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Founded in 1983 and headquartered in Dallas, TX, AT&T, Inc. (T) is a holding company, providing telecommunications and technology services

It operates through the Communications and Latin America segments.

The Communications segment offers wireless, wireline telecom, and broadband services to businesses and consumers located in the US and businesses globally.

The Latin America segment provides wireless services and equipment in Mexico.

Three key data points gauge T or any dividend-paying entity, namely:

(1) Price

(2) Dividends

(3) Returns

Those keys also indicate if any company has made, is making, and will make money.

T Price

AT&T’s share price increased 19% last year from  $21.85 to $25.98 per Monday’s market price. 26 analysts cover the stock.

The median of their annual price target estimate increase was $5.00. That annual increase would put AT&T's stock price for 2026 at just under $31.00. Of course, the price could also stay flat or decline.

T Dividends

AT&T has paid dividends annually since February 1995. The current forward-looking annual dividend of $1.11 yields 4.27%.

T Returns

Putting it all together, a $6.11 estimated gross gain per share shows up when adding T’s annual $1.11 dividend to an average estimated $5.00 annual price gain.

A little over $1000 invested at Tuesday’s $25.98 share price would buy 38.5 shares which, multiply the $5.00 estimated gross gain to $235.95 for the coming year.

Just 18% of that $236 gain comes from the annual $42.70 dividend generated from your $1,000 investment. Furthermore, the $42.70 annual dividend income from $1,000 invested is over 1.5 times greater than the recent $25.98 single-share price.

(A dividend dogcatcher rule is to only buy initial shares of a stock that pay an annual dividend from $1000 invested that is greater than the cost of a single share.)

1.5 is 50% more than one.

Therefore, you could choose to pounce on AT&T Inc. with its dividend payout over 1.5X the single share price.

The exact track of T’s future share price and dividends will entirely be determined by market action and company finances.

Remember, the best way to track stock performance and dividend payments is through direct ownership of company shares.

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