AT&T (NYSE:T) Trading Down 1.3% – Should You Sell?

Shares of AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) traded down 1.3% on Monday . The company traded as low as $28.72 and last traded at $28.7360. 34,661,149 shares changed hands during mid-day trading, a decline of 24% from the average session volume of 45,594,668 shares. The stock had previously closed at $29.10.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities research analysts recently issued reports on the company. Wolfe Research downgraded AT&T from an “outperform” rating to a “peer perform” rating in a report on Monday, December 15th. UBS Group restated a “buy” rating on shares of AT&T in a research note on Thursday, January 29th. Citigroup lifted their price objective on shares of AT&T from $29.00 to $31.50 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, March 23rd. Scotiabank increased their target price on shares of AT&T from $29.50 to $31.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a report on Monday, March 9th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company cut their price target on shares of AT&T from $29.00 to $27.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, January 26th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have given a Buy rating and eight have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, AT&T currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $30.72.

AT&T Price Performance

The stock has a market cap of $200.68 billion, a P/E ratio of 9.42, a P/E/G ratio of 1.09 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. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $27.21 and a 200-day simple moving average of $26.22.

AT&T (NYSE:T) last released its 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. The company had revenue of $33.47 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $32.91 billion. AT&T had a return on equity of 12.33% and a net margin of 17.47%.The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 3.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $0.43 EPS. AT&T has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.250-2.350 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that AT&T Inc. will post 2.14 EPS for the current year.

AT&T Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, May 1st. Shareholders of record on Friday, April 10th will be given a $0.2775 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, April 10th. This represents a $1.11 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.9%. AT&T’s payout ratio is currently 36.39%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of T. Farmers National Bank increased its stake in shares of AT&T by 0.3% during the 4th quarter. Farmers National Bank now owns 138,310 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $3,436,000 after purchasing an additional 410 shares during the last quarter. Winthrop Partners WNY LLC purchased a new position in AT&T in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $518,000. Nalls Sherbakoff Group LLC bought a new position in AT&T during the fourth quarter valued at $726,000. Meadowbrook Advisors Group LLC bought a new position in AT&T during the fourth quarter valued at $342,000. Finally, Advisortrust Partners LLC purchased a new stake in AT&T in the fourth quarter worth $666,000. 57.10% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

AT&T Company 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.