Zacks Research Issues Negative Forecast for AT&T Earnings

AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) – Zacks Research reduced their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for AT&T in a research report issued to clients and investors on Monday, February 17th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the technology company will earn $0.53 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.55. The consensus estimate for AT&T’s current full-year earnings is $2.15 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for AT&T’s Q3 2025 earnings at $0.51 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.50 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $2.06 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.54 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.52 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.52 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.55 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $2.14 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $2.44 EPS.

T has been the topic of a number of other research reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price objective on shares of AT&T from $25.00 to $28.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, December 4th. Citigroup raised their price target on shares of AT&T from $26.00 to $28.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 4th. Argus upgraded AT&T from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $27.00 price objective for the company in a research report on Thursday, January 16th. Evercore ISI raised their target price on AT&T from $19.00 to $21.00 and gave the company an “in-line” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 24th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their price target on AT&T from $25.00 to $28.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, December 5th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have given a hold rating, eighteen have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $26.33.

AT&T Stock Performance

T stock opened at $26.07 on Wednesday. AT&T has a 1 year low of $15.94 and a 1 year high of $26.18. The stock has a market capitalization of $187.16 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.50, a PEG ratio of 2.96 and a beta of 0.59. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.00, a quick ratio of 0.62 and a current ratio of 0.66. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $23.33 and its two-hundred day moving average is $22.17.

AT&T (NYSE:T) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Monday, January 27th. The technology company reported $0.54 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.48 by $0.06. AT&T had a return on equity of 13.97% and a net margin of 8.95%.

AT&T Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, February 3rd. Investors of record on Friday, January 10th were paid a $0.2775 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, January 10th. This represents a $1.11 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.26%. AT&T’s payout ratio is 74.50%.

Institutional Trading of AT&T

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in T. Minot DeBlois Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of AT&T in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Legacy Investment Solutions LLC bought a new position in shares of AT&T in the third quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Marshall Investment Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of AT&T in the fourth quarter worth $28,000. Tradewinds Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of AT&T by 48.6% in the fourth quarter. Tradewinds Capital Management LLC now owns 1,314 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $30,000 after buying an additional 430 shares during the last quarter. Finally, YANKCOM Partnership bought a new stake in shares of AT&T during the 4th quarter worth $30,000. 57.10% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

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.