Ames National Corp Has $1.18 Million Stock Holdings in AT&T Inc. $T

Ames National Corp lifted its stake in AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) by 197.3% in the third quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 41,737 shares of the technology company’s stock after purchasing an additional 27,700 shares during the period. AT&T accounts for 0.7% of Ames National Corp’s holdings, making the stock its 28th biggest position. Ames National Corp’s holdings in AT&T were worth $1,179,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. JT Stratford LLC boosted its holdings in shares of AT&T by 6.9% in the third quarter. JT Stratford LLC now owns 19,637 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $555,000 after buying an additional 1,259 shares during the period. Skba Capital Management LLC lifted its position in shares of AT&T by 0.4% in the 3rd quarter. Skba Capital Management LLC now owns 721,000 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $20,361,000 after acquiring an additional 2,900 shares in the last quarter. Great Lakes Retirement Inc. boosted its stake in AT&T by 4.0% in the 3rd quarter. Great Lakes Retirement Inc. now owns 35,329 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $998,000 after purchasing an additional 1,368 shares during the period. Mcdonald Partners LLC grew its position in AT&T by 2.0% during the 3rd quarter. Mcdonald Partners LLC now owns 64,258 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $1,815,000 after purchasing an additional 1,281 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Picton Mahoney Asset Management raised its stake in AT&T by 36.5% during the 3rd quarter. Picton Mahoney Asset Management now owns 242,694 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $6,852,000 after purchasing an additional 64,870 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 57.10% of the company’s stock.

Key Stories Impacting AT&T

Here are the key news stories impacting AT&T this week:

• Positive Sentiment: AT&T is deepening its AI and open‑network push—new collaborations (H2O.ai, Geoforce, Aduna JV), participation in GSMA/Open Telco AI and OCUDU, and expanded asset‑intelligence offerings underline a strategic shift to software‑defined, AI‑driven networks that could lift margins and monetization over time. AT&T Deepens AI And Open Network Push As Valuation Gap Persists
• Positive Sentiment: Open RAN / Cloud RAN progress: AT&T continues Open RAN modernization and is running Cloud RAN tests with Ericsson—steps that reduce hardware costs and enable more flexible, software‑driven upgrades across its wireless footprint. AT&T continues Open RAN overhaul, builds on Ericsson partnership with Cloud RAN tests
• Positive Sentiment: Fiber expansion and subs growth: AT&T closed the Lumen mass‑market fiber deal ahead of schedule, adding over 1M+ subscribers and supporting management’s fiber growth narrative and longer‑term ARPU potential. This directly supports revenue visibility in broadband/fiber. What’s Going On With AT&T Stock Tuesday?
• Positive Sentiment: Operational efficiency initiatives: Management touts AI efficiency gains (CEO claimed ~40% efficiency improvement at MWC) and launched a Connected AI smart manufacturing offering — both signal near‑term cost savings and new B2B revenue avenues. T Introduces Smart Manufacturing Solution
• Neutral Sentiment: Consumer product refresh ahead? Reports suggest AT&T may roll out new phone plans March 12 — could improve ARPU/churn if favorable, but details and pricing will determine impact. Report Suggests AT&T New Phone Plans for 2026 Could Arrive March 12
• Neutral Sentiment: Market/analyst attention: Multiple outlets flag AT&T as a trending stock and note ~9.5% YTD/share gains driven by wireless, fiber and AI talk—this increases investor focus but doesn’t guarantee further upside. AT&T (T) Surpasses Market Returns
• Negative Sentiment: Retail sentiment and legacy baggage: Retail forums (Reddit) continue to surface anger about past large write‑downs (~$47B), keeping parts of the investor base skeptical and possibly capping retail momentum. Reddit Is Still Furious About AT&T’s $47 Billion Loss From Six Years Ago
• Negative Sentiment: Balance‑sheet and competitive risks: Analysts repeatedly flag high debt levels and intense competition in wireless/fiber as ongoing downside risks that could limit upside or slow buybacks/dividends growth. AT&T Shares Rise 9.5% in a Year

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several analysts have recently commented on T shares. Scotiabank reaffirmed a “sector perform” rating and issued a $29.50 target price on shares of AT&T in a research report on Wednesday, January 7th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of AT&T in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $33.00 target price on shares of AT&T in a research note on Thursday, January 29th. Barclays reduced their price target on shares of AT&T from $28.00 to $26.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, January 13th. Finally, Wolfe Research downgraded shares of AT&T from an “outperform” rating to a “peer perform” rating in a research report on Monday, December 15th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have given a Buy rating, seven have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $29.93.

AT&T Price Performance

NYSE T opened at $28.97 on Thursday. AT&T Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $22.95 and a fifty-two week high of $29.79. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $25.88 and its two-hundred day moving average is $26.36. The firm has a market cap of $202.81 billion, a P/E ratio of 9.50, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.06 and a beta of 0.39. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.00, a current ratio of 0.91 and a quick ratio of 0.86.

AT&T (NYSE:T) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January 28th. The technology company reported $0.52 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.46 by $0.06. AT&T had a return on equity of 12.33% and a net margin of 17.47%.The business had revenue of $33.47 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $32.91 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $0.43 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 3.6% on a year-over-year basis. AT&T has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.250-2.350 EPS. On average, analysts anticipate that AT&T Inc. will post 2.14 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

AT&T Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, February 2nd. Stockholders of record on Monday, January 12th were given a $0.2775 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, January 12th. This represents a $1.11 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.8%. AT&T’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 36.39%.

AT&T Profile

AT&T Inc is a global telecommunications company that provides a broad range of communications and digital entertainment services. Its core activities include consumer and business wireless services, broadband and fiber internet, and network infrastructure. The company operates branded wireless services through AT&T Mobility and deploys fixed-line and fiber networks to deliver high-speed internet and related home services.

AT&T’s product and service portfolio spans mobile voice and data plans, smartphones and device sales, home internet (including fiber-to-the-home where available), and managed connectivity solutions for enterprise customers.