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Verizon Communications Inc has a consensus price target of $48.52 based on the ratings of 27 analysts. The high is $58 issued by Daiwa Capital on February 19, 2026. The low is $36 issued by Goldman Sachs on July 26, 2023. The 3 most-recent analyst ratings were released by Freedom Broker, JP Morgan, and Morgan Stanley on June 12, 2026, April 30, 2026, and April 28, 2026, respectively. With an average price target of $51.67 between Freedom Broker, JP Morgan, and Morgan Stanley, there's an implied 7.52% upside for Verizon Communications Inc from these most-recent analyst ratings.
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The latest price target for Verizon Communications (NYSE:VZ) was reported by Freedom Broker on June 12, 2026. The analyst firm set a price target for $53.00 expecting VZ to rise to within 12 months (a possible 10.29% upside). 32 analyst firms have reported ratings in the last year.
The latest analyst rating for Verizon Communications (NYSE:VZ) was provided by Freedom Broker, and Verizon Communications initiated their hold rating.
The last upgrade for Verizon Communications Inc happened on March 9, 2026 when Scotiabank raised their price target to $54.5. Scotiabank previously had a sector perform for Verizon Communications Inc.
The last downgrade for Verizon Communications Inc happened on October 24, 2024 when Keybanc changed their price target from N/A to N/A for Verizon Communications Inc.
Analysts arrive at stock ratings after doing extensive research, which includes going through public financial statements, talking to executives and customers of Verizon Communications, and listening in to earnings conference calls. Most analysts do this every three months, so you should get 4 ratings per company per firm each year. The last rating for Verizon Communications was filed on June 12, 2026 so you should expect the next rating to be made available sometime around June 12, 2027.
While ratings are subjective and will change, the latest Verizon Communications (VZ) rating was a initiated with a price target of $0.00 to $53.00. The current price Verizon Communications (VZ) is trading at is $48.06, which is within the analyst’s predicted range.
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| 06/12/2026 | Buy Now | 10.29% | Freedom Broker | → $53 | Initiates | → Hold | Get Alert |
| 04/30/2026 | Buy Now | 8.21% | JP Morgan | $49 → $52 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 04/28/2026 | Buy Now | 4.05% | Morgan Stanley | $49 → $50 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 04/28/2026 | Buy Now | -4.28% | Wells Fargo | $44 → $46 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 03/31/2026 | Buy Now | -2.2% | Barclays | $43 → $47 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 03/20/2026 | Buy Now | 14.45% | Citigroup | $50 → $55 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 03/09/2026 | Buy Now | 13.41% | Scotiabank | $50.25 → $54.5 | Upgrade | Sector Perform → Sector Outperform | Get Alert |
| 02/19/2026 | Buy Now | 20.7% | Daiwa Capital | $48 → $58 | Upgrade | Outperform → Buy | Get Alert |
| 02/03/2026 | Buy Now | -0.11% | RBC Capital | $44 → $48 | Maintains | Sector Perform | Get Alert |
| 02/03/2026 | Buy Now | 1.97% | JP Morgan | $47 → $49 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 02/03/2026 | Buy Now | 4.05% | Citigroup | $48 → $50 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 02/02/2026 | Buy Now | 1.97% | Morgan Stanley | $47 → $49 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 02/02/2026 | Buy Now | -8.44% | Wells Fargo | $41 → $44 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 02/02/2026 | Buy Now | 4.57% | Scotiabank | $48 → $50.25 | Maintains | Sector Perform | Get Alert |
