Verizon Communications Inc. (VZ)

Verizon Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

The 10 analysts that cover Verizon stock have a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $48.55, which forecasts a 16.82% increase in the stock price over the next year. The lowest target is $43 and the highest is $56.

Price Target: $48.55 (+16.82%)

Analyst Consensus: Buy

Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	$43	$48.55	$49	$56
Change	+3.46%	+16.82%	+17.90%	+34.74%

Analyst Ratings

The average analyst rating for Verizon stock is "Buy". This means that analysts believe this stock is likely to outperform the market over the next twelve months.

Recommendation Trends

Rating	May '25	Jun '25	Jul '25	Aug '25	Sep '25	Oct '25
Strong Buy	3	3	3	3	3	2
Buy	2	2	2	2	2	1
Hold	7	7	10	10	10	8
Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Strong Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	12	12	15	15	15	11

Latest Forecasts

Analyst	Firm	Rating	Rating	Action	Price Target	Upside	Date
Maher Yaghi Scotiabank	Scotiabank	Hold Maintains $50 → $51	Hold	Maintains	$50 → $51	+21.51%	Oct 6, 2025
Michael Ng Goldman Sachs	Goldman Sachs	Strong Buy Initiates $49	Strong Buy	Initiates	$49	+17.90%	Sep 2, 2025
Michael Funk B of A Securities	B of A Securities	Hold Maintains $45 → $49	Hold	Maintains	$45 → $49	+17.90%	Jul 22, 2025
Jonathan Atkin RBC Capital	RBC Capital	Hold Maintains $45 → $46	Hold	Maintains	$45 → $46	+10.68%	Jul 22, 2025
Benjamin Swinburne Morgan Stanley	Morgan Stanley	Hold Maintains $47 → $48	Hold	Maintains	$47 → $48	+15.50%	Jul 22, 2025

More Analyst Ratings

Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

142.43B

Increased by 5.67%

from 134.79B

Revenue Next Year

145.36B

Increased by 2.06%

from 142.43B

EPS This Year

4.84

Increased by 16.92%

from 4.14

EPS Next Year

5.01

Increased by 3.56%

from 4.84

Fiscal Year	FY 2020	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026
Period Ending	Dec 31, 2020	Dec 31, 2021	Dec 31, 2022	Dec 31, 2023	Dec 31, 2024	Dec 31, 2025	Dec 31, 2026
Revenue	128.29B	133.61B	136.84B	133.97B	134.79B	142.43B	145.36B
Revenue Growth	-2.71%	4.15%	2.41%	-2.09%	0.61%	5.67%	2.06%
EPS	4.30	5.32	5.06	2.75	4.14	4.84	5.01
EPS Growth	-7.53%	23.72%	-4.90%	-45.64%	50.54%	16.92%	3.56%
Forward PE	-	-	-	-	-	8.59	8.29
No. Analysts	-	-	-	-	-	28	28

Historical EPS numbers are GAAP, while forecasted numbers may be non-GAAP.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029
High	146.2B	152.8B
Avg	142.4B	145.4B
Low	133.3B	134.3B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029
High	8.5%	7.2%
Avg	5.7%	2.1%
Low	-1.1%	-5.7%

EPS Forecast

EPS	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029
High	5.03	5.51
Avg	4.84	5.01
Low	4.55	4.64

EPS Growth

EPS Growth	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029
High	21.5%	13.9%
Avg	16.9%	3.6%
Low	9.8%	-4.1%

Sources: Price targets and analyst ratings provided by Benzinga. Revenue and EPS forecast data provided by Finnhub. The data is sourced from Wall Street analysts. Data disclaimer.