<div id="readability-page-1"><p>OFI Invest Asset Management raised its stake in shares of  AT&amp;T Inc. (NYSE:T - Free Report) by 84.2% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 1,087,055 shares of the technology company's stock after buying an additional 496,804 shares during the quarter. OFI Invest Asset Management's holdings in AT&amp;T were worth $27,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.</p><ul><li>Why Twilio Is Rallying While the Rest of SaaS Struggles </li></ul><p>Several other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of T. Amundi grew its position in shares of  AT&amp;T by 67.5% during the 3rd quarter. Amundi now owns 42,295,492 shares of the technology company's stock worth $1,094,184,000 after buying an additional 17,040,328 shares during the period.  Woodline Partners LP grew its position in shares of  AT&amp;T by 931.4% during the 3rd quarter. Woodline Partners LP now owns 8,027,708 shares of the technology company's stock worth $226,702,000 after buying an additional 7,249,373 shares during the period.  SG Americas Securities LLC grew its position in shares of  AT&amp;T by 222.7% during the 4th quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 6,846,868 shares of the technology company's stock worth $170,076,000 after buying an additional 4,725,382 shares during the period.  California Public Employees Retirement System grew its position in shares of  AT&amp;T by 23.2% during the 3rd quarter. California Public Employees Retirement System now owns 24,472,780 shares of the technology company's stock worth $691,111,000 after buying an additional 4,613,259 shares during the period.  Finally, Invesco Ltd. grew its position in shares of  AT&amp;T by 8.6% during the 3rd quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 57,823,362 shares of the technology company's stock worth $1,632,932,000 after buying an additional 4,584,316 shares during the period. 57.10% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds. </p><h2>Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades</h2><p>Several equities analysts have recently issued reports on the company. Wells Fargo &amp; Company decreased their target price on AT&amp;T from $29.00 to $27.00 and set an &#34;overweight&#34; rating for the company in a research report on Monday, January 26th. Weiss Ratings  reiterated a &#34;buy (b-)&#34; rating on shares of AT&amp;T in a research report on Monday, December 29th. TD Cowen  reiterated a &#34;hold&#34; rating on shares of AT&amp;T in a research report on Thursday, January 29th. UBS Group  reiterated a &#34;buy&#34; rating on shares of AT&amp;T in a research report on Thursday, January 29th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group decreased their price objective on AT&amp;T from $33.00 to $29.00 and set a &#34;buy&#34; rating for the company in a research report on Friday, December 19th. One research analyst  has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have assigned  a Buy rating and eight have assigned  a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock  has an average rating of &#34;Moderate Buy&#34; and an average target price of $30.74.</p><ul><li>The Market Is Selling Everything, but These 5 Stocks Aren't Breaking Down</li></ul><p><b>Check Out Our Latest Report on T</b></p><h2>AT&amp;T Price Performance</h2><p>Shares of T opened at $26.47 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.00, a quick ratio of 0.86 and a current ratio of 0.91. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $28.01 and a 200 day simple moving average of $26.17. AT&amp;T Inc. has a 52-week low of $22.95 and a 52-week high of $29.79. The firm has a market capitalization of $184.88 billion, a PE ratio of 8.68, a P/E/G ratio of 1.01 and a beta of 0.34. </p><ul><li>Apple’s Silent Partner Just Validated the Hardware Boom</li></ul><p>AT&amp;T (NYSE:T - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January 28th. The technology company reported $0.52 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.46 by $0.06. AT&amp;T had a return on equity of 12.33% and a net margin of 17.47%.The business had revenue of $33.47 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $32.91 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.43 EPS. AT&amp;T's quarterly revenue was up 3.6% compared to the same quarter last year. AT&amp;T has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.250-2.350 EPS.  Sell-side analysts predict that  AT&amp;T Inc. will post 2.14 EPS for the current fiscal year. </p><h2>AT&amp;T Announces Dividend</h2><p>The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, May 1st. Shareholders of record on Friday, April 10th will be paid a $0.2775 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, April 10th. This represents a $1.11 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.2%. AT&amp;T's payout ratio is presently 36.39%. </p><h2>About AT&amp;T</h2> (Free Report)<p>AT&amp;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&amp;T Mobility and deploys fixed-line and fiber networks to deliver high-speed internet and related home services.  </p><p>AT&amp;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.</p><h2>Featured Stories</h2><ul><li>Five stocks we like better than AT&amp;T</li></ul><p><img src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://www.marketbeat.com/scripts/SECFilingChart.ashx/query-UHJlZml4PU5ZU0UmU3ltYm9sPVQ?x-oss-process=image/auto-orient,1/interlace,1/resize,w_1440,h_1440/quality,q_95/format,jpg" width="650" height="350" original-src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://www.marketbeat.com/scripts/SECFilingChart.ashx/query-UHJlZml4PU5ZU0UmU3ltYm9sPVQ"/></p><p><em>This instant news alert was generated by narrative science technology and financial data from MarketBeat in order to provide readers with the fastest reporting and unbiased coverage. 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<p>OFI Invest Asset Management increased its stake in AT&T Inc. by 84.2% in Q4, owning 1,087,055 shares valued at $27,000. Other institutional investors also raised their positions significantly. Analysts have mixed ratings on AT&T, with a target price range of $27.00 to $30.74. The company reported Q4 earnings of $0.52 EPS, exceeding estimates, and announced a quarterly dividend of $0.2775, payable on May 1st.</p>

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