Verizon Communications Inc. (VZ) is currently trading at $48.49. Based on 22 Wall Street analysts, the average target price is $51.85, implying a 6.9% upside. The consensus recommendation is BUY.
Verizon Communications Inc.
Opinion Criteria: Based on the consensus of Wall Street analysts. Strong Buy (1.0-1.5), Buy (1.5-2.5), Hold (2.5-3.5), Sell (3.5-4.5), Strong Sell (4.5-5.0).
Price (USD)
Low–high band from analyst PT changes in the last 3 months; median & sample mean vs current price
| Firm | Date | PT action | Prior → Current |
|---|---|---|---|
| JP Morgan | Apr 30, 2026 | Raises | $49.00 → $52.00 |
| Morgan Stanley | Apr 28, 2026 | Raises | $49.00 → $50.00 |
| Wells Fargo | Apr 28, 2026 | Raises | $44.00 → $46.00 |
| Barclays | Mar 31, 2026 | Raises | $43.00 → $47.00 |
| Citigroup | Mar 20, 2026 | Raises | $50.00 → $55.00 |
| Scotiabank | Mar 9, 2026 | Raises | $50.25 → $54.50 |
| Daiwa Capital | Feb 19, 2026 | Raises | $48.00 → $58.00 |
| JP Morgan | Feb 3, 2026 | Raises | $47.00 → $49.00 |
| RBC Capital | Feb 3, 2026 | Raises | $44.00 → $48.00 |
| Citigroup | Feb 3, 2026 | Raises | $48.00 → $50.00 |
| Morgan Stanley | Feb 2, 2026 | Raises | $47.00 → $49.00 |
| Wells Fargo | Feb 2, 2026 | Raises | $41.00 → $44.00 |
| Scotiabank | Feb 2, 2026 | Raises | $48.00 → $50.25 |
| Evercore ISI Group | Feb 2, 2026 | Raises | $48.00 → $50.00 |
| Wells Fargo | Jan 26, 2026 | Lowers | $43.00 → $41.00 |
| Bernstein | Jan 16, 2026 | Lowers | $46.00 → $44.00 |
| Morgan Stanley | Dec 10, 2025 | Lowers | $48.00 → $47.00 |
| JP Morgan | Oct 30, 2025 | Lowers | $49.00 → $47.00 |
| TD Cowen | Oct 30, 2025 | Lowers | $56.00 → $51.00 |
| Scotiabank | Oct 30, 2025 | Raises | $50.50 → $51.00 |
| RBC Capital | Oct 30, 2025 | Lowers | $46.00 → $44.00 |
| Scotiabank | Oct 6, 2025 | Raises | $50.00 → $50.50 |
| B of A Securities | Jul 22, 2025 | Raises | $45.00 → $49.00 |
| RBC Capital | Jul 22, 2025 | Raises | $45.00 → $46.00 |
| Morgan Stanley | Jul 22, 2025 | Raises | $47.00 → $48.00 |
| JP Morgan | Jul 22, 2025 | Raises | $47.00 → $49.00 |
| Wells Fargo | Jul 10, 2025 | Raises | $42.00 → $43.00 |
| Tigress Financial | Apr 28, 2025 | Raises | $55.00 → $56.00 |
| Scotiabank | Apr 23, 2025 | Raises | $48.50 → $49.00 |
| Scotiabank | Apr 8, 2025 | Raises | $48.00 → $48.50 |
| Oppenheimer | Apr 1, 2025 | Raises | $48.00 → $50.00 |
| RBC Capital | Mar 25, 2025 | Raises | $42.00 → $45.00 |
| Scotiabank | Mar 3, 2025 | Raises | $47.50 → $48.00 |
| Tigress Financial | Jan 30, 2025 | Maintains | $55.00 → $55.00 |
| Scotiabank | Jan 27, 2025 | Raises | $47.00 → $47.50 |
| UBS | Dec 20, 2024 | Raises | $44.00 → $45.00 |
| Keybanc | Oct 24, 2024 | — | $0.00 → $0.00 |
| Scotiabank | Oct 23, 2024 | Lowers | $47.25 → $47.00 |
| UBS | Oct 23, 2024 | Raises | $43.00 → $44.00 |
| Scotiabank | Oct 18, 2024 | Raises | $46.50 → $47.25 |
| Tigress Financial | Oct 1, 2024 | Raises | $52.00 → $55.00 |
| B of A Securities | Sep 26, 2024 | Raises | $41.00 → $45.00 |
| Citigroup | Sep 25, 2024 | Raises | $47.00 → $49.00 |
| Raymond James | Sep 24, 2024 | Raises | $44.00 → $48.00 |
| RBC Capital | Sep 23, 2024 | Raises | $42.00 → $46.00 |
| RBC Capital | Sep 9, 2024 | Maintains | $42.00 → $42.00 |
