AT&T Inc. 5.35% GLB NTS 66 · TBB · FY2024 Q4 · Calendar Q1 2025

AT&T analysis: growth investment continues, execution risks remain

The supplied analysis supports a constructive but conditional view: resilient mobility and fiber demand, alongside cost savings and network modernization, could support the operating trajectory, but the case depends on execution and offsetting legacy-service declines.

Reported Before market openNYSECommunication Services $140.99B market cap
80quality score

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Market reaction

prior-close to event-session close
Stock move -0.4% Event window
SPY move -1.4% Same window
Abnormal move +1.0% Stock minus SPY
Volume 1.4× Versus trailing sessions
Subsequent drift +0.8% Up to 20 sessions
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What changed

Relative to the supplied prior-quarter analysis, the emphasis shifted toward full-year execution, AI-enabled cost savings, legacy copper decommissioning, and planned shareholder returns. Guidance sentiment remained maintained, while the supplied analysis continued to flag Business Wireline and competitive risks.

Guidance delta

Management guidance was described as maintained versus the prior quarter; the supplied analysis does not provide a new numerical guidance range.

Key takeaways

  • The supplied analysis describes continued 5G mobility and fiber subscriber growth as the core operating positives.
  • Management emphasized 5G and fiber investment, AI-linked cost savings, and legacy-network modernization.
  • The main counterweights are Business Wireline declines, competitive pressure, and execution risk around the copper exit.

Management priorities

  • Accelerate 5G and fiber build-out.
  • Pursue run-rate cost savings through AI and network modernization.
  • Complete the legacy copper exit and transition voice services.

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Earnings History

Estimate Beat Miss Match
TBB EPS earnings history estimate and actual scatter chart 10 reported fiscal quarters and 4 future estimate-only quarters. Q2 '24 actual $0.50, None Q3 '24 actual $-0.02, None Q2 '25 estimate $0.53 Q2 '25 actual $0.62, beat Q3 '25 estimate $0.54 Q3 '25 actual $1.29, beat Q4 '25 estimate $0.46 Q4 '25 actual $0.52, beat Q1 '26 estimate $0.55 Q1 '26 actual $0.54, miss Q2 '26 estimate $0.59 Q2 '26 actual $0.65, beat Q3 '26 estimate $0.60 Q3 '26 actual $0.65, beat Q4 '26 estimate $0.55 Q1 '27 estimate $0.61 Q2 '27 estimate $0.65 Q3 '27 estimate $0.68
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Analyst 52W Price Targets

$17.78Previous close
$17Low
$21.29Average
$24High

Latest persisted target per named analyst; persisted previous close from FN2's market snapshot as of Oct 26, 2026. Not an FN2 forecast.

Named analyst price targets

Upside is calculated against the persisted previous close $17.78. FMP does not supply a rating on these named-analyst rows.

FirmAnalyst52W targetPrice when postedUpsideDate
Wells FargoAnalyst unavailable$22$22.99 +23.7%Jan 10, 2023
BarclaysAnalyst unavailable$18$24.04 +1.2%Sep 29, 2022
MoffettNathansonAnalyst unavailable$17$24.85 -4.4%Aug 18, 2022
UBSAnalyst unavailable$24$24.71 +35.0%Jul 22, 2022
Cowen & Co.Analyst unavailable$24$24.72 +35.0%Jul 22, 2022
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Company context

Snapshot as of publication

AT&T Inc. operates as a parent corporation, offering a diverse portfolio of telecommunications, media, and technology services. Its business is structured into two main divisions: Communications and Latin America. The Communications division provides services to both individual consumers and corporate clients across the United States and its territories, as well as to businesses globally. In contrast, the Latin America division is dedicated to furnishing entertainment and wireless services primarily outside of the U.S. The company was founded in 1983 and has its headquarters situated in Dallas, Texas.

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  1. Earnings call transcript and parsed analysis · 2026-05-11T10:29:34.698584+00:00
  2. FN2 earnings calendar · 2025-01-13T00:03:16.499918+00:00
  3. Polygon adjusted daily market bars · 2026-10-26T11:00:45.256822+00:00
  4. Financial Modeling Prep analyst price-target consensus and quote snapshot · 2026-10-26T11:00:45.254120+00:00

Methodology

Reported and consensus figures come from FN2's earnings event records. Market reaction and volume are calculated from daily adjusted bars around the event; abnormal move subtracts the SPY move over the same window.

Analyst target low, average, and high values are derived at request time from each named analyst's latest persisted FMP target. The current-price marker comes from FN2's persisted market snapshot. They are sell-side estimates, not an FN2 valuation or recommendation.

Transcript intelligence is a structured synthesis of the current and prior earnings-call analyses. Missing values stay missing and are never estimated.

By FN2 Research · Updated · As of 2026-10-26. For educational purposes only; not investment advice.