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Verizon Communications Analyst Ratings

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Consensus Rating1
Neutral
Highest Price Target1
$55.00
Lowest Price Target1
$36.00
Consensus Price Target1
$45.65

Verizon Communications Analyst Ratings and Price Targets | NYSE:VZ | Benzinga

Verizon Communications Inc has a consensus price target of $45.65 based on the ratings of 26 analysts. The high is $55 issued by Tigress Financial on January 30, 2025. The low is $36 issued by Goldman Sachs on July 26, 2023. The 3 most-recent analyst ratings were released by Scotiabank, Oppenheimer, and RBC Capital on April 8, 2025, April 1, 2025, and March 25, 2025, respectively. With an average price target of $47.83 between Scotiabank, Oppenheimer, and RBC Capital, there's an implied 8.11% upside for Verizon Communications Inc from these most-recent analyst ratings.

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Analyst Firms Making Recommendations1

Scotiabank
Oppenheimer
RBC Capital
Tigress Financial
UBS

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Analyst Ratings for Verizon Communications

Buy NowGet Alert
04/08/2025Buy Now9.62%Scotiabank
Maher Yaghi68%
$48 → $48.5MaintainsSector PerformGet Alert
04/01/2025Buy Now13.01%Oppenheimer
Timothy Horan72%
$48 → $50MaintainsOutperformGet Alert
03/25/2025Buy Now1.71%RBC Capital
Jonathan Atkin56%
$42 → $45ReiteratesSector Perform → Sector PerformGet Alert
03/03/2025Buy Now8.49%Scotiabank
Maher Yaghi68%
$47.5 → $48MaintainsSector PerformGet Alert
01/30/2025Buy Now24.31%Tigress Financial
Ivan Feinseth72%
$55 → $55MaintainsBuyGet Alert
01/27/2025Buy Now7.36%Scotiabank
Maher Yaghi68%
$47 → $47.5MaintainsSector PerformGet Alert
12/20/2024Buy Now1.71%UBS
John Hodulik74%
$44 → $45MaintainsNeutralGet Alert
10/24/2024Buy NowKeybanc
Brandon Nispel57%
DowngradeOverweight → Sector WeightGet Alert
10/23/2024Buy Now6.23%Scotiabank
Maher Yaghi68%
$47.25 → $47MaintainsSector PerformGet Alert
10/23/2024Buy Now-0.55%UBS
John Hodulik74%
$43 → $44MaintainsNeutralGet Alert
10/18/2024Buy Now6.79%Scotiabank
Maher Yaghi68%
$46.5 → $47.25MaintainsSector PerformGet Alert
10/01/2024Buy Now24.31%Tigress Financial
Ivan Feinseth72%
$52 → $55MaintainsBuyGet Alert
09/26/2024Buy Now1.71%B of A Securities
David Barden71%
$41 → $45MaintainsNeutralGet Alert
09/25/2024Buy Now10.75%Citigroup
Michael Rollins78%
$47 → $49MaintainsBuyGet Alert
09/24/2024Buy Now8.49%Raymond James
Frank Louthan51%
$44 → $48MaintainsOutperformGet Alert
09/23/2024Buy Now3.97%RBC Capital
Kutgun Maral51%
$42 → $46MaintainsSector PerformGet Alert
09/09/2024Buy Now-5.07%RBC Capital
Jonathan Atkin56%
$42 → $42ReiteratesSector Perform → Sector PerformGet Alert
09/06/2024Buy Now-0.55%Keybanc
Brandon Nispel57%
$46 → $44MaintainsOverweightGet Alert
07/23/2024Buy Now15.27%TD Cowen
Dan Brennan65%
$48 → $51MaintainsBuyGet Alert
07/23/2024Buy Now1.71%JP Morgan
Philip Cusick64%
$46 → $45MaintainsNeutralGet Alert
07/23/2024Buy Now-5.07%RBC Capital
Jonathan Atkin56%
$42 → $42ReiteratesSector Perform → Sector PerformGet Alert
07/10/2024Buy Now5.1%Scotiabank
Maher Yaghi68%
$45.5 → $46.5MaintainsSector PerformGet Alert
05/17/2024Buy Now17.53%Tigress Financial
Ivan Feinseth72%
$50 → $52MaintainsBuyGet Alert
04/23/2024Buy Now-9.59%Wells Fargo
Eric Luebchow61%
