SG Trading Solutions LLC Takes $869,000 Position in AT&T Inc. $T

SG Trading Solutions LLC purchased a new stake in AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund purchased 34,997 shares of the technology company’s stock, valued at approximately $869,000.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Annex Advisory Services LLC raised its position in shares of AT&T by 749.1% in the fourth quarter. Annex Advisory Services LLC now owns 159,598 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $3,964,000 after buying an additional 140,802 shares during the last quarter. World Investment Advisors boosted its position in AT&T by 85.0% during the fourth quarter. World Investment Advisors now owns 338,942 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $8,419,000 after acquiring an additional 155,728 shares during the last quarter. Cerity Partners LLC boosted its position in AT&T by 3.7% during the fourth quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 1,668,862 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $41,449,000 after acquiring an additional 59,279 shares during the last quarter. ING Groep NV grew its stake in AT&T by 120.3% during the 4th quarter. ING Groep NV now owns 2,050,310 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $50,930,000 after acquiring an additional 1,119,731 shares in the last quarter. Finally, WealthPlan Investment Management LLC grew its stake in AT&T by 415.0% during the 4th quarter. WealthPlan Investment Management LLC now owns 63,357 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $1,574,000 after acquiring an additional 51,055 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 57.10% of the company’s stock.

Key AT&T News

Here are the key news stories impacting AT&T this week:

• Positive Sentiment: AT&T Fiber received strong validation from Opensignal, earning 107 wins in home internet performance categories and beating the nearest competitor by nearly 2-to-1. That supports the company’s broadband strategy and may help reinforce the growth case for fiber expansion. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: AT&T also received a favorable broker sentiment update, with an average “Moderate Buy” recommendation from analysts, which can help support valuation. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: The company announced a planned CFO transition, with Pascal Desroches set to retire and Jennifer Biry named as his successor. Investors are likely viewing this as orderly succession, but it still adds a layer of uncertainty while AT&T works through an important finance leadership change. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Some coverage framed AT&T as a stock under review following the CFO news and broader telecom weakness, but the reporting did not point to a new fundamental deterioration in operations. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: California regulators asked a court and the FCC to reject AT&T’s request to stop offering traditional copper-wire phone service to new customers. That regulatory pushback could slow AT&T’s network modernization plans and adds policy risk. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Broader market commentary also points to AT&T being weighed down by rate sensitivity, leverage concerns, and competitive risks in telecom, which can pressure the stock even when company-specific results are solid. Article Title

AT&T Price Performance

AT&T stock opened at $22.02 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 0.92, a quick ratio of 0.87 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.05. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $24.88 and a 200 day moving average price of $25.77. AT&T Inc. has a 12-month low of $21.99 and a 12-month high of $29.79. The stock has a market cap of $152.97 billion, a P/E ratio of 7.39, a PEG ratio of 0.93 and a beta of 0.21.

AT&T (NYSE:T) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, April 22nd. The technology company reported $0.57 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.55 by $0.02. AT&T had a net margin of 16.94% and a return on equity of 12.49%. The company had revenue of $31.51 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $31.29 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $0.51 EPS. AT&T’s revenue was up 2.9% on a year-over-year basis. AT&T has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.250-2.350 EPS. Sell-side analysts anticipate that AT&T Inc. will post 2.31 earnings per share for the current year.

AT&T Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, May 1st. Investors of record on Friday, April 10th were issued a $0.2775 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, April 10th. This represents a $1.11 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 5.0%. AT&T’s dividend payout ratio is currently 37.25%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research analysts have weighed in on T shares. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of AT&T from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Saturday, May 30th. Royal Bank Of Canada restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $31.00 price target on shares of AT&T in a research report on Wednesday, May 20th. Weiss Ratings cut AT&T from a “buy (b)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a report on Friday, May 29th. KeyCorp lifted their price objective on AT&T from $30.00 to $36.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, March 25th. Finally, Oppenheimer lowered AT&T from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, June 3rd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have issued a Buy rating and eight have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $30.55.

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.