NEW YORK, January 1, 2026, 04:26 ET — Market closed
- AT&T shares rose 0.2% to $24.84 in the last U.S. trading session of 2025.
- Markets are closed Thursday for New Year’s Day, putting focus on January catalysts.
- Investors are looking to AT&T’s Jan. 28 results and its Feb. 2 dividend payment.
Shares of AT&T Inc ended the final U.S. session of 2025 up 0.2% at $24.84 on Wednesday, as traders wrapped up year-end positioning ahead of the New Year’s Day holiday closure.
The holiday break matters now because it concentrates attention on the next set of scheduled catalysts rather than day-to-day headlines, with the telecom sector typically drawing buyers when investors lean defensive.
AT&T also tends to trade like a yield play because of its dividend, while its large network buildout keeps investors focused on cash generation and how hard competition forces the company to spend to keep customers.
The stock traded between $24.77 and $24.97 on Wednesday, again coming up just short of the $25 mark that traders have watched as a near-term ceiling.
Telecom peers finished mixed: Verizon Communications Inc edged up 0.1%, while T-Mobile US Inc slipped 0.4%.
The broader tape was weaker into the close, with the S&P 500 ending down 0.74% and the Nasdaq off 0.76% in thin holiday-week trade. “It’s perfectly fine in any bull market to have moments of cost,” said Giuseppe Sette, co-founder and president of Reflexivity. Reuters
With no single AT&T-specific headline dominating late Wednesday, investors have focused on what the next quarterly report needs to show on subscriber momentum and cash. Analysts expect earnings of about 47 cents per share — profit per share — on revenue of $32.85 billion, according to Benzinga.
AT&T said it will release fourth-quarter 2025 results before the New York Stock Exchange opens on Jan. 28 and host a conference call at 8:30 a.m. ET.
The company’s board declared a quarterly common-stock dividend of $0.2775 a share, payable Feb. 2 to shareholders of record as of Jan. 12 — the date a company uses to determine who is eligible to receive the payout.
Before trading resumes on Friday, investors will be watching whether AT&T can hold above the $24 area and make another push toward $25 after Wednesday’s intraday bounce off the session low. U.S. equity markets return to normal hours on Jan. 2 after the holiday closure.
Bond markets, which help set the borrowing-cost backdrop that dividend-heavy stocks are often judged against, were set for an early close on Wednesday and are shut Thursday for New Year’s Day, according to SIFMA.
January’s early macro calendar includes the monthly U.S. jobs report on Jan. 9 and December consumer inflation data on Jan. 13, while the Federal Reserve’s next policy meeting is scheduled for Jan. 27-28.