| Keybanc | Sep 6, 2024 | Lowers | $46.00 → $44.00 |
| TD Cowen | Jul 23, 2024 | Raises | $48.00 → $51.00 |
| JP Morgan | Jul 23, 2024 | Lowers | $46.00 → $45.00 |
| RBC Capital | Jul 23, 2024 | Maintains | $42.00 → $42.00 |
| Scotiabank | Jul 10, 2024 | Raises | $45.50 → $46.50 |
| Tigress Financial | May 17, 2024 | Raises | $50.00 → $52.00 |
| Wells Fargo | Apr 23, 2024 | Lowers | $44.00 → $40.00 |
| Oppenheimer | Apr 23, 2024 | Maintains | $48.00 → $48.00 |
| Oppenheimer | Apr 3, 2024 | Maintains | $0.00 → $48.00 |
| RBC Capital | Apr 2, 2024 | Raises | $36.00 → $40.00 |
| Redburn Atlantic | Mar 22, 2024 | Announces | $0.00 → $39.00 |
| RBC Capital | Feb 20, 2024 | Raises | $35.00 → $36.00 |
| Barclays | Jan 31, 2024 | Announces | $0.00 → $44.00 |
| Citigroup | Jan 30, 2024 | Raises | $45.00 → $47.00 |
| Barclays | Jan 26, 2024 | Raises | $42.00 → $44.00 |
| Tigress Financial | Jan 25, 2024 | Raises | $45.00 → $50.00 |
| UBS | Jan 24, 2024 | Raises | $37.00 → $43.00 |
| Wells Fargo | Jan 24, 2024 | Raises | $40.00 → $44.00 |
| Raymond James | Jan 24, 2024 | Raises | $42.00 → $46.00 |
| Daiwa Capital | Jan 24, 2024 | Announces | $0.00 → $47.00 |
| Keybanc | Jan 24, 2024 | Raises | $45.00 → $46.00 |
| Wolfe Research | Jan 4, 2024 | Announces | $0.00 → $46.00 |
| Keybanc | Jan 3, 2024 | Announces | $0.00 → $45.00 |
| Oppenheimer | Dec 19, 2023 | Maintains | $0.00 → $43.00 |
| Citigroup | Dec 14, 2023 | Raises | $40.00 → $42.00 |
| Wells Fargo | Dec 13, 2023 | Raises | $35.00 → $40.00 |
| Tigress Financial | Nov 2, 2023 | Lowers | $64.00 → $45.00 |
| Barclays | Oct 25, 2023 | Raises | $37.00 → $38.00 |
| Citigroup | Aug 29, 2023 | Raises | $39.00 → $40.00 |
| Oppenheimer | Aug 22, 2023 | Maintains | $0.00 → $43.00 |
| Morgan Stanley | Aug 3, 2023 | Maintains | $44.00 → $44.00 |
| Citigroup | Jul 27, 2023 | Lowers | $42.00 → $39.00 |
| Goldman Sachs | Jul 26, 2023 | Lowers | $41.00 → $36.00 |
| Raymond James | Jul 26, 2023 | Lowers | $51.00 → $42.00 |
PT action: Raises
$49.00 → $52.00
PT action: Raises
$49.00 → $50.00
PT action: Raises
$44.00 → $46.00
PT action: Raises
$43.00 → $47.00
PT action: Raises
$50.00 → $55.00
PT action: Raises
$50.25 → $54.50
PT action: Raises
$48.00 → $58.00
PT action: Raises
$47.00 → $49.00
PT action: Raises
$44.00 → $48.00
PT action: Raises
$48.00 → $50.00
PT action: Raises
$47.00 → $49.00
PT action: Raises
$41.00 → $44.00
PT action: Raises
$48.00 → $50.25
PT action: Raises
$48.00 → $50.00
PT action: Lowers
$43.00 → $41.00
PT action: Lowers
$46.00 → $44.00
PT action: Lowers
$48.00 → $47.00
PT action: Lowers
$49.00 → $47.00
PT action: Lowers
$56.00 → $51.00
PT action: Raises
$50.50 → $51.00
PT action: Lowers
$46.00 → $44.00
PT action: Raises
$50.00 → $50.50
PT action: Raises
$45.00 → $49.00
PT action: Raises
$45.00 → $46.00
PT action: Raises
$47.00 → $48.00
PT action: Raises
$47.00 → $49.00
PT action: Raises
$42.00 → $43.00
PT action: Raises
$55.00 → $56.00
PT action: Raises
$48.50 → $49.00
PT action: Raises
$48.00 → $48.50
PT action: Raises
$48.00 → $50.00
PT action: Raises
$42.00 → $45.00
PT action: Raises
$47.50 → $48.00
PT action: Maintains
$55.00 → $55.00
PT action: Raises
$47.00 → $47.50
PT action: Raises
$44.00 → $45.00
PT action: —
$0.00 → $0.00
