Vestmark Advisory Solutions Inc. Acquires 46,202 Shares of AT&T Inc. $T

Vestmark Advisory Solutions Inc. grew its holdings in shares of AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) by 168.3% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 73,648 shares of the technology company’s stock after acquiring an additional 46,202 shares during the quarter. Vestmark Advisory Solutions Inc.’s holdings in AT&T were worth $2,080,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Csenge Advisory Group lifted its stake in AT&T by 20.3% during the third quarter. Csenge Advisory Group now owns 189,293 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $5,346,000 after purchasing an additional 31,935 shares during the last quarter. Rhumbline Advisers raised its holdings in shares of AT&T by 0.4% during the 3rd quarter. Rhumbline Advisers now owns 12,810,872 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $361,779,000 after buying an additional 49,727 shares in the last quarter. Tredje AP fonden boosted its stake in AT&T by 1.8% in the second quarter. Tredje AP fonden now owns 1,221,395 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $35,347,000 after buying an additional 21,720 shares in the last quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC grew its position in AT&T by 4.9% during the third quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC now owns 1,411,031 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $39,848,000 after acquiring an additional 66,448 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Vise Technologies Inc. purchased a new position in shares of AT&T during the second quarter worth approximately $6,221,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 57.10% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

T has been the subject of several recent research reports. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of AT&T from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, November 8th. Williams Trading set a $32.00 target price on AT&T in a report on Thursday, January 29th. Loop Capital set a $29.00 price target on AT&T in a research report on Friday, December 19th. KeyCorp reiterated an “overweight” rating on shares of AT&T in a research report on Wednesday, January 21st. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company decreased their target price on shares of AT&T from $29.00 to $27.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, January 26th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have issued a Buy rating, seven have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, AT&T has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $29.93.

AT&T Price Performance

Shares of AT&T stock opened at $28.36 on Wednesday. The business has a 50 day moving average of $25.42 and a 200 day moving average of $26.36. AT&T Inc. has a 52 week low of $22.95 and a 52 week high of $29.79. The company has a market cap of $198.55 billion, a PE ratio of 9.30, a P/E/G ratio of 1.06 and a beta of 0.39. The company has a quick ratio of 0.86, a current ratio of 0.91 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.00.

AT&T (NYSE:T) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January 28th. The technology company reported $0.52 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating 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 business had revenue of $33.47 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $32.91 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.43 EPS. 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. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that AT&T Inc. will post 2.14 earnings per share for the current year.

AT&T Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, February 2nd. Stockholders of record on Monday, January 12th were given a $0.2775 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, January 12th. This represents a $1.11 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.9%. AT&T’s dividend payout ratio is currently 36.39%.

Key Headlines Impacting AT&T

Here are the key news stories impacting AT&T this week:

• Positive Sentiment: RBC Capital raised its price target on AT&T to $31 (from $29) and kept an Outperform rating, citing AT&T’s fiber expansion as a clear long-term growth driver — a bullish analyst view that supports upside for the stock. RBC Capital Raises AT&T Target on Fiber-Driven Growth Outlook
• Positive Sentiment: AT&T Fiber won Ookla’s first-ever “Best Home Internet” award and was named the fastest U.S. internet provider (fourth consecutive time), which strengthens its marketing position and could help broadband subscriber growth and ARPU. AT&T Named America’s Best and Fastest Internet
• Positive Sentiment: Erste Group flagged an optimistic view on AT&T’s FY2027 earnings outlook, reinforcing expectations that improving fiber economics and stable wireless trends can lift future profits. Erste Group Bank Has Optimistic View of AT&T FY2027 Earnings
• Neutral Sentiment: AT&T confirmed it will report Q1 2026 results and host an earnings call on April 22 — a scheduled catalyst that could produce volatility depending on subscriber trends, margins and fiber progress. AT&T to Release First-Quarter 2026 Earnings on April 22
• Neutral Sentiment: AT&T’s presentation at the Barclays Communications & Content Symposium is available as a transcript — useful for investors watching management commentary on 5G, fiber rollout cadence and capital allocation, but no new financials were released. AT&T Inc. (T) Presents at Barclays Communications and Content Symposium 2026 Transcript
• Neutral Sentiment: Market commentary about the AI/nanotech supply chain is largely unrelated to AT&T’s core telecom/fiber business; it’s background market color that is unlikely to directly move AT&T shares. (MarketBeat feature)
• Negative Sentiment: Zacks published a comparison of T-Mobile vs. AT&T highlighting the competitive battle across 5G, fiber and subscriber metrics — reminders of market share pressure, churn dynamics and valuation trade-offs that can cap upside for AT&T if competitors out-execute. T-Mobile vs. AT&T: Which Telecom Stock Should You Bet On?
• Negative Sentiment: Coverage noting that dividend stocks, including AT&T, “tumbled” recently signals a sector-wide pullback that can pressure the stock even without company-specific bad news — a short-term headwind for yield-focused investors. Crown Castle and AT&T Tumble While Coca-Cola Rises as Dividend Stocks Take a Breather

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.