The Most Important Facts About AT&T

By Blake Campbell • Saturday, November 09 15:11 • Permanent Link

Large-cap Telecommunications company AT&T has moved 1.4% so far today on a volume of 29,866,241, compared to its average of 33,017,643. In contrast, the S&P 500 index moved 0.0%.

AT&T trades -2.53% away from its average analyst target price of $22.92 per share. The 26 analysts following the stock have set target prices ranging from $13.0 to $30.0, and on average have given AT&T a rating of buy.

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

AT&T has moved 43.4% over the last year, and the S&P 500 logged a change of 35.9%
Based on its trailing earnings per share of 1.23, AT&T has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 18.2 while the S&P 500 average is 29.3
T has a forward P/E ratio of 10.0 based on its forward 12 month price to earnings (EPS) of $2.24 per share
The company has a price to earnings growth (PEG) ratio of -99.7 — 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 1.57 compared to its sector average of 2.36
AT&T Inc. provides telecommunications and technology services worldwide.
Based in Dallas, the company has 143,630 full time employees and a market cap of $160.3 Billion. AT&T currently returns an annual dividend yield of 5.0%.

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