AT&T (NYSE:T) Updates Q1 2025 Earnings Guidance

AT&T (NYSE:T) issued an update on its first quarter 2025 earnings guidance on Tuesday morning. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 0.480- for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 0.530. The company issued revenue guidance of -. AT&T also updated its FY25 guidance to $1.97-2.07 EPS.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research firms have commented on T. Sanford C. Bernstein raised their price objective on AT&T from $28.00 to $29.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 28th. UBS Group raised their price objective on AT&T from $25.00 to $30.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 19th. Citigroup raised their price objective on AT&T from $26.00 to $28.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 4th. Barclays raised their price objective on AT&T from $24.00 to $27.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 4th. Finally, Morgan Stanley upgraded AT&T from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and raised their price objective for the stock from $19.00 to $28.00 in a research note on Monday, December 16th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have assigned a hold rating, seventeen have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $26.74.

AT&T Stock Down 4.6 %

Shares of T opened at $26.02 on Wednesday. The company has a market capitalization of $186.74 billion, a PE ratio of 17.46, a PEG ratio of 3.00 and a beta of 0.56. AT&T has a 12 month low of $15.94 and a 12 month high of $27.97. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $24.46 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $22.94. The company has a current ratio of 0.66, a quick ratio of 0.62 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.00.

AT&T (NYSE:T) last announced its earnings results on Monday, January 27th. The technology company reported $0.54 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.48 by $0.06. AT&T had a return on equity of 13.97% and a net margin of 8.95%. On average, analysts anticipate that AT&T will post 2.14 EPS for the current year.

AT&T Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, February 3rd. Stockholders of record on Friday, January 10th were paid a $0.2775 dividend. This represents a $1.11 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.27%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, January 10th. AT&T’s dividend payout ratio is 74.50%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

An institutional investor recently raised its position in AT&T stock. Brighton Jones LLC boosted its position in AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) by 26.5% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 48,579 shares of the technology company’s stock after buying an additional 10,188 shares during the period. Brighton Jones LLC’s holdings in AT&T were worth $1,106,000 at the end of the most recent quarter. 57.10% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

AT&T Company Profile

AT&T, Inc is a holding company, which engages in the provision of telecommunications and technology services. It operates through the Communications and Latin America segments. The Communications segment offers wireless, wireline telecom, and broadband services to businesses and consumers located in the US and businesses globally.