$44 → $40MaintainsEqual-WeightGet Alert
04/23/2024Buy Now8.49%Oppenheimer
Timothy Horan72%
$48 → $48MaintainsOutperformGet Alert
04/03/2024Buy Now8.49%Oppenheimer
Timothy Horan72%
→ $48MaintainsOutperformGet Alert
04/02/2024Buy Now-9.59%RBC Capital
Jonathan Atkin56%
$36 → $40MaintainsSector PerformGet Alert
03/22/2024Buy Now-11.85%Redburn Atlantic
Steve Malcolm1%
→ $39UpgradeSell → NeutralGet Alert
02/20/2024Buy Now-18.63%RBC Capital
Jonathan Atkin56%
$35 → $36MaintainsSector PerformGet Alert
01/31/2024Buy Now-0.55%Barclays
Kannan Venkateshwar62%
→ $44DowngradeOverweight → Equal-WeightGet Alert
01/30/2024Buy Now6.23%Citigroup
Michael Rollins78%
$45 → $47MaintainsBuyGet Alert
01/26/2024Buy Now-0.55%Barclays
Kannan Venkateshwar62%
$42 → $44MaintainsOverweightGet Alert
01/25/2024Buy Now13.01%Tigress Financial
Ivan Feinseth72%
$45 → $50MaintainsBuyGet Alert
01/24/2024Buy Now-2.81%UBS
John Hodulik74%
$37 → $43MaintainsNeutralGet Alert
01/24/2024Buy Now-0.55%Wells Fargo
Eric Luebchow61%
$40 → $44MaintainsEqual-WeightGet Alert
01/24/2024Buy Now3.97%Raymond James
Frank Louthan51%
$42 → $46MaintainsOutperformGet Alert
01/24/2024Buy Now6.23%Daiwa Capital
Jonathan Kees47%
→ $47UpgradeNeutral → OutperformGet Alert
01/24/2024Buy Now3.97%Keybanc
Brandon Nispel57%
$45 → $46MaintainsOverweightGet Alert
01/04/2024Buy Now3.97%Wolfe Research
Peter Supino59%
→ $46UpgradePeer Perform → OutperformGet Alert
01/03/2024Buy Now1.71%Keybanc
Brandon Nispel57%
→ $45UpgradeSector Weight → OverweightGet Alert
12/19/2023Buy Now-2.81%Oppenheimer
Timothy Horan72%
→ $43ReiteratesOutperform → OutperformGet Alert
12/14/2023Buy Now-5.07%Citigroup
Michael Rollins78%
$40 → $42MaintainsBuyGet Alert
12/13/2023Buy Now-9.59%Wells Fargo
Eric Luebchow61%
$35 → $40MaintainsEqual-WeightGet Alert
11/02/2023Buy Now1.71%Tigress Financial
Ivan Feinseth72%
$64 → $45MaintainsBuyGet Alert
10/25/2023Buy Now-14.11%Barclays
Kannan Venkateshwar62%
$37 → $38UpgradeEqual-Weight → OverweightGet Alert
08/29/2023Buy Now-9.59%Citigroup
Michael Rollins78%
$39 → $40UpgradeNeutral → BuyGet Alert
08/22/2023Buy Now-2.81%Oppenheimer
Timothy Horan72%
→ $43ReiteratesOutperform → OutperformGet Alert
08/03/2023Buy Now-0.55%Morgan Stanley
Simon Flannery66%
$44 → $44ReiteratesOverweight → OverweightGet Alert
07/27/2023Buy Now-11.85%Citigroup
Michael Rollins78%
$42 → $39MaintainsNeutralGet Alert
07/26/2023Buy Now-18.63%Goldman Sachs
Brett Feldman49%
$41 → $36MaintainsNeutralGet Alert
07/26/2023Buy Now-5.07%Raymond James
Frank Louthan51%
$51 → $42MaintainsOutperformGet Alert
07/20/2023Buy Now-18.63%Wells Fargo
Eric Luebchow61%
$40 → $36MaintainsEqual-WeightGet Alert
07/18/2023Buy Now-0.55%Morgan Stanley
Simon Flannery66%
$44 → $44ReiteratesOverweight → OverweightGet Alert
06/05/2023Buy Now-11.85%HSBC
Adam Fox-Rumley57%
$42.5 → $39MaintainsHoldGet Alert
05/18/2023Buy Now44.65%Tigress Financial
Ivan Feinseth72%
→ $64ReiteratesBuy → BuyGet Alert
05/01/2023Buy Now-9.59%RBC Capital
Jonathan Atkin56%
→ $40Reiterates → Sector PerformGet Alert
04/26/2023Buy Now1.71%TD Cowen
Dan Brennan65%
$49 → $45MaintainsOutperformGet Alert
04/26/2023Buy Now-2.81%Oppenheimer
Timothy Horan72%
$46 → $43MaintainsOutperformGet Alert
04/06/2023Buy Now3.97%Oppenheimer
Timothy Horan72%
→ $46Reiterates → OutperformGet Alert
03/23/2023Buy Now-7.33%B of A Securities
David Barden71%
