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

AT&T (NYSE:T) updated its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Monday. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 1.970-2.070 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 2.180. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

AT&T Trading Up 6.2 %

NYSE T opened at $24.12 on Tuesday. The firm has a market cap of $173.05 billion, a PE ratio of 19.61, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.50 and a beta of 0.59. AT&T has a 1-year low of $15.94 and a 1-year high of $24.37. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $22.80 and a 200-day moving average of $21.48. The company has a current ratio of 0.73, a quick ratio of 0.67 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.09.

AT&T (NYSE:T) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Monday, January 27th. The technology company reported $0.54 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.48 by $0.06. AT&T had a net margin of 7.42% and a return on equity of 13.97%. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that AT&T will post 2.21 EPS for the current year.

AT&T Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, February 3rd. Investors of record on Friday, January 10th will be paid a $0.2775 dividend. This represents a $1.11 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.60%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, January 10th. AT&T’s payout ratio is currently 90.24%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several brokerages have commented on T. New Street Research raised AT&T from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, December 3rd. Oppenheimer began coverage on shares of AT&T in a report on Tuesday, December 10th. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $28.00 price objective for the company. Argus raised AT&T from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $27.00 target price for the company in a report on Thursday, January 16th. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price target on shares of AT&T from $25.00 to $24.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, October 24th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein initiated coverage on AT&T in a research note on Tuesday, December 10th. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $28.00 price target on the stock. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have given a hold rating, fourteen have given a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, AT&T currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price 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.