Verizon Delivers Strong Free Cash Flow Growth: Can Momentum Continue?
VZ's free cash flow jumps 24.4% in Q2, prompting higher 2026 growth expectations as cost savings and network investments shape its outlook.
VZ - Verizon Communications Inc.
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CONSENSUS:
Hold
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PRICE TARGET:
$48.58
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HIGH:
$52.50
LOW:
$46.00
MEDIAN:
$47.00
CONSENSUS:
$48.58
UPSIDE:
1.57%
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Price Targets
Verizon price target raised to $52 from $50 at Morgan Stanley
$52.00
(was $47.06)
Morgan Stanley
Verizon price target raised to $47 from $46 at RBC Capital
$47.00
(was $46.38)
RBC Capital
Verizon (VZ) PT Raised to $52.50 at Scotiabank
$52.50
(was $46.38)
Maher Yaghi
·
Scotiabank
Verizon price target raised to $46 from $45 at Barclays
$46.00
(was $46.38)
Barclays
Verizon price target raised to $47 from $43 at Wells Fargo
$47.00
(was $46.38)
Wells Fargo
Verizon (VZ) PT Raised to $47 at Bernstein SocGen Group
$47.00
(was $46.38)
Laurent Yoon
·
Bernstein
Verizon price target lowered to $51.50 from $54.50 at Scotiabank
$51.50
(was $43.05)
Maher Yaghi
·
Scotiabank
Verizon price target lowered to $45 from $47 at Barclays
$45.00
(was $42.59)
Barclays
Verizon initiated with an Equal Weight at Wells Fargo
$43.00
(was $42.59)
Wells Fargo
Verizon price target raised to $50 from $49 at Morgan Stanley
$50.00
(was $46.88)
Morgan Stanley
Verizon Communications (VZ) PT Raised to $56 at Raymond James
$56.00
(was $50.63)
Frank Louthan
·
Raymond James
Verizon upgraded to Outperform from Sector Perform at Scotiabank
$54.50
(was $50.45)
Maher Yaghi
·
Scotiabank
Verizon upgraded to Buy from Outperform at Daiwa
$58.00
(was $48.05)
Daiwa
Verizon Communications (VZ) PT Raised to $54 at TD Cowen
$54.00
(was $44.37)
Gregory Williams
·
Williams Trading
Verizon price target raised to $48 from $45 at UBS
$48.00
(was $43.98)
UBS
Verizon Communications (VZ) PT Raised to $48 at Bernstein SocGen Group
$48.00
(was $44.21)
Laurent Yoon
·
Bernstein
Verizon Communications (VZ) PT Raised to $50.25 at Scotiabank
$50.25
(was $44.45)
Maher Yaghi
·
Scotiabank
Verizon price target raised to $44 from $41 at Wells Fargo
$44.00
(was $44.52)
Eric Luebchow
·
Wells Fargo
Verizon price target raised to $49 from $47 at Morgan Stanley
$49.00
(was $44.52)
Morgan Stanley
Verizon price target lowered to $41 from $43 at Wells Fargo
$41.00
(was $39.52)
Wells Fargo