VZ reports Q1 earnings April 27 with short interest down sharply and low borrow costs. Options market shows neutral sentiment as the stock recovers from a month-long slide.
Short interest stands at 90.3 million shares, just 2.14% of float. That's down 19% over the past month. The decline accelerated through late March, when shorts covered from a peak of 113 million shares on March 18.
Days to cover sits at 3.04 based on the latest FINRA data. Cost to borrow is minimal at 0.47%, though it has risen 30% over the past week. Utilisation remains extremely low at 1.24%, well below the 52-week high of 5.54%.
Put-call ratio is 0.85, nearly in line with the 20-day average of 0.85. The PCR Z-score of 0.20 signals neutral sentiment — neither excessive fear nor complacency.
The ratio has compressed from a 52-week high of 0.92 in early April and remains well above the 52-week low of 0.43.
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Verizon reported Q4 2025 earnings on January 30. The stock closed at $47.22 on April 23, up 2.7% on the day but down 6.6% over the past month.
The telecom giant has bounced from recent lows as the earnings date approaches.
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