Verizon (ticker symbol: VZ) is listed on the New York Stock Exchange and the NASDAQ Global Select Market. Verizon (ticker symbol: VZC) also maintains a standard listing on the London Stock Exchange. The historical stock price graph is available on tablet and PC.
Definition: A publicly held company is a stock corporation in which the shares of stock are available to the public.
In the case of a publicly held corporation, it is the shareholders whose wealth is maximized by the growth of the firm, according to About. A firm's managers and staff do not profit (aside from their salaries and benefits) from the company's growth unless they own stock in the company themselves.