| 02/02/2026 | Buy Now | 4.05% | Evercore ISI Group | $48 → $50 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 01/26/2026 | Buy Now | -14.68% | Wells Fargo | $43 → $41 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 01/22/2026 | Buy Now | -10.52% | Barclays | → $43 | Reinstates | → Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 01/16/2026 | Buy Now | -8.44% | Bernstein | $46 → $44 | Maintains | Market Perform | Get Alert |
| 12/10/2025 | Buy Now | -2.2% | Morgan Stanley | $48 → $47 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 10/30/2025 | Buy Now | -2.2% | JP Morgan | $49 → $47 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 10/30/2025 | Buy Now | 6.13% | TD Cowen | $56 → $51 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 10/30/2025 | Buy Now | 6.13% | Scotiabank | $50.5 → $51 | Maintains | Sector Perform | Get Alert |
| 10/30/2025 | Buy Now | -8.44% | RBC Capital | $46 → $44 | Maintains | Sector Perform | Get Alert |
| 10/06/2025 | Buy Now | 5.09% | Scotiabank | $50 → $50.5 | Maintains | Sector Perform | Get Alert |
| 09/02/2025 | Buy Now | 1.97% | Goldman Sachs | → $49 | Assumes | → Buy | Get Alert |
| 07/22/2025 | Buy Now | 1.97% | B of A Securities | $45 → $49 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 07/22/2025 | Buy Now | -4.28% | RBC Capital | $45 → $46 | Maintains | Sector Perform | Get Alert |
| 07/22/2025 | Buy Now | -0.11% | Morgan Stanley | $47 → $48 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 07/22/2025 | Buy Now | 1.97% | JP Morgan | $47 → $49 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 07/10/2025 | Buy Now | -10.52% | Wells Fargo | $42 → $43 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 07/10/2025 | Buy Now | -2.2% | Morgan Stanley | → $47 | Reinstates | → Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 07/07/2025 | Buy Now | -6.36% | B of A Securities | → $45 | Reinstates | → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 04/28/2025 | Buy Now | 16.53% | Tigress Financial | $55 → $56 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 04/23/2025 | Buy Now | 1.97% | Scotiabank | $48.5 → $49 | Maintains | Sector Perform | Get Alert |
| 04/08/2025 | Buy Now | 0.93% | Scotiabank | $48 → $48.5 | Maintains | Sector Perform | Get Alert |
| 04/01/2025 | Buy Now | 4.05% | Oppenheimer | $48 → $50 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 03/25/2025 | Buy Now | -6.36% | RBC Capital | $42 → $45 | Reiterates | Sector Perform → Sector Perform | Get Alert |
| 03/03/2025 | Buy Now | -0.11% | Scotiabank | $47.5 → $48 | Maintains | Sector Perform | Get Alert |
| 01/30/2025 | Buy Now | 14.45% | Tigress Financial | $55 → $55 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 01/27/2025 | Buy Now | -1.15% | Scotiabank | $47 → $47.5 | Maintains | Sector Perform | Get Alert |
| 12/20/2024 | Buy Now | -6.36% | UBS | $44 → $45 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 10/24/2024 | Buy Now | — | Keybanc | — | Downgrade | Overweight → Sector Weight | Get Alert |
| 10/23/2024 | Buy Now | -2.2% | Scotiabank | $47.25 → $47 | Maintains | Sector Perform | Get Alert |
| 10/23/2024 | Buy Now | -8.44% | UBS | $43 → $44 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 10/18/2024 | Buy Now | -1.68% | Scotiabank | $46.5 → $47.25 | Maintains | Sector Perform | Get Alert |
| 10/01/2024 | Buy Now | 14.45% | Tigress Financial | $52 → $55 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 09/26/2024 | Buy Now | -6.36% | B of A Securities | $41 → $45 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 09/25/2024 | Buy Now | 1.97% | Citigroup | $47 → $49 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 09/24/2024 | Buy Now | -0.11% | Raymond James | $44 → $48 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 09/23/2024 | Buy Now | -4.28% | RBC Capital | $42 → $46 | Maintains | Sector Perform | Get Alert |
| 09/09/2024 | Buy Now | -12.6% | RBC Capital | $42 → $42 | Reiterates | Sector Perform → Sector Perform | Get Alert |
