AT&T remains a 'Buy' for risk-conscious, income-focused investors, offering a high dividend yield and solid free cash flow. T's valuation is fair, with shares trading near 10x normalized EPS and limited fundamental upside, but supported by reliable income. Recent results highlight robust growth in Advanced Connectivity, fiber, and wireless, with positive EPS revision trends and a $10 billion buyback objective.
Rising bond yields have knocked down popular dividend stocks, but not every pullback offers an attractive buying opportunity. I detail a deeply discounted Dividend King that combines an attractive yield and dividend growth profile with a strong balance sheet and durable moat. I also discuss a popular dividend machine that appears likely to generate disappointing dividend growth for the foreseeable future.
The joint venture will bring together Forged Fiber 37 and Gigapower under one wholesale fiber commercial open access company to accelerate expansion of fiber internet across more U.S. communities Key Takeaways: New joint venture will extend AT&T's fiber scale advantage, bringing the unrivaled benefits of fiber connectivity – ultra high-speed, unmatched capacity, and world-class reliability – to more Americans while laying the foundation for an AI-enabled future This joint venture will create new opportunities for AT&T to grow high-value customer relationships by offering fiber and wireless connectivity services together; customers who subscribe to both enjoy the fastest converged experience in the nation1 Leading digital infrastructure investors Global Infrastructure Partners and CPP Investments will support AT&T's plans to accelerate fiber expansion across more U.S. communities Transaction is expected to close in the first half of 2027 DALLAS, Oct. 6, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) affiliates and affiliates of Global Infrastructure Partners ("GIP"), a part of BlackRock, and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board ("CPP Investments") have agreed to form a new U.S. fiber joint venture (the "JV") to bring fiber to more homes across the country. The JV will operate as a leading wholesale fiber commercial open access company and will include Forged Fiber 37 – the newly created subsidiary holding the fiber build engine, network assets, and operations that AT&T recently acquired from Lumen, and Gigapower – AT&T's existing wholesale fiber joint venture with GIP.2 The investments by AT&T – America's largest fiber provider – and GIP and CPP Investments will enable the planned acceleration of fiber builds in more communities across the country.
TELUS Co. (TSE: T - Get Free Report) (NYSE: TU) reached a new 52-week low during trading on Monday. The company traded as low as C$11.36 and last traded at C$11.41, with a volume of 449400 shares changing hands. The stock had previously closed at C$11.47. Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades A number of brokerages recently weighed in
TELUS Corporation (NYSE: TU - Get Free Report) (TSE: T) hit a new 52-week low during mid-day trading on Monday. The stock traded as low as $8.01 and last traded at $8.0240, with a volume of 17330 shares changing hands. The stock had previously closed at $8.04. Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth A number of equities research
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The MIT Sloan CFO Summit, the nation's preeminent one-day CFO conference, celebrates its 24th anniversary of keynote speakers, panel discussions, on-topic conversations, and the opportunity to network and learn with best-in-class leaders. To be held Thursday, November 19, 2026, the event attracts 400+ CFOs and senior financial executives from a broad mix of business and sectors. This year's theme, The Human CFO: Creativity and Judgment, acknowledges the missio.
A frozen dividend looks like a red flag until you see what is sitting behind it. Four companies have held their payouts flat for years, and the cash flow numbers behind each one tell a very different story than the screeners do.
AT&T cut its dividend in half back in 2022, and investors are still waiting to find out whether that painful reset actually fixed anything or just delayed a bigger problem.
Owners of the new iPhone 18 Pro Max who are using the phone on AT&T's network, take note: The telecom giant has issued an urgent warning instructing users to update to the latest version of iOS 27. Here's what you need to know.
The artificial intelligence (AI) build-out has historically focused on the semiconductor sector, driving valuations to historic premiums as capital chased processing power. However, processing capabilities hold limited utility without the physical infrastructure required to transmit staggering data volumes.