PT action: Lowers
$47.25 → $47.00
PT action: Raises
$43.00 → $44.00
PT action: Raises
$46.50 → $47.25
PT action: Raises
$52.00 → $55.00
PT action: Raises
$41.00 → $45.00
PT action: Raises
$47.00 → $49.00
PT action: Raises
$44.00 → $48.00
PT action: Raises
$42.00 → $46.00
PT action: Maintains
$42.00 → $42.00
PT action: Lowers
$46.00 → $44.00
PT action: Raises
$48.00 → $51.00
PT action: Lowers
$46.00 → $45.00
PT action: Maintains
$42.00 → $42.00
PT action: Raises
$45.50 → $46.50
PT action: Raises
$50.00 → $52.00
PT action: Lowers
$44.00 → $40.00
PT action: Maintains
$48.00 → $48.00
PT action: Maintains
$0.00 → $48.00
PT action: Raises
$36.00 → $40.00
PT action: Announces
$0.00 → $39.00
PT action: Raises
$35.00 → $36.00
PT action: Announces
$0.00 → $44.00
PT action: Raises
$45.00 → $47.00
PT action: Raises
$42.00 → $44.00
PT action: Raises
$45.00 → $50.00
PT action: Raises
$37.00 → $43.00
PT action: Raises
$40.00 → $44.00
PT action: Raises
$42.00 → $46.00
PT action: Announces
$0.00 → $47.00
PT action: Raises
$45.00 → $46.00
PT action: Announces
$0.00 → $46.00
PT action: Announces
$0.00 → $45.00
PT action: Maintains
$0.00 → $43.00
PT action: Raises
$40.00 → $42.00
PT action: Raises
$35.00 → $40.00
PT action: Lowers
$64.00 → $45.00
PT action: Raises
$37.00 → $38.00
PT action: Raises
$39.00 → $40.00
PT action: Maintains
$0.00 → $43.00
PT action: Maintains
$44.00 → $44.00
PT action: Lowers
$42.00 → $39.00
PT action: Lowers
$41.00 → $36.00
PT action: Lowers
$51.00 → $42.00
Band uses only the revised target (Current column) from firm actions dated within the last 3 months—not the Prior price.
$51.85
Based on 22 analysts
+6.94%
$202.47B
Counts and listings exclude stock awards, gifts, and option exercises—open-market purchases and sales only.
No major insider buying detected recently.
| Date | Name | Position | Transaction | Shares |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3/2/2026 | STILLWELL MARY-LEE | Officer | Sale at price 50.00 per share. | 8,569 |
| 2/24/2026 | VESTBERG HANS ERIK | Director | Sale at price 49.61 per share. | 225,000 |
| 2/2/2026 | RUSSO JOSEPH J. | Officer | Sale at price 44.88 per share. | 9,579 |
| 5/8/2025 | MALADY KYLE | Officer | Sale at price 43.81 - 43.82 per share. | 10,000 |
| 5/7/2025 | MALADY KYLE | Officer | Sale at price 44.10 per share. | 9,000 |
| 4/30/2025 | MALADY KYLE | Officer | Sale at price 43.88 per share. | 7,500 |
| 4/24/2025 | MALADY KYLE | Officer | Sale at price 43.02 per share. | 10,000 |
| 4/23/2025 | MALADY KYLE | Officer | Sale at price 42.48 per share. | 5,000 |
| 2/25/2025 | VENKATESH VANDANA | Officer | Sale at price 43.79 - 43.80 per share. | 10,000 |
| 2/4/2025 | MALADY KYLE | Officer | Sale at price 39.70 per share. | 6,590 |
A. The current target price for Verizon Communications Inc. is $51.85, which implies a 6.9% upside from the current price of $48.49. This is based on the consensus of 22 Wall Street analysts.
A. Currently, there are 3 Strong Buy, 8 Buy, 14 Hold, 0 Sell, and 0 Strong Sell ratings. The overall consensus is BUY.
A. Over the past 6 months, there have been 0 insider buys and 10 insider sells. Insider selling is more prominent recently.
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