What Do You Need to Know About AT&T (T) Before Investing?

By Blake Campbell • Monday, December 04 19:11 • Permanent Link

Large-cap Telecommunications company AT&T has moved -0.6% so far today on a volume of 40,498,630, compared to its average of 36,165,393. In contrast, the S&P 500 index moved -1.0%.

AT&T trades -9.46% away from its average analyst target price of $18.4 per share. The 21 analysts following the stock have set target prices ranging from $8.0 to $28.0, and on average have given AT&T a rating of hold.

Anyone interested in buying T should be aware of the facts below:

AT&T has moved -10.0% over the last year, and the S&P 500 logged a change of 15.0%
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 6.6 based on its forward 12 month price to earnings (EPS) of $2.51 per share
The company has a price to earnings growth (PEG) ratio of 14.08 — 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 1.15 compared to its sector average of 3.46
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 $119.12 Billion. AT&T currently returns an annual dividend yield of 6.6%.

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