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

Company Overview

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. The Latin America segment provides wireless services and equipment in Mexico. The company was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in Dallas, TX.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $27.29 to $28.11
• 50-Day Range: $26.92 to $28.97
• 52-Week Range: $18.97 to $29.19
• Volume: 35.25 million shs
• Average Volume: 34.20 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $200.59 billion
• P/E Ratio: 15.94
• Dividend Yield: 3.96%
• Price Target: $29.66
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

AT&T Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

AT&T scored higher than 94% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 57th out of 657 stocks in the computer and technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

AT&T has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.72, and is based on 17 buy ratings, 6 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

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: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 6.07%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for AT&T are expected to grow by 6.07% in the coming year, from $2.14 to $2.27 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of AT&T is 15.94, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 27.80.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of AT&T is 15.94, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Computer and Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 50.82.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

AT&T has a PEG Ratio of 3.41. 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 1.65. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.13% of the outstanding shares of AT&T have been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

AT&T has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.4, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in AT&T has recently decreased by 9.65%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Leadership

AT&T is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 4.04%, 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 63.07%. 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 48.90% next year. This indicates that AT&T will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 3.7 / 5
• Environmental Score: -0.92

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.13% of the outstanding shares of AT&T have been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

AT&T has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.4, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in AT&T has recently decreased by 9.65%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.13

News Sentiment

AT&T has a news sentiment score of 1.13. 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 0.55 average news sentiment score of Computer and Technology companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 62 news articles for AT&T this week, compared to 59 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

187 people have searched for T on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 17% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

39 people have added AT&T to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 8% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.8 / 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

Only 0.08% 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.

T Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have T shares performed this year?

AT&T's stock was trading at $22.77 at the beginning of the year. Since then, T stock has increased by 23.2% and is now trading at $28.0530.

How were AT&T's earnings last quarter?

AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July, 23rd. The technology company reported $0.54 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.53 by $0.01. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 3.4% compared to the same quarter last year.
Read the conference call transcript.

Who are AT&T's major shareholders?

AT&T's top institutional investors include Kingstone Capital Partners Texas LLC (2.53%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.08%), Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. (0.25%) and Envestnet Asset Management Inc. (0.22%).
View institutional ownership trends.

How do I buy shares of AT&T?

Shares of T stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of AT&T own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that AT&T investors own include Verizon Communications (VZ), Meta Platforms (META), NVIDIA (NVDA), Exxon Mobil (XOM), Pfizer (PFE), Chevron (CVX) and Intel (INTC).

Company Calendar

• Record date for 8/1 Dividend: 7/10/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 8/1 Dividend: 7/10/2025
• Last Earnings: 7/23/2025
• Dividend Payable: 8/01/2025
• Today: 8/07/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/22/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Computer and Technology
• Industry: Wireless National
• Sub-Industry: Integrated Telecommunication Services
• Current Symbol: NYSE:T
• CIK: 732717
• Web: www.att.com
• Phone: (210) 821-4105
• Fax: 302-655-5049
• Employees: 140,990
• Year Founded: 1877

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for AT&T: $29.66
• High Price Target: $34.00
• Low Price Target: $18.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +5.7%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.72
• Research Coverage: 25 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $1.76
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 15.94
• Forward P/E Ratio: 13.11
• P/E Growth: 3.44
• Net Income: $10.95 billion
• Net Margins: 10.29%
• Pretax Margin: 15.19%
• Return on Equity: 13.36%
• Return on Assets: 3.99%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.01
• Current Ratio: 0.81
• Quick Ratio: 0.76

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $123.98 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.62
• Cash Flow: $5.22 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 5.37
• Book Value: $16.98 per share
• Price / Book: 1.65

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 7,150,386,000
• Free Float: 7,144,666,000
• Market Cap: $200.59 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.42