AT&T (NYSE:T) Releases Quarterly Earnings Results, Beats Estimates By $0.06 EPS

AT&T (NYSE:T) issued its quarterly earnings data on Monday. The technology company reported $0.54 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.48 by $0.06, Zacks reports. AT&T had a return on equity of 13.97% and a net margin of 7.42%. AT&T updated its FY 2025 guidance to 1.970-2.070 EPS.

AT&T Trading Up 0.7 %

NYSE T opened at $22.69 on Monday. AT&T has a 52-week low of $15.94 and a 52-week high of $24.03. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $22.80 and a 200 day moving average price of $21.48. The stock has a market capitalization of $162.77 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.44, a P/E/G ratio of 3.50 and a beta of 0.59. The company has a quick ratio of 0.67, a current ratio of 0.73 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.09.

AT&T Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, February 3rd. Stockholders of record on Friday, January 10th will be paid a $0.2775 dividend. This represents a $1.11 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.89%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, January 10th. AT&T’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 90.24%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

T has been the subject of several research reports. UBS Group lifted their target price on AT&T from $25.00 to $30.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, December 19th. The Goldman Sachs Group upped their target price on shares of AT&T from $25.00 to $28.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 5th. Sanford C. Bernstein started coverage on shares of AT&T in a research report on Tuesday, December 10th. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $28.00 price target for the company. Evercore ISI upped their price objective on AT&T from $19.00 to $21.00 and gave the stock an “in-line” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 24th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada upgraded AT&T from a “sector perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and lifted their target price for the company from $22.00 to $26.00 in a report on Monday, January 6th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have issued a hold rating, fourteen have assigned a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $25.83.

About AT&T

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.