Verizon Communications Inc. (VZ)
Communication Services · end-of-day data as of Oct 16, 2026
The average 12-month analyst price target for VZ is $48.30, 7.8% above the last close of $44.79 on Oct 16, 2026; targets range from $40.75 to $56.01. Rating consensus: Buy.
Snapshot
- P/E11.7x
- P/E vs sector-40.6%
- P/E vs own+9.2%
- Target upside+7.8%
- ConsensusBuy
- Market cap$186B
- FCF yield+10.8%
- Insiders-$476K
- Earnings in10d
- News
Why it moved
Verizon Communications Inc. (VZ) rose 0.9% on Oct 16, 2026.
The market (SPY) fell 1.1%; Communication Services stocks fell 1.1%. Most of the move is specific to VZ.
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Market = SPY. Sector = equal-weight average of the tracked companies in the same sector, net of the market.
Price and events
Last close $44.79 · +18.4% over 1y · E earnings · D dividend · S split · A analyst rating change
Technicals
- Trendbullish
- Sector▼ -1.3%
- MAs20▼ 50▼ 100▼ 200▼
- Above MAs0 of 4 above
- MA20×50Death 10d ago
- RSI45
- Support-2.8%
- Resistance+1.1%
- Off 52w high-11.6%
- Off ATH-11.6%
- 52w range$44.79
- Bollingerlower half
- MACD0.01
- ATR+2.5%
- Volume0.8x
Analyst price targets
11 firms with a target in the last 12 months · last close $44.79 · as of Oct 16, 2026
Strong buy 3 · Buy 8 · Hold 16 · Sell 0 · Strong sell 0
Revenue and free cash flow
Q2 FY2026: Revenue -0.7% year over year, free cash flow 15.6% of revenue, operating margin 21.0%.
| Q2 FY2026 | Jun 30, 2026 | $34.25B | 0.92 | $5.35B | 47.2% | 21.0% | 11.2% |
| Q1 FY2026 | Mar 31, 2026 | $34.44B | 1.20 | $3.7B | 60.3% | 23.9% | 14.6% |
| Q4 FY2025 | Dec 31, 2025 | $36.38B | 0.55 | $4.26B | 80.5% | 13.8% | 6.4% |
| Q3 FY2025 | Sep 30, 2025 | $33.82B | 1.17 | $6.85B | 46.9% | 24.0% | 14.6% |
| Q2 FY2025 | Jun 30, 2025 | $34.5B | 1.18 | $5.05B | 46.3% | 23.7% | 14.5% |
| Q1 FY2025 | Mar 31, 2025 | $33.48B | 1.15 | $3.52B | 47.3% | 23.8% | 14.6% |
| Q4 FY2024 | Dec 31, 2024 | $35.68B | 1.18 | $5.23B | 43.9% | 20.8% | 14.0% |
| Q3 FY2024 | Sep 30, 2024 | $33.33B | 0.78 | $5.81B | 46.9% | 23.5% | 9.9% |
Peers
| 20D | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | $70.53 | -2.9% | -43.2% | +33.0% | 22.2 | $294B | |
| 2 |  | $110.59 | -0.1% | -3.8% | +15.8% | 22.8 | $191B | |
| 3 | | $44.79 | +0.9% | -11.6% | +7.8% | 11.7 | $186B | |
| 4 |  | $159.10 | +1.3% | -29.4% | +47.4% | 16.7 | $171B | |
| 5 |  | $23.44 | -0.3% | -16.6% | +18.5% | 7.8 | $161B | |
| 6 |  | $21.90 | +0.6% | -29.8% | +26.6% | 7.1 | $77.51B | |
| 7 |  | $110.11 | +0.1% | -56.9% | +75.6% | 2.9 | $14.84B | |
| 8 |  | $85.37 | -1.7% | -39.8% | +59.4% | — | $13.53B |
Data as of Oct 16, 2026 close.
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