Verizon Communications Inc. (VZ)
NYSE: VZ · Real-Time Price · USD
47.24
+0.14 (0.30%)
At close: Apr 28, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT
47.14
-0.10 (-0.21%)
After-hours: Apr 28, 2026, 7:59 PM EDT

Verizon Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

The 14 analysts with 12-month price forecasts for Verizon stock have an average target of 49.96, with a low estimate of 44 and a high estimate of 58. The average target predicts an increase of 5.76% from the current stock price of 47.24.

Analyst Consensus: Buy
Target Low Average Median High
Price $44 $49.96 $49 $58
Change -6.86% +5.76% +3.73% +22.78%

Analyst Ratings

The average analyst rating for Verizon stock from 14 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 Nov '25Dec '25Jan '26Feb '26Mar '26Apr '26
Strong Buy 333554
Buy 111232
Hold 889988
Sell 000000
Strong Sell 000000
Total 121213161614

Latest Forecasts

Analyst Firm Rating Rating Action Price Target Upside Date
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
Hold
Maintains
$49$50
Hold Maintains $49$50 +5.84% Apr 28, 2026
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
Hold
Maintains
$44$46
Hold Maintains $44$46 -2.62% Apr 28, 2026
Barclays
Barclays
Hold
Maintains
$43$47
Hold Maintains $43$47 -0.51% Mar 31, 2026
Citigroup
Citigroup
Strong Buy
Maintains
$50$55
Strong Buy Maintains $50$55 +16.43% Mar 20, 2026
Scotiabank
Scotiabank
Buy
Upgrades
$50$55
Buy Upgrades $50$55 +15.37% Mar 9, 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 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
133.61B136.84B133.97B134.79B138.19B148.43B150.40B
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
-----9.338.74
No. Analysts -----2928
Historical EPS numbers are GAAP, while forecasted numbers may be non-GAAP.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue 20262027202820292030
High 154.4B 158.2B
Avg 148.4B 150.4B
Low 138.8B 140.3B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth 20262027202820292030
High
11.7%
6.6%
Avg
7.4%
1.3%
Low
0.4%
-5.5%

EPS Forecast

EPS 20262027202820292030
High 5.20 5.79
Avg 5.06 5.41
Low 4.65 4.81

EPS Growth

EPS Growth 20262027202820292030
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 disclaimer.