Verizon Communications Inc. (VZ)

Verizon Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

According to 13 professional analysts, the 12-month price target for Verizon stock ranges from a low of $43 to a high of $56. The average analyst price target of $47.92 forecasts a 9.63% increase in the stock price over the next year.

Price Target: $47.92 (+9.63%)

Analyst Consensus: Buy

Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	$43	$47.92	$48	$56
Change	-1.62%	+9.63%	+9.81%	+28.12%

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	Mar '25	Apr '25	May '25	Jun '25	Jul '25	Aug '25
Strong Buy	3	3	3	3	3	2
Buy	2	2	2	2	2	2
Hold	8	7	7	7	10	10
Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Strong Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	13	12	12	12	15	14

Latest Forecasts

Analyst	Firm	Rating	Rating	Action	Price Target	Upside	Date
Michael Funk B of A Securities	B of A Securities	Hold Maintains $45 → $49	Hold	Maintains	$45 → $49	+12.10%	Jul 22, 2025
Jonathan Atkin RBC Capital	RBC Capital	Hold Maintains $45 → $46	Hold	Maintains	$45 → $46	+5.24%	Jul 22, 2025
Benjamin Swinburne Morgan Stanley	Morgan Stanley	Hold Maintains $47 → $48	Hold	Maintains	$47 → $48	+9.81%	Jul 22, 2025
Philip Cusick JP Morgan	JP Morgan	Hold Maintains $47 → $49	Hold	Maintains	$47 → $49	+12.10%	Jul 22, 2025
Eric Luebchow Wells Fargo	Wells Fargo	Hold Maintains $42 → $43	Hold	Maintains	$42 → $43	-1.62%	Jul 10, 2025

More Analyst Ratings

Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

142.44B

Increased by 5.67%

from 134.79B

Revenue Next Year

145.16B

Increased by 1.91%

from 142.44B

EPS This Year

4.81

Increased by 16.29%

from 4.14

EPS Next Year

4.96

Increased by 3.05%

from 4.81

Fiscal Year	FY 2020	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026	FY 2027
Period Ending	Dec 31, 2020	Dec 31, 2021	Dec 31, 2022	Dec 31, 2023	Dec 31, 2024	Dec 31, 2025	Dec 31, 2026	Dec 31, 2027
Revenue	128.29B	133.61B	136.84B	133.97B	134.79B	142.44B	145.16B	146.78B
Revenue Growth	-2.71%	4.15%	2.41%	-2.09%	0.61%	5.67%	1.91%	1.12%
EPS	4.30	5.32	5.06	2.75	4.14	4.81	4.96	5.17
EPS Growth	-7.53%	23.72%	-4.90%	-45.64%	50.54%	16.29%	3.05%	4.22%
Forward PE	-	-	-	-	-	9.08	8.81	8.45
No. Analysts	-	-	-	-	-	28	27	23

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

Revenue Forecast

Revenue	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029
High	146.2B	152.7B	154.8B
Avg	142.4B	145.2B	146.8B
Low	133.3B	134.3B	135.8B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029
High	8.5%	7.2%	6.6%
Avg	5.7%	1.9%	1.1%
Low	-1.1%	-5.7%	-6.4%

EPS Forecast

EPS	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029
High	5.01	5.25	5.63
Avg	4.81	4.96	5.17
Low	4.51	4.48	4.55

EPS Growth

EPS Growth	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029
High	21.1%	9.0%	13.4%
Avg	16.3%	3.0%	4.2%
Low	8.9%	-7.0%	-8.3%

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.