AT&T (T) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) is a telecommunications company that provides wireless communications, broadband internet, voice, and related connectivity services. Its offerings include mobile phone and data plans, fiber-optic internet, fixed wireless access, traditional voice services, and networking solutions for businesses and government customers.

The company serves consumers, businesses, and public-sector organizations primarily across the United States. AT&T also provides wireless services in Mexico and operates extensive communications networks that support mobile connectivity, internet access, data transmission, and enterprise communications.

AT&T traces its history to the development of the Bell System and has evolved through a series of reorganizations and acquisitions. The modern company was formed through the growth of SBC Communications and its acquisition of the former AT&T Corp. It expanded into media through acquisitions including DirecTV and Time Warner, but WarnerMedia was separated from AT&T in 2022. John Stankey has served as AT&T’s president and chief executive officer since 2020.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $25.06 to $25.64
• 50-Day Range: $21.30 to $26.75
• 52-Week Range: $19.89 to $29.43
• Volume: 84.34 million shs
• Average Volume: 32.19 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $174.09 billion
• P/E Ratio: 8.41
• Dividend Yield: 4.37%
• Price Target: $28.99
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

AT&T Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

AT&T scored higher than 85% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 40th out of 243 stocks in the communication services sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

AT&T has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.56, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 11 buy ratings, 6 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Upside Potential

AT&T has a consensus price target of $28.99, representing about 14.1% upside from its current price of $25.41.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

AT&T has been the subject of 10 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 9.83%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for AT&T are expected to grow by 9.83% in the coming year, from $2.34 to $2.57 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of AT&T is 8.41, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.62.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of AT&T is 8.41, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Communication Services sector average P/E ratio of about 232.67.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

AT&T has a PEG Ratio of 1.26. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

AT&T has a P/B Ratio of 1.41. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.83% of the float of AT&T has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

AT&T has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.25.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in AT&T has recently increased by 6.64%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Leadership

AT&T is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 4.37%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

AT&T does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of AT&T is 36.75%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, AT&T will have a dividend payout ratio of 43.19% next year. This indicates that AT&T will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.83

News Sentiment

AT&T has a news sentiment score of 0.83. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.63 average news sentiment score of Communication Services companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 24 news articles for AT&T this week, compared to 9 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 86 people have searched for T on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -39% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 46 people have added AT&T to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -16% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, AT&T insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.09% of the stock of AT&T is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

57.10% of the stock of AT&T is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 8/3 Dividend: 7/10/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 8/3 Dividend: 7/10/2026
• Last Earnings: 7/22/2026
• Dividend Payable: 8/03/2026
• Today: 9/18/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/21/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Communication Services
• Industry: Diversified Telecommunication Services
• Sub-Industry: Integrated Telecommunication Services
• Current Symbol: NYSE:T
• CIK: 732717
• Web: www.att.com
• Phone: (210) 821-4105
• Fax: 302-655-5049
• Employees: 133,030
• Year Founded: 1983

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for AT&T: $28.99
• High Price Target: $36.00
• Low Price Target: $20.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +14.1%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.56
• Research Coverage: 18 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $3.02
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 8.41
• Forward P/E Ratio: 10.86
• P/E Growth: 1.26
• Net Income: $21.95 billion
• Net Margins: 16.94%
• Pretax Margin: 20.54%
• Return on Equity: 12.86%
• Return on Assets: 3.84%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.06
• Current Ratio: 0.97
• Quick Ratio: 0.93

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $125.65 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.39
• Cash Flow: $5.17 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 4.91
• Book Value: $18.07 per share
• Price / Book: 1.41

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 6,852,390,000
• Free Float: 6,846,219,000
• Market Cap: $174.09 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.25