Diversify Advisory Services LLC Acquires 30,415 Shares of AT&T Inc. $T

Diversify Advisory Services LLC raised its stake in shares of AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) by 38.3% in the third quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 109,849 shares of the technology company’s stock after buying an additional 30,415 shares during the quarter. Diversify Advisory Services LLC’s holdings in AT&T were worth $3,102,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Brighton Jones LLC grew its holdings in shares of AT&T by 26.5% during the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 48,579 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $1,106,000 after buying an additional 10,188 shares during the last quarter. AGF Management Ltd. raised its holdings in AT&T by 4.1% in the 2nd quarter. AGF Management Ltd. now owns 195,373 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $5,654,000 after acquiring an additional 7,763 shares during the last quarter. Sound View Wealth Advisors Group LLC lifted its position in AT&T by 63.2% in the 2nd quarter. Sound View Wealth Advisors Group LLC now owns 31,127 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $901,000 after acquiring an additional 12,059 shares in the last quarter. Global Wealth Management Investment Advisory Inc. purchased a new stake in AT&T during the 2nd quarter valued at $212,000. Finally, Midwest Trust Co purchased a new stake in AT&T during the 2nd quarter valued at $2,523,000. 57.10% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

AT&T News Summary

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

• Positive Sentiment: AT&T announced a partnership with AWS to support last‑mile AI workloads — this strengthens AT&T’s edge and 5G/fiber value proposition and could drive new revenue from enterprise AI services. AT&T pairs with AWS to support last mile AI workloads
• Positive Sentiment: Scotiabank raised its price target to $31 (sector perform), signaling modest analyst upside to the stock and reinforcing valuation support from brokers. Benzinga
• Positive Sentiment: A Seeking Alpha piece argues AT&T is positioned to outperform T‑Mobile in 2026, supporting a relative‑strength case for investors focused on telecom returns and dividend income. AT&T Likely To Outperform T-Mobile In 2026 Again
• Positive Sentiment: Investors Business Daily highlighted AT&T as a stock of the day and noted the shares are near a buy point after a post‑earnings surge — a technical signal some growth/value investors may follow. AT&T, IBD Stock Of The Day
• Positive Sentiment: Broker consensus is a “Moderate Buy,” reflecting broad analyst support that can underpin longer‑term demand from income and value investors. AT&T Inc. Given Consensus Recommendation of Moderate Buy
• Neutral Sentiment: AT&T’s presentation/transcript from the Deutsche Bank Media, Internet & Telecom conference provides management commentary and detail on strategy execution but offers no single market‑moving surprise. Deutsche Bank Conference Transcript
• Neutral Sentiment: PR Newswire said CFO Pascal Desroches will update shareholders at the Deutsche Bank conference and reiterated that new segment reporting (starting Q1 2026) should improve transparency around 5G/fiber returns — helpful for modeling but not an immediate catalyst. Pascal Desroches to Update Shareholders
• Neutral Sentiment: An ETF/consumer retail piece is largely unrelated to AT&T’s fundamentals and should have minimal direct impact on the stock’s movement today. 3 ETFs That Could Benefit as Consumers Tighten Their Budgets

AT&T Stock Performance

T stock opened at $27.54 on Tuesday. The company has a market cap of $192.77 billion, a P/E ratio of 9.03, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.07 and a beta of 0.39. AT&T Inc. has a 1 year low of $22.95 and a 1 year high of $29.79. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.00, a current ratio of 0.91 and a quick ratio of 0.86. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $26.10 and its 200-day moving average price is $26.32.

AT&T (NYSE:T) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January 28th. The technology company reported $0.52 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.46 by $0.06. The company had revenue of $33.47 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $32.91 billion. AT&T had a return on equity of 12.33% and a net margin of 17.47%.AT&T’s revenue was up 3.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.43 earnings per share. AT&T has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.250-2.350 EPS. On average, equities analysts forecast that AT&T Inc. will post 2.14 earnings per share for the current year.

AT&T Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, February 2nd. Shareholders of record on Monday, January 12th were paid a dividend of $0.2775 per share. This represents a $1.11 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.0%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, January 12th. AT&T’s payout ratio is currently 36.39%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research firms have commented on T. Wolfe Research lowered AT&T from an “outperform” rating to a “peer perform” rating in a report on Monday, December 15th. KeyCorp reaffirmed an “overweight” rating on shares of AT&T in a report on Wednesday, January 21st. Loop Capital set a $29.00 price objective on AT&T in a report on Friday, December 19th. Citigroup lowered their target price on shares of AT&T from $32.00 to $29.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, December 22nd. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company dropped 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 equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have given a Buy rating, seven have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $30.00.

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.