 codes, broken down one by one below. The largest open-market trade is a sale of $11.2M by Vestberg Hans Erik on 2026-02-24.
Verizon Communications insider buying and selling over the last 12 months
Between Oct 21, 2025 and Oct 20, 2026, Verizon Communications insiders filed 13 sales worth $16.0M on the open market, and no purchases.
The biggest seller was Vestberg Hans Erik (Director): $11.2M in 1 sale, out of 5 different sellers.
The largest trade of the period was a sale of $11.2M on Feb 24, 2026, by Vestberg Hans Erik (Director). Form 4 on sec.gov (0001702684-26-000012).
Of the 13 sales, 10 (77%, $905k) carry the 10b5-1 plan flag on the Form 4, meaning they were scheduled months ahead; the other 3 do not.
The last three months show 9 sales, against 1 in the three before. The latest sale from Oct 13, 2026.
Against its sector (Communication Services, 19 companies with an insider page on this site), over the same dates the median is 12 sales and 0 purchases on the open market. Verizon Communications has more sales than 10 of the other 18, ranks 12 of 19 by net dollars sold, and 8 of the 19 have at least one purchase.
The 20 most important trades
With no open-market purchases, the table starts with VZ's sales, largest first. The full history is in the tool above, already searched.
See all 41 VZ trades in the full history →
| Trade date | Filed | Insider | Role | Amount | Code | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-24 | 2026-02-25 | Vestberg Hans Erik | Director | $11.2M | S — Open-market sale Indirect holding, through: By trust 1; By trust 2 Form 4 footnoteF1 The price in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices per share ranging from $49.395 to $49.865. The reporting person will provide to Verizon Communications Inc., any security holder of Verizon Communications Inc., or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth herein. | SEC |
| 2026-05-29 | 2026-06-02 | Hammock Samantha | EVP & Chief HR Officer | $3.5M | S — Open-market saleForm 4 footnoteF1 The price in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices per share ranging from $47.820 to $47.860. The reporting person will provide to Verizon Communications Inc., any security holder of Verizon Communications Inc., or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth herein. | SEC |
| 2026-02-02 | 2026-02-03 | Russo Joseph J. | EVP&Pres-Global Networks&Tech | $430k | S — Open-market sale2 Form 4 footnotesF1 The price in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices per share ranging from $44.725 to $44.88. The reporting person will provide to Verizon Communications Inc., any security holder of Verizon Communications Inc., or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the range set forth herein. F2 Includes common stock acquired through dividend reinvestment. | SEC |
| 2026-03-02 | 2026-03-03 | Stillwell Mary-Lee | SVP and Controller | $428k | S — Open-market sale (scheduled 10b5-1)Form 4 footnoteF1 This transaction was executed pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the reporting person on November 17, 2025. | SEC |
| 2026-09-15 | 2026-09-16 | Malady Kyle | EVP and Group CEO-VZ Business | $56k | S — Open-market sale (scheduled 10b5-1)Form 4 footnoteF1 This transaction was executed pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the reporting person on May 18, 2026. | SEC |
| 2026-09-01 | 2026-09-02 | Malady Kyle | EVP and Group CEO-VZ Business | $56k | S — Open-market sale (scheduled 10b5-1)Form 4 footnoteF1 This transaction was executed pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the reporting person on May 18, 2026. | SEC |
| 2026-08-25 | 2026-08-26 | Malady Kyle | EVP and Group CEO-VZ Business | $55k | S — Open-market sale (scheduled 10b5-1)Form 4 footnoteF1 This transaction was executed pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the reporting person on May 18, 2026. | SEC |
| 2026-09-08 | 2026-09-09 | Malady Kyle | EVP and Group CEO-VZ Business | $55k | S — Open-market sale (scheduled 10b5-1)Form 4 footnoteF1 This transaction was executed pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the reporting person on May 18, 2026. | SEC |
| 2026-08-18 | 2026-08-19 | Malady Kyle | EVP and Group CEO-VZ Business | $54k | S — Open-market sale (scheduled 10b5-1)Form 4 footnoteF1 This transaction was executed pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the reporting person on May 18, 2026. | SEC |
| 2026-09-22 | 2026-09-23 | Malady Kyle | EVP and Group CEO-VZ Business | $52k | S — Open-market sale (scheduled 10b5-1)Form 4 footnoteF1 This transaction was executed pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the reporting person on May 18, 2026. | SEC |
| 2026-09-29 | 2026-09-30 | Malady Kyle | EVP and Group CEO-VZ Business | $51k | S — Open-market sale (scheduled 10b5-1)Form 4 footnoteF1 This transaction was executed pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the reporting person on May 18, 2026. | SEC |
| 2026-10-06 | 2026-10-07 | Malady Kyle | EVP and Group CEO-VZ Business | $50k | S — Open-market sale (scheduled 10b5-1)Form 4 footnoteF1 This transaction was executed pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the reporting person on May 18, 2026. | SEC |
| 2026-10-13 | 2026-10-14 | Malady Kyle | EVP and Group CEO-VZ Business | $47k | S — Open-market sale (scheduled 10b5-1)Form 4 footnoteF1 This transaction was executed pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the reporting person on May 18, 2026. | SEC |
| 2026-02-11 | 2026-02-13 | Vestberg Hans Erik | Director | $8.1M | F — Tax withholding (shares surrendered for taxes)Form 4 footnoteF2 Reflects transfers of shares of common stock between the reporting person and grantor retained annuity trusts, which are exempt from Section 16 pursuant to Rule 16a-13. | SEC |
| 2026-02-27 | 2026-03-03 | Vestberg Hans Erik | Director | $5.1M | F — Tax withholding (shares surrendered for taxes) | SEC |
| 2026-02-11 | 2026-02-13 | Malady Kyle | EVP and Group CEO-VZ Business | $2.8M | F — Tax withholding (shares surrendered for taxes) | SEC |
| 2026-02-27 | 2026-03-03 | Malady Kyle | EVP and Group CEO-VZ Business | $2.5M | F — Tax withholding (shares surrendered for taxes) | SEC |
| 2026-02-27 | 2026-03-03 | Skiadas Anthony T | EVP and CFO | $2.5M | F — Tax withholding (shares surrendered for taxes) | SEC |
| 2026-02-11 | 2026-02-13 | Skiadas Anthony T | EVP and CFO | $2.1M | F — Tax withholding (shares surrendered for taxes) | SEC |
| 2026-02-11 | 2026-02-13 | Hammock Samantha | EVP & Chief HR Officer | $1.4M | F — Tax withholding (shares surrendered for taxes) | SEC |
The period balance: money in, money out
In the Form 4 filings submitted between Feb 3, 2026 and Oct 14, 2026 there is not one open-market purchase of Verizon Communications Inc.: 13 sales worth $16.0M and zero dollars bought.
