Verizon Communications Inc. (VZ) Reports Q2 Earnings: EPS $0.73

Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ) released its earnings report for the second quarter of 2013 this morning before the market opened. The company showed earnings per share of $73 cents for the three months on revenue of $29.83 billion. Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ) stock closed on yesterday’s market trading at $50.74 per share. Optimism about the company’s earnings sent share prices up after market and pre-market trading. Analysts following the wireless carrier were looking for earnings per share of 72 cents per share for the three months ending June 30. The same analysts were expecting to see the company show revenue…