Verizon Communications Inc. (VZ)
NYSE: VZ · Real-Time Price · USD
47.34
-0.23 (-0.48%)
At close: May 5, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT
47.41
+0.07 (0.15%)
After-hours: May 5, 2026, 7:59 PM EDT

Verizon Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

The 14 analysts that cover Verizon stock have a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $50.18, which forecasts a 6.00% increase in the stock price over the next year. The lowest target is $44 and the highest is $58.

Price Target: $50.18 (+6.00%)
Analyst Consensus: Buy
TargetLowAverageMedianHigh
Price$44$50.18$50$58
Change-7.06%+6.00%+5.62%+22.52%

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

RatingNov '25Dec '25Jan '26Feb '26Mar '26Apr '26
Strong Buy333554
Buy111232
Hold889988
Sell000000
Strong Sell000000
Total121213161614

Latest Forecasts

AnalystFirmRatingRatingActionPrice TargetUpsideDate
JP Morgan
JP Morgan
Hold
Maintains
$49$52
HoldMaintains$49$52+9.84%Apr 30, 2026
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
Hold
Maintains
$49$50
HoldMaintains$49$50+5.62%Apr 28, 2026
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
Hold
Maintains
$44$46
HoldMaintains$44$46-2.83%Apr 28, 2026
Barclays
Barclays
Hold
Maintains
$43$47
HoldMaintains$43$47-0.72%Mar 31, 2026
Citigroup
Citigroup
Strong Buy
Maintains
$50$55
Strong BuyMaintains$50$55+16.18%Mar 20, 2026
More Analyst Ratings

Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year
148.43B
from 138.19B
Increased by 7.41%
Revenue Next Year
150.40B
from 148.43B
Increased by 1.32%
EPS This Year
5.06
from 4.06
Increased by 24.67%
EPS Next Year
5.41
from 5.06
Increased by 6.81%
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
133.61B136.84B133.97B134.79B138.19B148.43B150.40B
Revenue Growth
4.15%2.41%-2.09%0.61%2.53%7.41%1.32%
EPS
5.325.062.754.144.065.065.41
EPS Growth
23.72%-4.90%-45.64%50.54%-1.93%24.67%6.81%
Forward PE
-----9.358.76
No. Analysts
-----2928
Historical EPS numbers are GAAP, while forecasted numbers may be non-GAAP.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue20262027202820292030
High154.4B158.2B
Avg148.4B150.4B
Low138.8B140.3B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth20262027202820292030
High
11.7%
6.6%
Avg
7.4%
1.3%
Low
0.4%
-5.5%

EPS Forecast

EPS20262027202820292030
High5.205.79
Avg5.065.41
Low4.654.81

EPS Growth

EPS Growth20262027202820292030
High
28.0%
14.3%
Avg
24.7%
6.8%
Low
14.4%
-4.9%
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 sources.