Vise Technologies Inc. Buys New Position in AT&T Inc. $T

Vise Technologies Inc. bought a new stake in shares of AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 668,719 shares of the technology company’s stock, valued at approximately $13,842,000.

Several other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in T. Rachor Investment Advisory Services LLC bought a new stake in shares of AT&T in the 4th quarter valued at $25,000. Safe Harbor Fiduciary LLC acquired a new stake in shares of AT&T during the fourth quarter worth $25,000. Cresta Advisors Ltd. bought a new position in AT&T during the fourth quarter worth $26,000. Blueline Advisors LLC bought a new position in AT&T during the fourth quarter worth $26,000. Finally, Winnow Wealth LLC raised its stake in AT&T by 362.8% during the fourth quarter. Winnow Wealth LLC now owns 1,046 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $26,000 after buying an additional 820 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 57.10% of the company’s stock.

Key Stories Impacting AT&T

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

• Positive Sentiment: AT&T’s post-earnings momentum remains constructive: the company reported quarterly EPS of $0.65 versus the $0.59 consensus estimate, while revenue increased 2.3% year over year. Analysts are watching whether earnings estimates and the stock’s advance can continue. AT&T Up 9.5% Since Last Earnings Report
• Positive Sentiment: AT&T’s Advanced Connectivity business is gaining traction through fiber expansion, customer convergence and rising demand for AI-related network capacity. This supports the company’s longer-term growth outlook and helps offset slower legacy operations. AT&T Rides on Strength in Advanced Connectivity
• Positive Sentiment: A partnership with Hark gives AT&T exposure to emerging AI-native consumer devices. AT&T will invest in Hark and provide connectivity, certification and infrastructure support, potentially creating incremental traffic and device-related revenue opportunities. Hark and AT&T Partner on Connectivity for Future AI Devices
• Positive Sentiment: AT&T reportedly reduced the cost of coding and other AI tasks by as much as 56% by using model-routing tools and open-source systems, with only a modest decline in output quality. Lower internal AI costs could support productivity and margins. AT&T Slashes AI Costs by Adopting Model Routers and Open Source
• Neutral Sentiment: Analysts continue to highlight AT&T as a highly ranked value and income stock, with a roughly 4.5% dividend yield and a low earnings multiple. However, the company’s growth is expected to remain moderate, making customer revenue increases important. AT&T Is a Top-Ranked Value Stock
• Negative Sentiment: Bernstein cautions that SpaceX’s potential telecom ambitions could intensify competition for AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile. Meanwhile, heavy capital spending, elevated interest rates and industry balance-sheet pressures remain risks. Bernstein Remains Bullish on SpaceX

AT&T Stock Performance

Shares of AT&T stock opened at $25.33 on Monday. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $22.83 and a 200 day simple moving average of $25.27. AT&T Inc. has a one year low of $19.89 and a one year high of $29.79. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.06, a current ratio of 0.97 and a quick ratio of 0.93. The firm has a market capitalization of $173.57 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 8.39, a PEG ratio of 1.03 and a beta of 0.23.

AT&T (NYSE:T) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 22nd. The technology company reported $0.65 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.59 by $0.06. AT&T had a return on equity of 12.86% and a net margin of 16.94%.The business had revenue of $31.56 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $31.80 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $0.54 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 2.3% on a year-over-year basis. AT&T has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.250-2.350 EPS. On average, research analysts anticipate that AT&T Inc. will post 2.34 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

AT&T Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, August 3rd. Stockholders of record on Friday, July 10th were given a dividend of $0.2775 per share. This represents a $1.11 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, July 10th. AT&T’s dividend payout ratio is presently 36.75%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts have commented on T shares. Morgan Stanley upped their price target on shares of AT&T from $25.00 to $27.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 23rd. Wall Street Zen raised AT&T from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, June 20th. Argus dropped their price objective on AT&T from $33.00 to $30.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, July 23rd. Royal Bank Of Canada cut their target price on AT&T from $31.00 to $27.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, July 20th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group set a $30.00 target price on AT&T in a research note on Wednesday, July 22nd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Buy rating, six have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $29.19.

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.