Brevan Howard Capital Management LP trimmed its position in AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T – Free Report) by 64.1% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 211,321 shares of the technology company’s stock after selling 376,858 shares during the quarter. Brevan Howard Capital Management LP’s holdings in AT&T were worth $5,968,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
A number of other large investors also recently modified their holdings of T. Csenge Advisory Group grew its position in shares of AT&T by 20.3% during the 3rd quarter. Csenge Advisory Group now owns 189,293 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $5,346,000 after purchasing an additional 31,935 shares in the last quarter. Rhumbline Advisers raised its position in shares of AT&T by 0.4% in the third quarter. Rhumbline Advisers now owns 12,810,872 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $361,779,000 after buying an additional 49,727 shares in the last quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC raised its position in shares of AT&T by 4.9% in the third quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC now owns 1,411,031 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $39,848,000 after buying an additional 66,448 shares in the last quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. boosted its stake in AT&T by 1.4% during the third quarter. Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. now owns 18,133,054 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $512,077,000 after buying an additional 248,567 shares during the period. Finally, Public Sector Pension Investment Board grew its position in AT&T by 140.8% during the third quarter. Public Sector Pension Investment Board now owns 2,888,630 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $81,575,000 after buying an additional 1,689,073 shares in the last quarter. 57.10% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
A number of brokerages have weighed in on T. TD Cowen restated a “hold” rating on shares of AT&T in a research note on Thursday, January 29th. The Goldman Sachs Group dropped their price target on AT&T from $33.00 to $29.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, December 19th. Wolfe Research cut shares of AT&T from an “outperform” rating to a “peer perform” rating in a research report on Monday, December 15th. Sanford C. Bernstein lowered their target price on shares of AT&T from $31.00 to $30.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, January 16th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $31.00 target price on shares of AT&T in a research report on Thursday, February 12th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have assigned a Buy rating and eight have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $30.35.
Key Headlines Impacting AT&T
Here are the key news stories impacting AT&T this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Management unveiled a $250 billion multi-year plan to upgrade AT&T into an essential AI-era connectivity platform, led by Jeff McElfresh — a long-term growth narrative that supports higher revenue opportunity from enterprise AI, edge and hyperscaler connectivity. Meet the executive behind AT&T’s $250 billion bid to become essential AI infrastructure
- Positive Sentiment: AT&T reiterated aggressive fiber and 5G expansion goals (including plans discussed publicly to reach many millions of locations by 2030), which investors view as positioning the company to capture AI-driven connectivity demand and higher-margin enterprise services. AT&T Inc. (T) Plans Major Fiber Expansion to 60 Million Locations by 2030
- Positive Sentiment: AT&T launched refreshed consumer wireless plans (Unlimited Your Way®) aimed at value and mix‑and‑match flexibility, a move that could stabilize gross adds and ARPU retention vs. rivals. AT&T Launches New Wireless Plans – Giving Customers More Value
- Positive Sentiment: An analyst upgrade (Arete to Neutral) and a $28 price target cited the company’s copper switch-off and improved cost profile, providing near-term technical/valuation support for the stock. Arete Upgrades AT&T (T) on Copper Switch-Off, Sets $28 Price Target
- Neutral Sentiment: AT&T completed a CAD‑denominated long‑term debt offering (CAD$1.25B at 4.50%), signaling continued access to capital markets to fund the buildout but also adding to its debt maturity profile. AT&T Completes CAD-Denominated Long-Term Debt Offering
- Negative Sentiment: Investors are also weighing the scale and near-term cost of the $250B pledge — hiring, capex and execution risk could depress free cash flow and require sizable financing over years, which is a headline risk if revenue/efficiency gains lag. AT&T commits $250 billion investment to upgrade US telecom infrastructure for the AI era
AT&T Trading Up 1.3%
T stock opened at $27.73 on Monday. The company has a market capitalization of $194.15 billion, a PE ratio of 9.09, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.04 and a beta of 0.39. AT&T Inc. has a one year low of $22.95 and a one year high of $29.79. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $26.31 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $26.28. 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 announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January 28th. The technology company reported $0.52 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.46 by $0.06. AT&T had a net margin of 17.47% and a return on equity of 12.33%. The firm 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 business posted $0.43 EPS. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 3.6% on a year-over-year basis. AT&T has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.250-2.350 EPS. As a group, analysts predict that AT&T Inc. will post 2.14 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
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.
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