The stock of AT&T, Inc (NYSE: T) has increased by 0.83 when compared to last closing price of 22.98.Despite this, the company has seen a gain of 2.16% in its stock price over the last five trading days. proactiveinvestors.com reported 2024-11-22 that US satellite TV business DirecTV (NASDAQ:DTV) is backing out of its agreement to acquire EchoStar’s video distribution business, which includes rival Dish TV. DirecTV said it has notified EchoStar of its intention to cancel the acquisition after bondholders, holding $10.7 billion in debt, rejected a proposed debt swap that would have resulted in a $1.6 billion loss.
Is It Worth Investing in AT&T, Inc (NYSE: T) Right Now?
AT&T, Inc (NYSE: T) has a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.83x that is above its average ratio. Additionally, the 36-month beta value for T is 0.58. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 9 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 6 rating it as “overweight,” 20 rating it as “hold,” and 2 rating it as “sell.”
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The public float for T is 7.16B and currently, short sellers hold a 1.63% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of T on November 22, 2024 was 33.52M shares.
T’s Market Performance
T stock saw an increase of 2.16% in the past week, with a monthly gain of 4.37% and a quarterly increase of 17.26%. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.60%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 1.83% for AT&T, Inc (T). The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 3.43% for T’s stock, with a 21.60% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of T
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for T stocks, with Goldman repeating the rating for T by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for T in the upcoming period, according to Goldman is $22 based on the research report published on July 01, 2024 of the current year 2024.
Barclays gave a rating of “Overweight” to T, setting the target price at $20 in the report published on April 29th of the current year.
T Trading at 5.21% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought T to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -0.13% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 1.83%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 1.60%, as shares surge +6.05% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +6.98% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, T rose by +2.07%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +37.63% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $22.40. In addition, AT&T, Inc saw 38.08% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Stock Fundamentals for T
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.16 for the present operating margin
- 0.6 for the gross margin
The net margin for AT&T, Inc stands at 0.07. The total capital return value is set at 0.06. Equity return is now at value 8.79, with 2.26 for asset returns.
Based on AT&T, Inc (T), the company’s capital structure generated 0.56 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.3. The debt to equity ratio resting at 1.26. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 2.86.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 45.32 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 3.18. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 2.54. The receivables turnover for the company is 13.46for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.31. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.60.
Conclusion
In conclusion, AT&T, Inc (T) has seen better performance in recent times. Analysts have a bullish opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others rating it as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
