NEW YORK, December 29, 2025, 21:04 ET — Market closed
- Verizon shares finished flat at $40.48; the stock dipped 0.1% in after-hours trade.
- The company set Jan. 30 for its fourth-quarter earnings report and webcast.
- Investors are watching Tuesday’s Fed minutes and late-year data in thin holiday trading.
Verizon Communications Inc shares ended Monday flat at $40.48 and were last down 0.1% at $40.44 in after-hours trading after the carrier said it will report fourth-quarter results on Jan. 30.
The announcement locks in the next near-term catalyst for a stock that has been rangebound into year-end, with investors focused on how carriers navigated holiday promotions and customer switching.
That matters because Verizon’s quarterly update is one of the few hard datapoints left on the calendar before January, when trading volumes often pick up and rate expectations can reset.
Wireless investors typically zero in on subscriber trends and free cash flow — cash left after capital spending — because network investment and promotions can quickly squeeze margins.
The broader market offered little help. The S&P 500 fell 0.35% and the Nasdaq slid 0.50% on Monday, while Treasury yields eased as investors weighed expectations for Federal Reserve rate cuts next year. “In light volume trading, we’re seeing a reversal of what we saw over the last couple of days,” said Rob Haworth, senior investment strategist at U.S. Bank Wealth Management. Reuters
In the telecom peer group, Verizon lagged the day’s stronger moves elsewhere, with T-Mobile US rising 1.07% and AT&T up 0.49% at the close, according to MarketWatch data.
Verizon said it will provide a business update on a webcast starting at 8:00 a.m. ET, with its earnings release and financial tables scheduled to post at 6:30 a.m. on its investor relations site.
Rate moves matter for telecoms because the industry is capital-intensive — it spends heavily to build and maintain networks — and carriers are frequent borrowers. When Treasury yields fall, dividend-paying stocks can look relatively more attractive, even if company-specific news is quiet.
For Verizon, the next read-through will be on customer demand and pricing power in a market where promotions can lift gross adds but pressure profitability. Investors will also listen for any changes in network spending plans that can swing cash generation.
Before Tuesday’s session, traders will watch U.S. housing and regional factory data, including the FHFA house price index, S&P/Case-Shiller home price measures and the Chicago PMI.
A second test arrives at 2:00 p.m. ET on Tuesday, when the Federal Reserve is scheduled to release minutes from its Dec. 9–10 meeting — a potential driver for yields and rate-sensitive stocks if the tone shifts expectations for 2026 cuts.
Markets also head into New Year’s with a split schedule: U.S. stock markets are set to open on Dec. 31 but close on Jan. 1, while the bond market is expected to shut early at 2 p.m. ET on Dec. 31.
On the chart, traders will watch Monday’s $40.70 high as near-term resistance — a level where sellers tend to emerge — and the $40.38 low as support, where buyers have recently stepped in. The next major catalyst for the stock remains Verizon’s Jan. 30 earnings report and webcast.
