Barclays cuts target for Verizon Communications stock to USD 44.00

Published on 10/27/2026 at 17:16 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS

Verizon earned USD 1.31 adjusted earnings per share. Verizon Communications stock costs EUR 39.24 on October 27, 2026 versus EUR 39.78 Xetra close.

Analyst target cut

Barclays lowered its Verizon target from USD 46.00 to USD 44.00 on October 27, 2026.
Adjusted earnings per share reached USD 1.31 in the third quarter of 2026.
Verizon Communications stock costs EUR 39.24 at Lang & Schwarz on October 27, 2026 at 5:09 p.m. CET, 1.36 percent below the Xetra close of October 23, 2026.
The next quarterly results date is October 26, 2026, which has passed.

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Barclays cut its target for Verizon Communications from USD 46.00 to USD 44.00 in a research note issued on October 27, 2026, as reported by MarketBeat. The target implies 0.43 percent upside to the USD 43.81 Nasdaq price at 12:15 p.m. ET on October 27, 2026. After the Xetra close, the stock was trading at EUR 39.24 at Lang & Schwarz on October 27, 2026 at 5:09 p.m. CET, down 1.36 percent versus the Xetra close of October 23, 2026 at EUR 39.78.

Third-quarter earnings reset the debate

Verizon reported adjusted earnings per share of USD 1.31 for the third quarter of 2026, up 8.3 percent from USD 1.21 a year earlier. Total operating revenue rose 1.5 percent year over year to USD 34.31 billion, but missed the USD 34.77 billion consensus estimate, according to Yahoo Finance on October 26, 2026. The result leaves Verizon with a clear split between improving profitability and slower top-line growth.

EUR 39.24 sits inside the range

The USD 43.81 Nasdaq price was 15.22 percent above the 52-week low of USD 38.00 and 15.23 percent below the USD 51.68 high on October 27, 2026. Trading volume stood at 7,076,392 shares, while the current-year change was not used as a directional comparison because the German quote and the US quote are different currencies.

Valuation and reporting dates

Verizon's market capitalization was USD 182.0 billion on October 27, 2026, with a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.17 and a trailing dividend yield of 6.00 percent. The company published its third-quarter results on October 26, 2026, and reported operating cash flow of USD 11.52 billion for the quarter. The investor calendar listed the third-quarter earnings webcast for October 26, 2026, at 8:30 a.m. ET.

Comparison with peers

Verizon Communications: up 1.65 percent, price-to-earnings ratio 11.17, market capitalization USD 182.0 billion. AT&T (NYSE, USD): up 0.96 percent, price-to-earnings ratio 11.43, market capitalization USD 141.7 billion. T-Mobile US (Nasdaq, USD): down 0.01 percent, price-to-earnings ratio 15.37, market capitalization USD 157.6 billion.

What matters for the stock

The latest quarter delivered a 240-basis-point expansion in adjusted EBITDA margin to 40.2 percent and a 12.1 percent increase in free cash flow to USD 7.80 billion. Those figures support the earnings case, while the revenue miss and Barclays target cut keep valuation discipline central to the discussion.

Price and analyst view

Verizon Communications combines a USD 44.00 Barclays target with a EUR 39.24 Lang & Schwarz price and a 6.00 percent dividend yield. The next scheduled quarterly report date listed by the company was October 26, 2026, and the third-quarter release is therefore the latest reported milestone.

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