Zacks Research Weighs in on AT&T’s Q2 Earnings (NYSE:T)

AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research decreased their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for AT&T in a report issued on Tuesday, December 17th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the technology company will earn $0.55 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.58. The consensus estimate for AT&T’s current full-year earnings is $2.19 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for AT&T’s Q3 2025 earnings at $0.57 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $2.18 EPS.

AT&T (NYSE:T) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October 23rd. The technology company reported $0.60 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.57 by $0.03. The business had revenue of $30.20 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $30.50 billion. AT&T had a net margin of 7.42% and a return on equity of 13.97%. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $0.64 EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue was down .5% on a year-over-year basis.

Several other research analysts also recently issued reports on the company. New Street Research raised AT&T from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, December 3rd. UBS Group upped their price target on AT&T from $25.00 to $30.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday. Royal Bank of Canada reiterated a “sector perform” rating and issued a $22.00 price objective on shares of AT&T in a research report on Thursday, October 24th. The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their price objective on AT&T from $25.00 to $28.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, December 5th. Finally, Hsbc Global Res raised shares of AT&T to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 1st. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have assigned a hold rating, twelve have assigned a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, AT&T has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $25.53.

AT&T Price Performance

T opened at $22.75 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.09, a current ratio of 0.73 and a quick ratio of 0.67. The stock has a market capitalization of $163.24 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.50, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.60 and a beta of 0.59. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $22.61 and its 200-day simple moving average is $20.73. AT&T has a one year low of $15.94 and a one year high of $24.03.

AT&T Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, February 3rd. Stockholders of record on Friday, January 10th will be given a dividend of $0.2775 per share. This represents a $1.11 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.88%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, January 10th. AT&T’s dividend payout ratio is currently 90.24%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Chesapeake Wealth Management lifted its holdings in AT&T by 1.9% in the 3rd quarter. Chesapeake Wealth Management now owns 24,304 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $535,000 after buying an additional 460 shares during the period. Socha Financial Group LLC raised its holdings in shares of AT&T by 2.5% during the third quarter. Socha Financial Group LLC now owns 18,847 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $415,000 after acquiring an additional 461 shares in the last quarter. Garden State Investment Advisory Services LLC lifted its stake in AT&T by 1.4% in the third quarter. Garden State Investment Advisory Services LLC now owns 34,468 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $759,000 after acquiring an additional 468 shares during the period. Essex Savings Bank increased its position in AT&T by 2.3% during the 3rd quarter. Essex Savings Bank now owns 21,636 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $476,000 after purchasing an additional 480 shares during the period. Finally, Hayek Kallen Investment Management increased its position in AT&T by 0.8% during the 3rd quarter. Hayek Kallen Investment Management now owns 60,271 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $1,326,000 after purchasing an additional 500 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 57.10% of the company’s stock.

AT&T Company Profile

AT&T Inc provides telecommunications and technology services worldwide. The company operates through two segments, Communications and Latin America. The Communications segment offers wireless voice and data communications services; and sells handsets, wireless data cards, wireless computing devices, carrying cases/protective covers, and wireless chargers through its own company-owned stores, agents, and third-party retail stores.