Only codes P and S count, where an insider puts in or takes out their own money. A selling balance like Verizon Communications Inc.'s is the norm in the S&P 500, where much of the pay comes as stock. It is not a recommendation to buy or sell: it is what was filed.
Every transaction, code by code
| Code | What it means | Trades | Reported amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| F | Tax withholding (shares surrendered for taxes) | 14 | $30.9M |
| S | Open-market sale | 13 | $16.0M |
| A | Grant or award | 7 | $0 |
| M | Option exercise | 7 | $0 |
| Total | Everything filed in the period | 41 | $46.9M |
14 of the 41 rows carry no usable amount on the Form 4: they count as trades and add $0. The code labels come from the SEC index.
Who has traded
Over the 15 months of history, 7 distinct people or entities have filed Verizon Communications Inc. transactions: none bought on the open market and 5 sold. Counted by CIK, the fixed number the SEC gives each filer, and not by name, which each filer types their own way.
| Filer | Role | Transactions | Bought (count) | Sold (count) | Last filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vestberg Hans Erik | Director | 5 | — | $11.2M (1) | 2026-03-03 |
| Hammock Samantha | EVP & Chief HR Officer | 5 | — | $3.5M (1) | 2026-06-02 |
| Malady Kyle | EVP and Group CEO-VZ Business | 13 | — | $476k (9) | 2026-10-14 |
| Russo Joseph J. | EVP&Pres-Global Networks&Tech | 5 | — | $430k (1) | 2026-03-03 |
| Stillwell Mary-Lee | SVP and Controller | 5 | — | $428k (1) | 2026-03-03 |
| Skiadas Anthony T | EVP and CFO | 4 | — | — | 2026-03-03 |
| Venkatesh Vandana | EVP and Chief Legal Officer | 4 | — | — | 2026-03-03 |
The name links to all their trades, in any company. "Transactions" counts any code; the money, open market only. Role: from their latest filing.
Month by month
By the month the trade was executed, not the month it was filed; months with no trades show zero. The busiest month was Sep 2026: 0 purchases and 5 sales, worth $270k. 9 of the 15 months have none.
| Month | Purchases | Amount | Sales | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2025 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| Sep 2025 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| Oct 2025 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| Nov 2025 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| Dec 2025 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| Jan 2026 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| Feb 2026 | 0 | $0 | 2 | $11.6M |
| Mar 2026 | 0 | $0 | 1 | $428k |
| Apr 2026 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| May 2026 | 0 | $0 | 1 | $3.5M |
| Jun 2026 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| Jul 2026 | 0 | $0 | 0 | $0 |
| Aug 2026 | 0 | $0 | 2 | $109k |
| Sep 2026 | 0 | $0 | 5 | $270k |
| Oct 2026 | 0 | $0 | 2 | $98k |
The last month may be partial: a Form 4 is filed up to two business days later. The table does not say whether the pattern is good or bad; it says when it happened.
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How to read this data
10 of the 13 sales in the table are flagged as scheduled (10b5-1 plan): signed months ahead and executed automatically, so they say nothing about what the insider thinks today. Verizon Communications has no open-market purchase (code P) in the history, the most common case in the S&P 500: insiders are already paid in stock. The latest filing is from Oct 14, 2026, and a Form 4 arrives up to two business days after the trade.
14 of the 20 rows in the table carry footnotes from the Form 4 itself, folded into the code column and copied verbatim; a row with no footnote means the filing has none.
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What is behind these trades
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- What the efficiency hypothesis says and what it does NOT sayIf an insider's purchase is public and anyone can read it, is there any information left in it? That is the exact question that brings people here.
- Who really moves the market: the types of investorWho sits on the other side of each order, and where a company's own insiders fit among them.
- Supply, demand and price: why it rises and falls constantlyHow a piece of news ends up inside the price, and why the reaction to a filed sale is rarely the one you would expect.
Source: SEC EDGAR Form 4. This is a list of public facts, not financial advice or a recommendation to buy or sell.