$51 → $41MaintainsNeutralGet Alert
01/26/2023Buy Now-5.07%Citigroup
Michael Rollins78%
$39 → $42MaintainsNeutralGet Alert
01/25/2023Buy Now-9.59%RBC Capital
Kutgun Maral51%
$42 → $40MaintainsSector PerformGet Alert
01/25/2023Buy Now3.97%Oppenheimer
Timothy Horan72%
$50 → $46MaintainsOutperformGet Alert
01/25/2023Buy Now10.75%Cowen & Co.
Gregory Williams47%
$55 → $49MaintainsOutperformGet Alert
12/15/2022Buy Now-0.55%Morgan Stanley
Simon Flannery66%
$41 → $44UpgradeEqual-Weight → OverweightGet Alert
10/26/2022Buy Now-7.33%Morgan Stanley
Simon Flannery66%
$58 → $41MaintainsEqual-WeightGet Alert
10/25/2022Buy Now-11.85%Citigroup
Michael Rollins78%
$48 → $39MaintainsNeutralGet Alert
10/24/2022Buy Now-16.37%UBS
John Hodulik74%
$47 → $37MaintainsNeutralGet Alert
10/24/2022Buy Now24.31%Cowen & Co.
Gregory Williams47%
$64 → $55MaintainsOutperformGet Alert
10/24/2022Buy Now15.27%Raymond James
Frank Louthan51%
$54 → $51MaintainsOutperformGet Alert
10/24/2022Buy Now-5.07%RBC Capital
Kutgun Maral51%
$50 → $42MaintainsSector PerformGet Alert
10/24/2022Buy Now-16.37%Barclays
Kannan Venkateshwar62%
$40 → $37MaintainsEqual-WeightGet Alert
10/07/2022Buy Now-9.59%Wells Fargo
Eric Luebchow61%
$48 → $40MaintainsEqual-WeightGet Alert
10/06/2022Buy Now22.05%Raymond James
Frank Louthan51%
$55 → $54MaintainsOutperformGet Alert
10/06/2022Buy Now13.01%Oppenheimer
Timothy Horan72%
→ $50UpgradePerform → OutperformGet Alert
09/29/2022Buy Now-9.59%Barclays
Kannan Venkateshwar62%
$48 → $40MaintainsEqual-WeightGet Alert
09/27/2022Buy Now6.23%Credit Suisse
Douglas Mitchelson69%
$50 → $47MaintainsNeutralGet Alert
08/18/2022Buy Now-7.33%MoffettNathanson
Craig Moffett60%
→ $41DowngradeMarket Perform → UnderperformGet Alert
07/28/2022Buy Now15.27%B of A Securities
David Barden71%
→ $51DowngradeBuy → NeutralGet Alert
07/25/2022Buy Now3.97%Goldman Sachs
Brett Feldman49%
$52 → $46MaintainsNeutralGet Alert
07/25/2022Buy Now13.01%RBC Capital
Kutgun Maral51%
$54 → $50MaintainsSector PerformGet Alert
07/25/2022Buy NowScotiabank
Maher Yaghi68%
DowngradeSector Outperform → Sector PerformGet Alert
07/25/2022Buy Now44.65%Cowen & Co.
Gregory Williams47%
$71 → $64MaintainsOutperformGet Alert
07/25/2022Buy Now31.09%Morgan Stanley
Simon Flannery66%
$60 → $58MaintainsEqual-WeightGet Alert
07/25/2022Buy Now17.53%Deutsche Bank
Bryan Kraft74%
$58 → $52MaintainsHoldGet Alert
07/25/2022Buy Now6.23%UBS
John Hodulik74%
$57 → $47MaintainsNeutralGet Alert
07/25/2022Buy Now24.31%Raymond James
Frank Louthan51%
$64 → $55MaintainsOutperformGet Alert
07/19/2022Buy Now31.09%Deutsche Bank
Bryan Kraft74%
$59 → $58MaintainsHoldGet Alert
07/08/2022Buy Now17.53%Wells Fargo
Eric Luebchow61%
$58 → $52MaintainsEqual-WeightGet Alert
07/07/2022Buy Now44.65%Raymond James
Frank Louthan51%
→ $64MaintainsOutperformGet Alert
06/22/2022Buy Now22.05%RBC Capital
Kutgun Maral51%
$57 → $54MaintainsSector PerformGet Alert
06/21/2022Buy Now22.05%Credit Suisse
Douglas Mitchelson69%
$58 → $54MaintainsNeutralGet Alert
06/02/2022Buy Now15.27%Wolfe Research
Peter Supino59%
$60 → $51MaintainsPeer PerformGet Alert
05/31/2022Buy NowLightShed Partners
Walter Piecyk71%
Initiates → NeutralGet Alert
04/29/2022Buy Now-0.55%DZ Bank
Matthias Volkert56%
→ $44DowngradeHold → SellGet Alert
04/25/2022Buy NowGoldman Sachs
Brett Feldman49%
DowngradeBuy → NeutralGet Alert

