Verizon Communications (VZ) stock fell Tuesday after a wider-than-estimated drop in phone subscribers outweighed first-quarter results that topped analysts' expectations.
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The company reported retail postpaid phone net losses of 289,000 subscribers. Analysts were expecting a net loss of about 218,000 subscribers. Verizon added 339,000 broadband subscribers in the quarter, as it said its services continue to take market share in the in🎃dustry.
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Shares were down 2.5% shortly after markets opened. They entered the day up about 7% this year.
Verizon affirmed its full-year guidance, as the telecommunications giant said it "remains confident" in its ability to meet its full-year goals, though the current forecasts do not "reflect any assumptions regarding the potential impacts of the evolving tariff environment."
UPDATE—This article has been updated with the latest share price and broadband subscriber information.