Live Oak Investment Partners Purchases New Holdings in AT&T Inc. $T

Live Oak Investment Partners acquired a new stake in shares of AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor acquired 46,420 shares of the technology company’s stock, valued at approximately $961,000.

Other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Frazier Financial Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of AT&T during the second quarter worth $38,000. Edmond DE Rothschild Holding S.A. purchased a new position in AT&T in the 2nd quarter valued at $32,612,000. United Bank acquired a new position in AT&T in the 2nd quarter valued at $645,000. Csenge Advisory Group purchased a new position in AT&T during the 2nd quarter worth $1,963,000. Finally, Johnson Financial Group Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of AT&T in the 2nd quarter worth $2,126,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 57.10% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

T has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. Argus dropped their price target on shares of AT&T from $33.00 to $30.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, July 23rd. Oppenheimer cut AT&T from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, June 3rd. Scotiabank cut their target price on AT&T from $31.00 to $29.25 and set a “sector perform” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, July 15th. Morgan Stanley raised their price target on AT&T from $25.00 to $27.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, July 23rd. Finally, Barclays decreased their price target on AT&T from $26.00 to $24.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, July 8th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have issued a Buy rating, six have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $29.19.

AT&T Trading Up 0.2%

Shares of T opened at $25.33 on Monday. The company has a current ratio of 0.97, a quick ratio of 0.93 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.06. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $22.83 and its two-hundred day moving average is $25.27. AT&T Inc. has a twelve month low of $19.89 and a twelve month high of $29.79. The firm has a market capitalization of $173.57 billion, a P/E ratio of 8.39, a PEG ratio of 1.03 and a beta of 0.23.

AT&T (NYSE:T) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 22nd. The technology company reported $0.65 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.59 by $0.06. AT&T had a net margin of 16.94% and a return on equity of 12.86%. The company had revenue of $31.56 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $31.80 billion. During the same period last year, the firm earned $0.54 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 2.3% on a year-over-year basis. AT&T has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.250-2.350 EPS. On average, research analysts predict that AT&T Inc. will post 2.34 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

AT&T Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, August 3rd. Shareholders of record on Friday, July 10th were given a dividend of $0.2775 per share. This represents a $1.11 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.4%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, July 10th. AT&T’s payout ratio is presently 36.75%.

Trending Headlines about 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

AT&T Profile

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.