Caxton Associates LLP reduced its holdings in shares of AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T – Free Report) by 51.7% in the 1st quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 44,474 shares of the technology company’s stock after selling 47,653 shares during the period. Caxton Associates LLP’s holdings in AT&T were worth $1,289,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
Other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. Brighton Jones LLC boosted its stake in shares of AT&T by 26.5% in the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 48,579 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $1,106,000 after purchasing an additional 10,188 shares during the period. Osterweis Capital Management Inc. lifted its holdings in AT&T by 4,352.9% in the 2nd quarter. Osterweis Capital Management Inc. now owns 6,234 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $180,000 after buying an additional 6,094 shares in the last quarter. Main Street Financial Solutions LLC lifted its holdings in AT&T by 4.0% in the 2nd quarter. Main Street Financial Solutions LLC now owns 26,796 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $775,000 after buying an additional 1,022 shares in the last quarter. HUB Investment Partners LLC lifted its holdings in AT&T by 19.6% in the 2nd quarter. HUB Investment Partners LLC now owns 55,730 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $1,613,000 after buying an additional 9,115 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Peapack Gladstone Financial Corp boosted its position in AT&T by 1.8% in the 2nd quarter. Peapack Gladstone Financial Corp now owns 207,063 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $5,992,000 after buying an additional 3,677 shares during the last quarter. 57.10% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
AT&T Trading Up 4.8%
NYSE T opened at $24.05 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $164.83 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.97, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.94 and a beta of 0.24. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.06, a current ratio of 0.97 and a quick ratio of 0.87. AT&T Inc. has a 12 month low of $19.89 and a 12 month high of $29.79. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $22.79 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $25.23.
AT&T Dividend Announcement
The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, August 3rd. Investors of record on Friday, July 10th will be issued a $0.2775 dividend. This represents a $1.11 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.6%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, July 10th. AT&T’s payout ratio is currently 36.75%.
Key Stories Impacting AT&T
Here are the key news stories impacting AT&T this week:
- Positive Sentiment: AT&T reported better-than-expected Q2 adjusted earnings of $0.65 per share, helped by strong wireless subscriber growth, reinforcing confidence in its core business. Stock Market Today, July 22: AT&T Beats Earnings on Strong Wireless Subscriber Growth
- Positive Sentiment: Wolfe Research upgraded AT&T after the earnings release, saying the stock looks attractive following the quarter and that fears around SpaceX competition may be overstated. Wolfe Research Just Upgraded AT&T Stock. Here’s Why.
- Positive Sentiment: Analysts highlighted AT&T’s fiber-led growth path, with fiber, wireless convergence, and copper shutdowns supporting margin gains, buybacks, and an intact 2026 outlook. T Q2 Earnings Call Points to Fiber-Led Growth Path
- Neutral Sentiment: AT&T saw unusually heavy call-option buying, which suggests traders are positioning for further upside after the earnings-driven rally. Wolfe Research Just Upgraded AT&T Stock. Here’s Why.
- Negative Sentiment: One headline about an AT&T internet outage could weigh on sentiment by reminding investors of service reliability risks, though it appears to be a limited operational issue. ATT internet outage for some. AT and T outage Thursday
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
T has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. Oppenheimer downgraded AT&T from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, June 3rd. Wolfe Research upgraded AT&T from a “peer perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $29.00 price target on the stock in a research note on Thursday. The Goldman Sachs Group set a $30.00 price target on AT&T in a report on Wednesday. Wall Street Zen upgraded AT&T from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, June 20th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price objective on AT&T from $18.00 to $20.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a report on Thursday. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have issued a Buy rating, seven have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $29.19.
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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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