Mizuho Securities Co. Ltd. acquired a new stake in AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T – Free Report) during the second quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm acquired 5,100 shares of the technology company’s stock, valued at approximately $97,000.
Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Frank Rimerman Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in AT&T in the fourth quarter worth about $25,000. Pineridge Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of AT&T in the 4th quarter valued at about $25,000. Riggs Asset Managment Co. Inc. grew its position in shares of AT&T by 356.5% during the 2nd quarter. Riggs Asset Managment Co. Inc. now owns 1,429 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $27,000 after buying an additional 1,116 shares during the period. First Pacific Financial boosted its stake in AT&T by 166.7% in the first quarter. First Pacific Financial now owns 1,600 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $28,000 after acquiring an additional 1,000 shares during the last quarter. Finally, American Capital Advisory LLC boosted its stake in AT&T by 107.5% in the second quarter. American Capital Advisory LLC now owns 1,558 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $30,000 after acquiring an additional 807 shares during the last quarter. 57.10% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
A number of research analysts have recently weighed in on T shares. Moffett Nathanson increased their price target on AT&T from $17.00 to $18.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, August 15th. TD Cowen boosted their target price on AT&T from $21.00 to $23.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 25th. UBS Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $24.00 price target on shares of AT&T in a research note on Tuesday, June 18th. Royal Bank of Canada upped their price target on AT&T from $18.00 to $19.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 25th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group began coverage on shares of AT&T in a research note on Monday, July 1st. They issued a “buy” rating and a $22.00 target price for the company. Nine analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and ten have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, AT&T presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $22.06.
AT&T Stock Up 0.7 %
Shares of T stock traded up $0.14 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $19.90. 29,362,657 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 26,170,302. The business has a 50 day moving average of $19.14 and a two-hundred day moving average of $17.89. The company has a current ratio of 0.70, a quick ratio of 0.66 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.05. AT&T Inc. has a 52 week low of $14.12 and a 52 week high of $19.99. The company has a market capitalization of $142.69 billion, a PE ratio of 10.70, a PEG ratio of 3.36 and a beta of 0.58.
AT&T (NYSE:T – Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 24th. The technology company reported $0.57 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, hitting the consensus estimate of $0.57. AT&T had a net margin of 10.41% and a return on equity of 14.16%. The company had revenue of $29.80 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $30.05 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.63 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was down .3% compared to the same quarter last year. Analysts anticipate that AT&T Inc. will post 2.22 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
AT&T Announces Dividend
The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, August 1st. Investors of record on Wednesday, July 10th were issued a dividend of $0.2775 per share. This represents a $1.11 annualized dividend and a yield of 5.58%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, July 10th. AT&T’s payout ratio is 59.68%.
AT&T Profile
AT&T Inc provides telecommunications and technology services worldwide. The company operates through two segments, Communications and Latin America. The Communications segment offers wireless voice and data communications services; and sells handsets, wireless data cards, wireless computing devices, carrying cases/protective covers, and wireless chargers through its own company-owned stores, agents, and third-party retail stores.
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