AT&T Inc. is an American multinational conglomerate holding company, Delaware-registered but headquartered at Whitacre Tower in Downtown Dallas, Texas. It is the world largest telecommunications company, and the second largest provider of mobile telephone services.
| Revenue (TTM) | $128.85B |
| Gross Profit (TTM) | $76.98B |
| EBITDA | $45.94B |
| Operating Margin | 24.60% |
| Return on Equity | 11.60% |
| Return on Assets | 4.19% |
| Revenue/Share (TTM) | $18.48 |
| Book Value | $15.79 |
| Price-to-Book | 1.38 |
| Price-to-Sales (TTM) | 1.13 |
| EV/Revenue | 2.44 |
| EV/EBITDA | 6.88 |
| Quarterly Earnings Growth (YoY) | -90.40% |
| Quarterly Revenue Growth (YoY) | 5.30% |
| Shares Outstanding | $6.74B |
| Float | $6.72B |
| % Insiders | 0.09% |
| % Institutions | 69.60% |
Volatility is currently contracting
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AT&T, Inc. T has declined 11.8% over the past year against the Wireless National industry's growth of 95%. The stock has underperformed the Zacks Computer & Technology sector and the S&P 500's growth during this period.
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When a heavily indebted company has to refinance at higher rates, every extra dollar of interest comes out of the same cash pool that funds the dividend. Bondholders have a legal claim on that cash.
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AT&T currently looks stronger on the top line, generating consistently higher overall revenue than Nokia across the last eight quarters. Over the past two years, AT&T maintained mostly steady quarter-over-quarter revenue with slight end-of-year increases, while Nokia displayed cyclical patterns featuring recurring revenue spikes during its fourth quarters.
AT&T, Novo Nordisk, and Vici Properties have struggled this year but remain high-quality investments. Their valuations are incredibly low, giving investors the potential to benefit from high dividends and strong long-term returns.
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AT&T slashed its dividend bill by nearly half and quietly funneled billions into buying back its own stock.
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