AT&T Inc. (T)
AT&T Inc.
Scored against other Communication Services stocks, not a fixed scale.
The quick read
AT&T is right in the middle: the good and the not-so-good roughly cancel out.
- What's working
- It's priced lower than most other media and telecom companies, relative to its sales and profits.
- Worth watching
- The stock has been sliding and sits near the low end of its range for the year.
Analyst price target
~12-month · 23 analystsPublished targets from Wall Street analysts (public data) — what analysts expect over roughly a year. This is not a StockGlow forecast and not a recommendation. Analyst targets are frequently wrong.
About AT&T Inc.
AT&T Inc. provides telecommunications and technology services worldwide. It operates through two segments, Communications and Latin America…
- Sector
- Communication Services
- Industry
- Telecom Services
- Employees
- 133,030
- Headquarters
- Dallas, TX
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What’s behind the score
Valuation
P/E 7.7 — lower than 80% of Communication Services peers
P/B 1.5 — lower than 84% of Communication Services peers
P/S 1.3 — lower than 84% of Communication Services peers
EV/EBITDA 7.3 — lower than 68% of Communication Services peers
EV/Revenue 2.6 — lower than 68% of Communication Services peers
PEG 1.4 — lower than 25% of Communication Services peers
FCF yield 6.3% — higher than 53% of Communication Services peers
Profitability & quality
Gross margin 59.7% — higher than 53% of Communication Services peers
Operating margin 24.8% — higher than 63% of Communication Services peers
Net margin 16.9% — higher than 68% of Communication Services peers
ROE 18.3% — higher than 63% of Communication Services peers
ROA 4.2% — higher than 32% of Communication Services peers
Free cash flow is 47% of reported net income
Financial health
Debt/equity 1.3 — lower than 26% of Communication Services peers
Current ratio 0.97 — higher than 42% of Communication Services peers
Quick ratio 0.60 — higher than 32% of Communication Services peers
Cash/debt 0.11 — higher than 26% of Communication Services peers
Debt/EBITDA 3.69 — lower than 29% of Communication Services peers
Growth
Revenue growth 2.3% YoY — higher than 32% of Communication Services peers
Earnings growth 6.2% YoY — higher than 57% of Communication Services peers
Ownership & investor activity
Payout ratio 36.6% — atypical vs Communication Services peers
Institutions net sold, -17.6% of shares held
Insiders hold 0.1% of shares outstanding
1.8% of float sold short
Momentum
Below its 50- & 200-day averages
37% of the way from its 52-week low to high