Verizon Communications Inc. (VZ)
NYSE: VZ · Real-Time Price · USD
51.18
-0.02 (-0.04%)
At close: Mar 5, 2026, 4:00 PM EST
51.17
-0.01 (-0.02%)
After-hours: Mar 5, 2026, 5:28 PM EST

Verizon Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

The 16 analysts with 12-month price forecasts for Verizon stock have an average target of 49.33, with a low estimate of 43 and a high estimate of 58. The average target predicts a decrease of -3.61% from the current stock price of 51.18.

Analyst Consensus: Buy
Target Low Average Median High
Price $43 $49.33 $49 $58
Change -15.98% -3.61% -4.26% +13.33%

Analyst Ratings

The average analyst rating for Verizon stock from 16 stock analysts is "Buy". This means that analysts believe this stock is likely to outperform the market over the next twelve months.

Recommendation Trends

Rating Sep '25Oct '25Nov '25Dec '25Jan '26Feb '26
Strong Buy 333335
Buy 211112
Hold 1088899
Sell 000000
Strong Sell 000000
Total 151212121316

Latest Forecasts

Analyst Firm Rating Rating Action Price Target Upside Date
Daiwa Capital
Daiwa Capital
Strong Buy
Upgrades
$48$58
Strong Buy Upgrades $48$58 +13.33% Feb 19, 2026
JP Morgan
JP Morgan
Hold
Maintains
$47$49
Hold Maintains $47$49 -4.26% Feb 3, 2026
RBC Capital
RBC Capital
Hold
Maintains
$44$48
Hold Maintains $44$48 -6.21% Feb 3, 2026
Citigroup
Citigroup
Strong Buy
Maintains
$48$50
Strong Buy Maintains $48$50 -2.31% Feb 3, 2026
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
Hold
Maintains
$47$49
Hold Maintains $47$49 -4.26% Feb 2, 2026
More Analyst Ratings

Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year
148.48B
from 138.19B
Increased by 7.44%
Revenue Next Year
150.32B
from 148.48B
Increased by 1.24%
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 Year FY 2021 FY 2022 FY 2023 FY 2024 FY 2025 FY 2026 FY 2027
Period Ending Dec 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2024 Dec 31, 2025 Dec 31, 2026 Dec 31, 2027
Revenue
133.61B136.84B133.97B134.79B138.19B148.48B150.32B
Revenue Growth
4.15%2.41%-2.09%0.61%2.53%7.44%1.24%
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
-----10.229.60
No. Analysts -----2927
Historical EPS numbers are GAAP, while forecasted numbers may be non-GAAP.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue 20262027202820292030
High 154.4B 156.6B
Avg 148.5B 150.3B
Low 138.9B 140.3B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth 20262027202820292030
High
11.7%
5.4%
Avg
7.4%
1.2%
Low
0.5%
-5.5%

EPS Forecast

EPS 20262027202820292030
High 5.35 5.81
Avg 5.01 5.33
Low 4.30 4.54

EPS Growth

EPS Growth 20262027202820292030
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.