FAQ

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What is the target price for Verizon Communications (VZ) stock?

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The latest price target for Verizon Communications (NYSE:VZ) was reported by Scotiabank on April 8, 2025. The analyst firm set a price target for $48.50 expecting VZ to rise to within 12 months (a possible 9.62% upside). 25 analyst firms have reported ratings in the last year.

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What is the most recent analyst rating for Verizon Communications (VZ)?

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The latest analyst rating for Verizon Communications (NYSE:VZ) was provided by Scotiabank, and Verizon Communications maintained their sector perform rating.

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When was the last upgrade for Verizon Communications (VZ)?

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The last upgrade for Verizon Communications Inc happened on March 22, 2024 when Redburn Atlantic raised their price target to $39. Redburn Atlantic previously had a sell for Verizon Communications Inc.

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When was the last downgrade for Verizon Communications (VZ)?

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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.

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When is the next analyst rating going to be posted or updated for Verizon Communications (VZ)?

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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 April 8, 2025 so you should expect the next rating to be made available sometime around April 8, 2026.

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Is the Analyst Rating Verizon Communications (VZ) correct?

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While ratings are subjective and will change, the latest Verizon Communications (VZ) rating was a maintained with a price target of $48.00 to $48.50. The current price Verizon Communications (VZ) is trading at is $44.25, which is out of the analyst’s predicted range.

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