Live Oak Investment Partners acquired a new stake in shares of AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T – Free Report) during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor acquired 46,420 shares of the technology company’s stock, valued at approximately $961,000.
A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. IFM Investors Pty Ltd lifted its stake in shares of AT&T by 5.3% during the 1st quarter. IFM Investors Pty Ltd now owns 1,488,172 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $43,142,000 after buying an additional 74,684 shares in the last quarter. Parr Mcknight Wealth Management Group LLC acquired a new stake in AT&T in the 1st quarter worth approximately $2,901,000. World Investment Advisors grew its stake in AT&T by 85.0% during the 4th quarter. World Investment Advisors now owns 338,942 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $8,419,000 after purchasing an additional 155,728 shares during the last quarter. Cerity Partners LLC boosted its stake in AT&T by 3.7% during the 4th quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 1,668,862 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $41,449,000 after purchasing an additional 59,279 shares during the last quarter. Finally, ING Groep NV grew its position in shares of AT&T by 120.3% in the fourth quarter. ING Groep NV now owns 2,050,310 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $50,930,000 after purchasing an additional 1,119,731 shares in the last quarter. 57.10% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.
AT&T Stock Up 0.2%
NYSE:T opened at $25.33 on Monday. AT&T Inc. has a 52 week low of $19.89 and a 52 week high of $29.79. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $22.83 and its two-hundred day moving average is $25.27. The stock has a market capitalization of $173.57 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.39, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.03 and a beta of 0.23. The company has a quick ratio of 0.93, a current ratio of 0.97 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.06.
AT&T Dividend Announcement
The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, August 3rd. Investors of record on Friday, July 10th were given a $0.2775 dividend. This represents a $1.11 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, July 10th. AT&T’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 36.75%.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
Several equities research analysts recently issued reports on the stock. Wolfe Research upgraded shares of AT&T from a “peer perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $29.00 price objective for the company in a research report on Thursday, July 23rd. Barclays lowered their price objective on AT&T from $26.00 to $24.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, July 8th. Wall Street Zen upgraded AT&T from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, June 20th. TD Cowen increased their price target on AT&T from $32.00 to $33.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, July 23rd. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group set a $30.00 price objective on AT&T in a research report on Wednesday, July 22nd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Buy rating, six have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $29.19.
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Key Headlines Impacting AT&T
Here are the key news stories impacting AT&T this week:
- Positive Sentiment: AT&T’s post-earnings momentum remains constructive: the company reported quarterly EPS of $0.65 versus the $0.59 consensus estimate, while revenue increased 2.3% year over year. Analysts are watching whether earnings estimates and the stock’s advance can continue. AT&T Up 9.5% Since Last Earnings Report
- Positive Sentiment: AT&T’s Advanced Connectivity business is gaining traction through fiber expansion, customer convergence and rising demand for AI-related network capacity. This supports the company’s longer-term growth outlook and helps offset slower legacy operations. AT&T Rides on Strength in Advanced Connectivity
- Positive Sentiment: A partnership with Hark gives AT&T exposure to emerging AI-native consumer devices. AT&T will invest in Hark and provide connectivity, certification and infrastructure support, potentially creating incremental traffic and device-related revenue opportunities. Hark and AT&T Partner on Connectivity for Future AI Devices
- Positive Sentiment: AT&T reportedly reduced the cost of coding and other AI tasks by as much as 56% by using model-routing tools and open-source systems, with only a modest decline in output quality. Lower internal AI costs could support productivity and margins. AT&T Slashes AI Costs by Adopting Model Routers and Open Source
- Neutral Sentiment: Analysts continue to highlight AT&T as a highly ranked value and income stock, with a roughly 4.5% dividend yield and a low earnings multiple. However, the company’s growth is expected to remain moderate, making customer revenue increases important. AT&T Is a Top-Ranked Value Stock
- Negative Sentiment: Bernstein cautions that SpaceX’s potential telecom ambitions could intensify competition for AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile. Meanwhile, heavy capital spending, elevated interest rates and industry balance-sheet pressures remain risks. Bernstein Remains Bullish on SpaceX
About AT&T
AT&T Inc is a global telecommunications company that provides a broad range of communications and digital entertainment services. Its core activities include consumer and business wireless services, broadband and fiber internet, and network infrastructure. The company operates branded wireless services through AT&T Mobility and deploys fixed-line and fiber networks to deliver high-speed internet and related home services.
AT&T’s product and service portfolio spans mobile voice and data plans, smartphones and device sales, home internet (including fiber-to-the-home where available), and managed connectivity solutions for enterprise customers.
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