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VZ · Verizon Communications Inc.

Telecom ServicesUnited StatesAnalyst view: Buy

$43.82

-1.06% last session

End-of-day data · updated 2026-07-25

Mildly bullish3 bullish · 1 bearish technical signals
Consensus: Buy (2.27 from 23 analysts)
To mean target: +16.7%

Market cap

$194B

Enterprise value

$377B

Trailing P/E

11.3

Forward P/E

8.8

Dividend yield

6.0%

Beta

0.24

Avg volume

27M

Employees

100K

2D change

5.84%

5D change

6.62%

10D change

8.29%

30D change

2.39%

60D change

-2.72%

MTD change

12.34%

YTD change

19.59%

Analyst Outlook

Consensus ratingBuy
Recommendation mean (1–5)2.27
Covering analysts23
Mean price target$51.12
Low price target$43.00
Upside to mean target+16.7%

Analyst estimates change daily — follow the shifts on the Estimate Trends page.

Technical Analysis

RSI (14)50.8
50-day MA$44.87
200-day MA$43.09
Price vs 50-day MA-2.3%
Price vs 200-day MA+1.7%
MACD histogram0.32
Volume vs 3-month avg1.0×
52w low $36.5652w high $49.77

Analyst sentiment over time — VZ

Rec Mean (blue, left — higher = more bullish) vs. price targets (right).

Investment Bank Ratings as of 2026-07-27

Latest call per bank · past 12 months

Morgan Stanley

Equal-Weight

$52.00

+18.7% vs price
▲ raised from $50.00Maintains · 2026-07-27

RBC Capital

Sector Perform

$47.00

+7.3% vs price
▲ raised from $46.00Maintains · 2026-07-27

Wells Fargo

Equal-Weight

$47.00

+7.3% vs price
▲ raised from $43.00Maintains · 2026-07-27

Barclays

Equal-Weight

$46.00

+5.0% vs price
▲ raised from $45.00Maintains · 2026-07-27

JP Morgan

Neutral

$52.00

+18.7% vs price
▲ raised from $49.00Maintains · 2026-04-30

Citigroup

Buy

$55.00

+25.5% vs price
▲ raised from $50.00Maintains · 2026-03-20

Recent rating actions

DateFirmActionRatingPrice target
2026-07-27TD CowenMaintainsBuy$54.00 $56.00
2026-07-27Morgan StanleyMaintainsEqual-Weight$50.00 $52.00
2026-07-27RBC CapitalMaintainsSector Perform$46.00 $47.00
2026-07-27ScotiabankMaintainsSector Outperform$51.50 $52.50
2026-07-27Wells FargoMaintainsEqual-Weight$43.00 $47.00
2026-07-27BarclaysMaintainsEqual-Weight$45.00 $46.00
2026-07-20RBC CapitalMaintainsSector Perform$48.00 $46.00
2026-07-15ScotiabankMaintainsSector Outperform$54.50 $51.50

Ratings and price targets are the published opinions of the issuing banks, compiled from Yahoo Finance rating actions — not investment advice.

Signal Summary as of 2026-07-23

  • RSI (14): RSI is 51 — neutral momentum, neither overbought nor oversold.
  • Price vs 50-day MA: Trading 2.3% below the 50-day MA ($44.87).
  • Price vs 200-day MA: Trading 1.7% above the 200-day MA ($43.09).
  • MA cross: The 50-day MA sits above the 200-day MA (golden-cross regime) — the longer-term trend points up.
  • MACD (12,26,9): MACD histogram is positive (+0.32) — short-term momentum is improving.
  • 52-week range: Price sits between the 52-week low ($36.56) and high ($49.77).

VZ Price Chart

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Fundamentals

Revenue (TTM)$139B
EBITDA$51B
Free cash flow$20B
Operating cash flow$37B
Book value / share$24.74
Net debt / EBITDA3.8
WACC6.0%
Revenue growth3.00%
Earnings growth4.00%

About Verizon Communications Inc.

Verizon Communications Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in the provision of communications, technology, information, and streaming products and services to consumers, businesses, and governmental entities worldwide. It operates in two segments, Verizon Consumer Group (Consumer) and Verizon Business Group (Business). The Consumer segment provides wireless services across the wireless networks in the United States under the Verizon and TracFone brands and through wholesale and other arrangements; and fixed wireless access (FWA) broadband through its wireless networks, as well as related equipment and devices, such as smartphones, tablets, smartwatches, and other wireless-enabled connected devices. The segment also offers wireline services in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern United States, as well as Washington D.C. through its fiber-optic network, Verizon Fios product portfolio, and a copper-based network. The Business segment provides wireless and wireline communications services and products, including FWA and wireline broadband, advanced communication services, corporate networking, security and managed network, local and long-distance voice, and network access services to deliver various IoT services and products to businesses, government customers, and wireless and wireline carriers in the United States and internationally. The company distributes its products and services through direct channels, company-operated stores, digital and omnichannel platforms, indirect agents, business solution resellers, and national retailers. The company was formerly known as Bell Atlantic Corporation and changed its name to Verizon Communications Inc. in June 2000. Verizon Communications Inc. was incorporated in 1983 and is headquartered in New York, New York.

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