https://investorplace.com/2017/10/t-stock-dividend-stock/#.WejaATBrwRI
Insight on the company's business conditions
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Market is setting all time records. T stock is dropping like a rock. Anyone wonder why?
Stock is tanking. People are finally realizing that little randy boy is in over his head.
$T @ $34.35/share after hours 2017-Oct-24 5:58 PM
Tmobile’s Stock is increasing while AT&T is dropping. Now, tmobile is planning a merger with sprint which I doubt will be approved. Intersting how a company that AT&T wanted to buy is now a big threat.
There are MANY other companies that are safer AND much better performers than T. Don't be a fool and invest in AT&T. (I am an AT&T Senior Manager who dumped ALL my T stock about 5 years ago - thank God!)
@PPccGhc-1pml, I think you should read the entire article, which I copied and pasted below. It doesn't just state that it is a poor investment if the TW deal goes through, it is already a poor investment.
At this point, I just can’t see why investors insist on seeing AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) as a high-quality dividend stock. AT&T stock is hovering near an 18-month low. The AT&T stock price hasn’t moved in five years. Dividend increases have been modest, even if a 5.4% yield looks attractive. Simply put, T stock has been dead money for a long time now.
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Basically, this is a case of reputation over performance. AT&T stock, going back to its “Ma Bell” days, long has been considered a “widows and orphans” stock: one of, if not the, safest income-generating equity investments out there. But even a cursory look at AT&T’s business and balance sheet shows that’s no longer the case.
This will be soon be, assuming its acquisition of Time Warner Inc (NYSE:TWX) goes through, one of the most indebted companies in the world. And that debt is backing a collection of businesses in which investors are not terribly interested at the moment.
This isn’t a safe stock, and even near the lows, T stock isn’t a good stock. Investors need to look past the name and the history and see AT&T for what it is. It is a collection of businesses that don’t look particularly attractive.
From the article:
This will be soon be, assuming its acquisition of Time Warner Inc (NYSE:TWX) goes through, one of the most indebted companies in the world. And that debt is backing a collection of businesses in which investors are not terribly interested at the moment.
This isn’t a safe stock, and even near the lows, T stock isn’t a good stock. Investors need to look past the name and the history and see AT&T for what it is. It is a collection of businesses that don’t look particularly attractive.