Analysts Issue Forecasts for AT&T's FY2025 Earnings (NYSE:T)

Key Points

• Zacks Research has raised its FY2025 earnings estimate for AT&T to $2.03 per share, up from a previous estimate of $2.02, while the consensus estimate stands at $2.14 per share for the current year.
• The company has announced a quarterly dividend of $0.2775 per share, yielding 3.9% annually, with a dividend payout ratio currently at 63.07%.
• AT&T's recent earnings report showed a net margin of 10.29% and a year-over-year revenue increase of 3.4%, exceeding analysts' expectations.

AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T - Free Report) - Research analysts at Zacks Research upped their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for AT&T in a research report issued on Wednesday, August 13th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the technology company will post earnings per share of $2.03 for the year, up from their previous forecast of $2.02. The consensus estimate for AT&T's current full-year earnings is $2.14 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for AT&T's Q4 2025 earnings at $0.45 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.56 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.56 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.55 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.56 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $2.23 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $0.59 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $0.58 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $2.44 EPS.

Several other equities analysts have also issued reports on the stock. HSBC lowered shares of AT&T from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating and set a $30.00 target price for the company. in a report on Thursday, July 24th. Hsbc Global Res lowered shares of AT&T from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Thursday, July 24th. Evercore ISI boosted their price objective on shares of AT&T from $25.00 to $27.00 and gave the stock an "in-line" rating in a report on Thursday, April 24th. Citigroup restated a "buy" rating on shares of AT&T in a report on Tuesday, June 17th. Finally, Raymond James Financial restated a "strong-buy" rating and issued a $31.00 price objective (up from $30.00) on shares of AT&T in a report on Thursday, July 24th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have assigned a hold rating, eighteen have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $30.21.

AT&T Stock Up 0.5%

Shares of T stock traded up $0.14 during trading hours on Thursday, hitting $28.89. 37,018,071 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 33,399,430. The stock's fifty day simple moving average is $27.90 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $27.21. AT&T has a 12-month low of $19.08 and a 12-month high of $29.19. The stock has a market cap of $206.57 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.41, a PEG ratio of 3.57 and a beta of 0.42. The company has a quick ratio of 0.76, a current ratio of 0.81 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.01.

AT&T (NYSE:T - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 23rd. The technology company reported $0.54 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.53 by $0.01. The business had revenue of $30.85 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $30.44 billion. AT&T had a return on equity of 13.36% and a net margin of 10.29%. The business's revenue was up 3.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.51 EPS.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On AT&T

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of T. Stone House Investment Management LLC purchased a new stake in AT&T in the 1st quarter worth $25,000. O Brien Wealth Partners LLC purchased a new stake in AT&T in the 2nd quarter worth $26,000. Solstein Capital LLC lifted its stake in AT&T by 217.3% in the 2nd quarter. Solstein Capital LLC now owns 952 shares of the technology company's stock worth $28,000 after purchasing an additional 652 shares in the last quarter. Kennebec Savings Bank lifted its stake in AT&T by 412.1% in the 2nd quarter. Kennebec Savings Bank now owns 973 shares of the technology company's stock worth $28,000 after purchasing an additional 783 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Hager Investment Management Services LLC lifted its stake in AT&T by 182.1% in the 1st quarter. Hager Investment Management Services LLC now owns 993 shares of the technology company's stock worth $28,000 after purchasing an additional 641 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 57.10% of the company's stock.

AT&T Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, August 1st. Stockholders of record on Thursday, July 10th were given a dividend of $0.2775 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, July 10th. This represents a $1.11 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.8%. AT&T's payout ratio is presently 63.07%.

About AT&T

AT&T, Inc is a holding company, which engages in the provision of telecommunications and technology services. It operates through the Communications and Latin America segments. The Communications segment offers wireless, wireline telecom, and broadband services to businesses and consumers located in the US and businesses globally.