Bank of Montreal Can Has $327.50 Million Stock Position in AT&T Inc. $T

Bank of Montreal Can lifted its holdings in shares of AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) by 3.5% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 11,597,103 shares of the technology company’s stock after acquiring an additional 397,005 shares during the period. Bank of Montreal Can owned approximately 0.16% of AT&T worth $327,502,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in T. Legal & General Group Plc increased its stake in AT&T by 1.4% in the 3rd quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 48,559,566 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $1,371,322,000 after buying an additional 691,221 shares during the last quarter. Banque Cantonale Vaudoise grew its holdings in shares of AT&T by 19.6% in the third quarter. Banque Cantonale Vaudoise now owns 216,031 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $6,101,000 after acquiring an additional 35,381 shares in the last quarter. Fieldview Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of AT&T by 63.2% in the third quarter. Fieldview Capital Management LLC now owns 125,936 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $3,556,000 after acquiring an additional 48,747 shares in the last quarter. Inceptionr LLC increased its position in shares of AT&T by 52.8% during the third quarter. Inceptionr LLC now owns 24,328 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $687,000 after acquiring an additional 8,402 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Gerber Kawasaki Wealth & Investment Management increased its position in shares of AT&T by 20.4% during the third quarter. Gerber Kawasaki Wealth & Investment Management now owns 11,633 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $329,000 after acquiring an additional 1,975 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 57.10% of the company’s stock.

Key Headlines Impacting AT&T

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

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research analysts have weighed in on the company. Williams Trading set a $32.00 price objective on AT&T in a research report on Thursday, January 29th. Loop Capital set a $29.00 target price on AT&T in a research note on Friday, December 19th. TD Cowen reissued a “hold” rating on shares of AT&T in a report on Thursday, January 29th. Barclays reduced their price target on shares of AT&T from $28.00 to $26.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, January 13th. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein decreased their price objective on shares of AT&T from $31.00 to $30.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Friday, January 16th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have issued a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $30.00.

AT&T Price Performance

Shares of NYSE T opened at $27.54 on Tuesday. The company has a current ratio of 0.91, a quick ratio of 0.86 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.00. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $26.10 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $26.32. AT&T Inc. has a 1-year low of $22.95 and a 1-year high of $29.79. The firm has a market cap of $192.77 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.03, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.07 and a beta of 0.39.

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

AT&T Announces Dividend

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

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.