| 09/06/2024 | Buy Now | -8.44% | Keybanc | $46 → $44 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 07/23/2024 | Buy Now | 6.13% | TD Cowen | $48 → $51 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 07/23/2024 | Buy Now | -6.36% | JP Morgan | $46 → $45 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 07/23/2024 | Buy Now | -12.6% | RBC Capital | $42 → $42 | Reiterates | Sector Perform → Sector Perform | Get Alert |
| 07/10/2024 | Buy Now | -3.24% | Scotiabank | $45.5 → $46.5 | Maintains | Sector Perform | Get Alert |
| 05/17/2024 | Buy Now | 8.21% | Tigress Financial | $50 → $52 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 04/23/2024 | Buy Now | -16.76% | Wells Fargo | $44 → $40 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 04/23/2024 | Buy Now | -0.11% | Oppenheimer | $48 → $48 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 04/03/2024 | Buy Now | -0.11% | Oppenheimer | → $48 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 04/02/2024 | Buy Now | -16.76% | RBC Capital | $36 → $40 | Maintains | Sector Perform | Get Alert |
| 03/22/2024 | Buy Now | -18.84% | Redburn Atlantic | → $39 | Upgrade | Sell → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 02/20/2024 | Buy Now | -25.09% | RBC Capital | $35 → $36 | Maintains | Sector Perform | Get Alert |
| 01/31/2024 | Buy Now | -8.44% | Barclays | → $44 | Downgrade | Overweight → Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 01/30/2024 | Buy Now | -2.2% | Citigroup | $45 → $47 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 01/26/2024 | Buy Now | -8.44% | Barclays | $42 → $44 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 01/25/2024 | Buy Now | 4.05% | Tigress Financial | $45 → $50 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 01/24/2024 | Buy Now | -10.52% | UBS | $37 → $43 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 01/24/2024 | Buy Now | -8.44% | Wells Fargo | $40 → $44 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 01/24/2024 | Buy Now | -4.28% | Raymond James | $42 → $46 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 01/24/2024 | Buy Now | -2.2% | Daiwa Capital | → $47 | Upgrade | Neutral → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 01/24/2024 | Buy Now | -4.28% | Keybanc | $45 → $46 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 01/04/2024 | Buy Now | -4.28% | Wolfe Research | → $46 | Upgrade | Peer Perform → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 01/03/2024 | Buy Now | -6.36% | Keybanc | → $45 | Upgrade | Sector Weight → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 12/19/2023 | Buy Now | -10.52% | Oppenheimer | → $43 | Reiterates | Outperform → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 12/14/2023 | Buy Now | -12.6% | Citigroup | $40 → $42 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 12/13/2023 | Buy Now | -16.76% | Wells Fargo | $35 → $40 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 11/02/2023 | Buy Now | -6.36% | Tigress Financial | $64 → $45 | Maintains | Buy | Get Alert |
| 10/25/2023 | Buy Now | -20.92% | Barclays | $37 → $38 | Upgrade | Equal-Weight → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 08/29/2023 | Buy Now | -16.76% | Citigroup | $39 → $40 | Upgrade | Neutral → Buy | Get Alert |
| 08/22/2023 | Buy Now | -10.52% | Oppenheimer | → $43 | Reiterates | Outperform → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 08/03/2023 | Buy Now | -8.44% | Morgan Stanley | $44 → $44 | Reiterates | Overweight → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 07/27/2023 | Buy Now | -18.84% | Citigroup | $42 → $39 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 07/26/2023 | Buy Now | -25.09% | Goldman Sachs | $41 → $36 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 07/26/2023 | Buy Now | -12.6% | Raymond James | $51 → $42 | Maintains | Outperform | Get Alert |
| 07/20/2023 | Buy Now | -25.09% | Wells Fargo | $40 → $36 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 07/18/2023 | Buy Now | -8.44% | Morgan Stanley | $44 → $44 | Reiterates | Overweight → Overweight | Get Alert |