Ameritas Advisory Services LLC Decreases Stock Holdings in AT&T Inc. $T

Ameritas Advisory Services LLC reduced its position in shares of AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) by 60.8% in the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 36,879 shares of the technology company’s stock after selling 57,291 shares during the quarter. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC’s holdings in AT&T were worth $1,041,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. J. L. Bainbridge & Co. Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of AT&T by 1.7% in the 2nd quarter. J. L. Bainbridge & Co. Inc. now owns 21,253 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $615,000 after purchasing an additional 355 shares during the period. Financial & Tax Architects LLC lifted its position in AT&T by 4.9% in the second quarter. Financial & Tax Architects LLC now owns 7,588 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $220,000 after buying an additional 356 shares during the last quarter. Roberts Glore & Co. Inc. IL boosted its stake in AT&T by 2.0% during the second quarter. Roberts Glore & Co. Inc. IL now owns 18,386 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $532,000 after buying an additional 357 shares during the period. Investment Partners LTD. increased its position in AT&T by 3.5% during the second quarter. Investment Partners LTD. now owns 10,464 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $303,000 after acquiring an additional 357 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Parcion Private Wealth LLC raised its stake in shares of AT&T by 2.5% in the second quarter. Parcion Private Wealth LLC now owns 14,910 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $431,000 after acquiring an additional 364 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 57.10% of the company’s stock.

AT&T Price Performance

Shares of T opened at $28.70 on Friday. 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 company’s fifty day moving average price is $24.88 and its 200-day moving average price is $26.34. AT&T Inc. has a 1-year low of $22.95 and a 1-year high of $29.79. The firm has a market capitalization of $200.88 billion, a PE ratio of 9.41, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.06 and a beta of 0.39.

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

AT&T Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, February 2nd. Stockholders of record on Monday, January 12th were paid a $0.2775 dividend. This represents a $1.11 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.9%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, January 12th. AT&T’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 36.39%.

AT&T News Summary

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

• Positive Sentiment: AT&T CEO John Stankey reiterated a bullish long‑term growth outlook and emphasized the company’s focus on fiber expansion and network competitiveness — supportive for AT&T’s convergence strategy and investor confidence. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: AT&T’s strategic collaboration with Amazon Web Services (including Amazon Leo) to migrate workloads and modernize its connectivity stack signals potential cost savings, faster product development and improved cloud-native network capabilities. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst commentary and MarketBeat’s sector roundup highlight AT&T’s strong Q4 results, raised 2026 EPS guidance, and progress on fiber‑to‑postpaid convergence (higher cross‑sell of fiber + wireless), which underpins upside potential and dividend support. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Space-based broadband progress at AST SpaceMobile (BlueBird 6) could create partnership opportunities for AT&T to extend coverage via satellites, but commercial benefits remain contingent on AST execution and contract activation. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: T‑Mobile’s recent investor day and strong customer growth highlight competitive pressure in postpaid adds and fixed wireless — a factor that can limit AT&T’s near‑term subscriber upside and put pressure on market share. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: T‑Mobile’s capital raise (euro‑denominated debt) to fund buybacks/dividends strengthens its financial flexibility and could amplify competitive returns versus AT&T if buybacks boost TMUS shares. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Local service reports (Anderson County) name both AT&T and T‑Mobile as experiencing issues — operational outages can dent near‑term sentiment, particularly if broader network reliability headlines accumulate. Read More.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts recently issued reports on the company. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a “buy” rating and set a $33.00 price objective on shares of AT&T in a report on Thursday, January 29th. UBS Group reissued a “buy” rating on shares of AT&T in a research note on Thursday, January 29th. Loop Capital set a $29.00 price target on shares of AT&T in a research note on Friday, December 19th. Royal Bank Of Canada reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $31.00 price objective on shares of AT&T in a research report on Thursday. Finally, Barclays reduced their target price on shares of AT&T from $28.00 to $26.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, January 13th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have assigned a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, AT&T has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $29.93.

AT&T Company 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.