Verizon Communications Inc. (VZ)
NYSE: VZ · Real-Time Price · USD
49.01
-0.45 (-0.91%)
At close: Feb 13, 2026, 4:00 PM EST
49.01
0.00 (0.00%)
After-hours: Feb 13, 2026, 7:59 PM EST

Verizon Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

The 15 analysts that cover Verizon stock have a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $48.75, which forecasts a -0.53% decrease in the stock price over the next year. The lowest target is $43 and the highest is $56.

Price Target: $48.75 (-0.53%)
Analyst Consensus: Buy
TargetLowAverageMedianHigh
Price$43$48.75$49$56
Change-12.26%-0.53%-0.02%+14.26%

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

RatingSep '25Oct '25Nov '25Dec '25Jan '26Feb '26
Strong Buy333334
Buy211112
Hold1088899
Sell000000
Strong Sell000000
Total151212121315

Latest Forecasts

AnalystFirmRatingRatingActionPrice TargetUpsideDate
JP Morgan
JP Morgan
Hold
Maintains
$47$49
HoldMaintains$47$49-0.02%Feb 3, 2026
RBC Capital
RBC Capital
Hold
Maintains
$44$48
HoldMaintains$44$48-2.06%Feb 3, 2026
Citigroup
Citigroup
Strong Buy
Maintains
$48$50
Strong BuyMaintains$48$50+2.02%Feb 3, 2026
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
Hold
Maintains
$47$49
HoldMaintains$47$49-0.02%Feb 2, 2026
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
Hold
Maintains
$41$44
HoldMaintains$41$44-10.22%Feb 2, 2026
More Analyst Ratings

Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year
148.12B
from 138.19B
Increased by 7.19%
Revenue Next Year
149.92B
from 148.12B
Increased by 1.21%
EPS This Year
5.01
from 4.06
Increased by 23.38%
EPS Next Year
5.33
from 5.01
Increased by 6.48%
Fiscal YearFY 2021FY 2022FY 2023FY 2024FY 2025FY 2026FY 2027
Period EndingDec 31, 2021Dec 31, 2022Dec 31, 2023Dec 31, 2024Dec 31, 2025Dec 31, 2026Dec 31, 2027
Revenue
133.61B136.84B133.97B134.79B138.19B148.12B149.92B
Revenue Growth
4.15%2.41%-2.09%0.61%2.53%7.19%1.21%
EPS
5.325.062.754.144.065.015.33
EPS Growth
23.72%-4.90%-45.64%50.54%-1.93%23.38%6.48%
Forward PE
-----9.789.19
No. Analysts
-----2927
Historical EPS numbers are GAAP, while forecasted numbers may be non-GAAP.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue20262027202820292030
High154.4B156.6B
Avg148.1B149.9B
Low134.8B135.3B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth20262027202820292030
High
11.7%
5.7%
Avg
7.2%
1.2%
Low
-2.4%
-8.7%

EPS Forecast

EPS20262027202820292030
High5.355.81
Avg5.015.33
Low4.304.54

EPS Growth

EPS Growth20262027202820292030
High
31.9%
16.1%
Avg
23.4%
6.5%
Low
6.0%
-9.4%
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.