# Velocity Financial (VEL) — Analyst Forecast

VEL · NYSE · Stock

Canonical page: https://www.lighthorse.io/tickers/vel/forecast

## Analyst consensus

| Consensus | Buy | Hold | Sell | Analysts |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Buy | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |

## Recent analyst ratings

| Date | Firm | Action | Rating | Price target |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 7, 2026 | BTIG | Maintained | Buy | $20.00 |
| Aug 7, 2026 | Wells Fargo | Maintained | Underweight | $19.00 |
| Jun 17, 2026 | BTIG | Maintained | Buy | $22.00 |
| May 7, 2026 | Citizens | Maintained | Market Outperform | $23.50 |
| Mar 17, 2026 | BTIG | Maintained | Buy | $23.00 |
| Nov 21, 2025 | BTIG | Maintained | Buy | $23.00 |
| Nov 7, 2025 | Citizens | Maintained | Market Outperform | $22.00 |
| Jun 10, 2025 | JMP Securities | Maintained | Market Outperform | $21.00 |
| Mar 7, 2025 | Citizens Capital Markets | Maintained | Market Outperform | $21.00 |
| Nov 12, 2024 | BTIG | Maintained | Buy | $23.00 |
| Sep 20, 2024 | Wells Fargo | Downgraded | Overweight → Underweight | $20.00 |
| Sep 16, 2024 | JMP Securities | Maintained | Market Outperform | $21.00 |
| Aug 2, 2024 | JMP Securities | Maintained | Market Outperform | $21.00 |
| Aug 2, 2024 | BTIG | Maintained | Buy | $20.00 |
| May 30, 2024 | Raymond James | Maintained | Outperform | $22.00 |
| Apr 30, 2024 | JMP Securities | Maintained | Market Outperform | $19.00 |
| Mar 15, 2024 | Raymond James | Maintained | Outperform | $20.00 |
| Mar 11, 2024 | BTIG | Maintained | Buy | $18.00 |
| Mar 11, 2024 | Citigroup | Maintained | Neutral | $18.00 |
| Mar 8, 2024 | Wells Fargo | Maintained | Overweight | $18.00 |

## Frequently Asked Questions

### Is VEL a buy, sell, or hold?

Analysts covering Velocity Financial currently average a Buy rating: 2 buy, 0 hold and 1 sell, from 3 analysts. Ratings reflect analyst opinion, not investment advice.

### What is the latest analyst rating on VEL?

On Oct 7, 2026, BTIG maintained Velocity Financial at Buy with a price target of $20.00.

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