What Our Analysts Know About AT&T

By Susan Ramirez • Thursday, November 30 17:35 • Permanent Link

Large-cap Telecommunications company AT&T has moved 1.7% so far today on a volume of 29,601,002, compared to its average of 35,842,350. In contrast, the S&P 500 index moved 0.0%.

AT&T trades -0.9% away from its average analyst target price of $16.72 per share. The 21 analysts following the stock have set target prices ranging from $7.27 to $25.44, and on average have given AT&T a rating of hold.

If you are considering an investment in T, you'll want to know the following:

AT&T has moved -12.0% over the last year, and the S&P 500 logged a change of 13.0%
Based on its trailing earnings per share of -1.51, AT&T has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of -11.0 while the S&P 500 average is 15.97
T has a forward P/E ratio of 7.3 based on its forward 12 month price to earnings (EPS) of $2.28 per share
The company has a price to earnings growth (PEG) ratio of 16.4 — a number near or below 1 signifying that AT&T is fairly valued compared to its estimated growth potential
Its Price to Book (P/B) ratio is 1.14 compared to its sector average of 3.12
AT&T Inc. provides telecommunications and technology services worldwide.
Based in Dallas, the company has 152,740 full time employees and a market cap of $118.48 Billion. AT&T currently returns an annual dividend yield of 6.8%.

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