What's Going On With AT&T Stock?
What's Going On With AT&T Stock?
AT&T Inc (NYSE:T) shares are trading lower by 3.03% to $18.54 during Monday's session in sympathy with Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ), which fell after a second-quarter revenue miss.
AT&T公司(NYSE:T)股票在周一交易中下跌3.03%至18.54美元,与Verizon Communications Inc.(纽约证券交易所:VZ)的表现相似,后者由于第二季度营收未达预期而下跌。
Verizon reported sales of $32.8 billion, which was below the analyst consensus estimate of $33.1 billion. This miss, although marginal, might raise concerns among investors about the telecom sector's overall ability to meet revenue expectations, potentially impacting AT&T's stock as well.
Verizon报告了328亿美元的销售额,低于分析师预估的331亿美元。尽管这是个微小的“缺口”,但可能会引起投资者对电信板块整体实现营收预期的能力产生担忧,这可能会对AT&T的股票价格产生影响。
Verizon meanwhile demonstrated growth in several key areas, such as a 3.5% increase in total wireless service revenue, 148,000 postpaid phone net additions (beating the estimate of 118,000), and significant broadband net additions (391,000). These strong metrics highlight Verizon's competitive strength, which could pressure AT&T's market position and investor sentiment towards AT&T.
另外,Verizon在几个关键领域展示出了增长,例如总无线服务收入增长了3.5%,postpaid phone净新增148,000(超过预期的118,000),宽带净增加391,000。这些强劲的数据突显了Verizon的竞争实力,可能对AT&T的市场地位和投资者对AT&T的情绪产生压力。
Verizon's strategy to retain subscribers through perks like bundled plans including Netflix and Disney+ is proving effective, as seen in their net additions. This competitive edge might suggest to investors that AT&T could face challenges in retaining and attracting subscribers, potentially impacting its revenue and growth outlook.
Verizon通过提供包括Netflix和Disney +在内的捆绑计划等奖励来保留订阅用户的策略已证明有效,如我们在他们新增订阅用户中所看到的。这种竞争优势可能会提示投资者,AT&T在保留和吸引订阅者方面可能面临挑战,可能会影响其营收和增长前景。
While Verizon's business segment showed a decline (business revenues down 2.4% Y/Y), the consumer segment showed growth (consumer revenue up 1.5% Y/Y). This mixed performance might signal sector-wide volatility, affecting investor confidence in AT&T's business segment performance.
尽管Verizon的企业领域表现下降(企业收入同比下降2.4%),但消费者领域则表现出增长(消费者收入同比增长1.5%)。这种复杂的表现可能预示着整个板块的波动性,从而影响了投资者对AT&T业务领域表现的信心。
Read Also: Verizon Q2 Earnings: Wireless Revenue And Broadband Subs Gain Traction, Sales Fall Short Of Expectations
阅读更多:Verizon第二季度业绩:无线收入和宽带订阅用户增长,销售额未达预期
How To Buy AT&T Stock
如何购买AT&T股票
By now you're likely curious about how to participate in the market for AT&T – be it to purchase shares, or even attempt to bet against the company.
你可能正在关注如何参与AT&T的市场,无论是购买股票,还是试图押注该公司。
Buying shares is typically done through a brokerage account. You can find a list of possible trading platforms here. Many will allow you to buy 'fractional shares,' which allows you to own portions of stock without buying an entire share. For example, some stock, like Berkshire Hathaway, or Amazon.com, can cost thousands of dollars to own just one share. However, if you only want to invest a fraction of that, brokerages will allow you to do so.
购买股票通常是通过证券账户进行的。您可以在这里找到可能的交易平台列表。许多交易平台将允许您购买“碎股”,这样可以购买部分股票而非整张股票。例如,有些股票,如伯克希尔-哈撒韦公司或亚马逊公司,可能需要数千美元才能持有一股。但是,如果您只想投资其中一小部分,券商将允许您这样做。
In the the case of AT&T, which is trading at $18.62 as of publishing time, $100 would buy you 5.37 shares of stock.
对于AT&T来说,发布时交易价为18.62美元,100美元可以购买5.37股。
If you're looking to bet against a company, the process is more complex. You'll need access to an options trading platform, or a broker who will allow you to 'go short' a share of stock by lending you the shares to sell. The process of shorting a stock can be found at this resource. Otherwise, if your broker allows you to trade options, you can either buy a put option, or sell a call option at a strike price above where shares are currently trading – either way it allows you to profit off of the share price decline.
如果您想押注股票下跌,流程就更为复杂了。您需要访问期权交易平台,或者找一家券商让您通过借出股票进行“开空”操作(借股出售)。您可以在该资源中了解到卖空股票的过程。否则,如果您的券商允许您交易期权,您可以在当前股票交易价以上的执行价上购买看跌期权或者卖出看涨期权 - 无论哪种情况都可以让您从股票价格下跌中获利。
According to data from Benzinga Pro, T has a 52-week high of $19.33 and a 52-week low of $13.89.
根据Benzinga Pro的数据,AT&T股票的52周最高价为19.33美元,52周最低价为13.89美元。