AT&T stock carries a USD 29.20 average target before October dividend
Published on 09/28/2026 at 13:17 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS
AT&T Inc. (ISIN US00206R1023) was last at USD 25.39 on the NYSE on September 25, 2026, down 0.20 percent from the prior close. The latest analyst move came from BNP Paribas Exane, which upgraded the shares to Outperform and raised its target to USD 30.00, as MarketBeat reported on September 21, 2026.
Analyst target reaches USD 30.00
The BNP Paribas Exane decision moved the target from USD 26.00 to USD 30.00. At the September 25 price of USD 25.39, that target stands 18.15 percent above the stock price.
MarketBeat reported on September 25, 2026, that 18 research firms rated AT&T at a Moderate Buy consensus, with an average 12-month target of USD 29.20. The average target is 15.01 percent above the September 25 reference price, leaving the analyst range split between a USD 20.00 low and a USD 36.00 high.
Second-quarter figures set the baseline
AT&T's second-quarter 2026 adjusted EPS was USD 0.65, above the USD 0.59 consensus estimate, while revenue rose 2.30 percent year over year to USD 31.56 billion, according to MarketBeat on September 25, 2026. AT&T's full-year 2026 adjusted EPS guidance is USD 2.25-2.35.
The company's investor-relations page lists USD 31.6 billion in second-quarter revenue, USD 12.3 billion in adjusted EBITDA, USD 4.7 billion in free cash flow and 432,000 postpaid phone net additions for Q2 2026, according to AT&T. The combination of earnings above consensus and revenue below the USD 31.80 billion estimate makes execution and cash generation the central balance for the next report.
Dividend date adds a near-term checkpoint
AT&T declared a quarterly dividend of USD 0.2775 per share on September 24, 2026. The payment is scheduled for November 2, 2026, the record date is October 12, 2026, and the ex-dividend date is October 9, 2026, according to MarketBeat.
AT&T's next quarterly earnings call is scheduled for October 21, 2026, according to the company's investor-relations calendar. Until then, the stock's USD 25.39 reference price sits between its USD 19.89 52-week low and USD 29.44 high, with a market capitalization of USD 174.0 billion and volume of 21,882,062 shares as of September 25, 2026.
AT&T stock data
- Company: AT&T Inc.
- ISIN: US00206R1023
- Ticker: T
- Trading venue: NYSE
- Price (as of September 25, 2026, 3:59 p.m. ET): USD 25.39
- Market capitalization: USD 174.0 billion (as of September 25, 2026)
- 52-week range: USD 19.89-29.44 (as of September 25, 2026)
- Sector / Industry: Communication Services / Wireless Telecommunications Services
- Next earnings date: October 21, 2026
