NEW YORK, Jan 10, 2026, 18:16 EST — Markets have shut down for the day.
- Comcast shares ended the day roughly 0.6% higher, closing at $28.37.
- Investors are gearing up for new U.S. inflation figures due next week and Comcast’s earnings report on Jan. 29.
- NBCUniversal announced it has sold out all ad slots for the 2026 Winter Olympics.
Comcast Corporation shares climbed roughly 0.6% Friday, closing at $28.37. The stock is poised for a busy run of catalysts through late January.
The shift follows Comcast’s recent spin-off of its cable TV networks into Versant Media Group, now trading on Nasdaq under the ticker VSNT. Comcast handed out one Versant share for every 25 Comcast shares owned, the company confirmed. 1
Macro risk is looming. U.S. stocks kicked off 2026 on a strong note, but the start of corporate earnings season and December’s consumer price index data coming Tuesday are testing investor confidence, according to a Reuters Week Ahead report. “It just seems a little too quiet,” Michael Arone, chief investment strategist at State Street Investment Management, told Reuters. 2
Friday saw the S&P 500 hit a new high, closing at 6,966.28 amid a broader Wall Street rally. The Dow and Nasdaq also finished the day up, according to Reuters. 3
The day’s gains came after a weaker-than-expected U.S. jobs report. Nonfarm payrolls increased by 50,000 in December, falling short of the 60,000 forecast, while the unemployment rate slipped to 4.4%, according to Reuters. “All roads lead to the unemployment rate,” said Olu Sonola, head of U.S. economic research at Fitch Ratings, in that report. 4
Investors have been zeroing in on Comcast’s sports and streaming schedule. NBCUniversal revealed earlier this week that it sold out all its ad slots for the 2026 Winter Olympics. An executive described the demand as “officially sold out of our inventory this far in advance.” 5
Comcast is set to report its fourth-quarter and full-year 2025 results on Jan. 29 at 8:30 a.m. ET, per its investor relations calendar. 6
From a technical standpoint, Comcast’s stock remains significantly under its recent high. The 52-week peak is $35.97, with shares currently trading over 20% below that mark, according to MarketWatch data. 7
But the challenges pile up. Comcast is still grappling with cord-cutting and fierce competition in broadband. Investors, meanwhile, keep a close eye on how much cash the company sinks into streaming and sports rights instead of handing it back to shareholders.
Investors will zero in on Tuesday’s CPI for clues on rate-cut bets once trading picks up again. Then attention will shift fast to Comcast’s Jan. 29 earnings, focusing on broadband trends and management’s outlook for 2026 post-Versant spin-off. The Winter Olympics kick off Feb. 6.
