OneDigital Investment Advisors LLC lessened its holdings in AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T – Free Report) by 10.0% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 166,351 shares of the technology company’s stock after selling 18,488 shares during the period. OneDigital Investment Advisors LLC’s holdings in AT&T were worth $4,698,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the business. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in AT&T during the 2nd quarter worth about $2,228,655,000. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its position in shares of AT&T by 1.6% in the second quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 661,355,210 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $19,139,620,000 after purchasing an additional 10,310,560 shares in the last quarter. Marshall Wace LLP acquired a new stake in shares of AT&T during the second quarter worth approximately $235,422,000. State Street Corp grew its position in AT&T by 2.4% during the second quarter. State Street Corp now owns 321,070,509 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $9,291,781,000 after purchasing an additional 7,404,376 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Acadian Asset Management LLC increased its stake in AT&T by 59.6% in the 2nd quarter. Acadian Asset Management LLC now owns 14,493,357 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $419,403,000 after buying an additional 5,410,596 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 57.10% of the company’s stock.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
A number of equities research analysts have issued reports on T shares. Barclays decreased their target price on shares of AT&T from $28.00 to $26.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, January 13th. Wolfe Research cut AT&T from an “outperform” rating to a “peer perform” rating in a research report on Monday, December 15th. Morgan Stanley cut their price objective on shares of AT&T from $32.00 to $30.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, December 10th. Williams Trading set a $32.00 price target on shares of AT&T in a report on Thursday, January 29th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $33.00 price objective on shares of AT&T in a research note on Thursday, January 29th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have assigned a Buy rating, seven have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, AT&T has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $29.93.
Trending Headlines about AT&T
Here are the key news stories impacting AT&T this week:
- Positive Sentiment: RBC Capital raised its 12-month price target on AT&T to $31 (from $29) and kept an Outperform rating, citing fiber expansion as a clear long-term growth driver — a direct vote of confidence that supports higher valuation expectations. RBC Target Raise
- Positive Sentiment: Ookla / AT&T press releases report AT&T Fiber won Ookla’s first-ever “Best Home Internet” in the U.S. and again posted the fastest speeds — a marketing and operational win likely to help broadband net adds, ARPU and long-term fiber economics. Ookla Award
- Positive Sentiment: Erste Group Bank expressed an optimistic outlook for AT&T’s FY2027 earnings, reinforcing positive analyst sentiment around future profit improvement tied to broadband growth and cost discipline. Erste Group View
- Neutral Sentiment: AT&T scheduled its Q1 2026 earnings release and conference call for April 22 — a near-term catalyst that could drive volatility depending on subscriber trends, service revenue and any guidance updates. Q1 Earnings Date
- Negative Sentiment: Coverage noting that dividend stocks, including AT&T, pulled back last week highlights rotation risk and short-term profit-taking among income investors — a factor that can pressure the stock despite positive fundamental updates. Dividend Stock Rotation
AT&T Price Performance
NYSE T opened at $28.51 on Tuesday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $25.33 and a 200 day simple moving average of $26.35. AT&T Inc. has a twelve month low of $22.95 and a twelve month high of $29.79. The stock has a market capitalization of $199.57 billion, a PE ratio of 9.35, a P/E/G ratio of 1.04 and a beta of 0.39. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.00, a quick ratio of 0.86 and a current ratio of 0.91.
AT&T (NYSE:T – Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, January 28th. The technology company reported $0.52 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.46 by $0.06. AT&T had a return on equity of 12.33% and a net margin of 17.47%.The company had revenue of $33.47 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $32.91 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $0.43 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 3.6% compared to the same quarter last year. AT&T has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.250-2.350 EPS. Research analysts anticipate that AT&T Inc. will post 2.14 EPS for the current year.
AT&T Announces Dividend
The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, February 2nd. Stockholders of record on Monday, January 12th were given a dividend of $0.2775 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, January 12th. This represents a $1.11 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.9%. AT&T’s dividend payout ratio is currently 36.39%.
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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