AT&T’s ‘Unique Scale’ Bumps Stock Up

By Kim Khan

Investing.com – AT&T (NYSE:) enjoyed a rise Wednesday following a bullish call from the sell side.

AT&T (NYSE:) shares rose 1.3% in midday trading.

Deutsche Bank (DE:) initiated coverage of the stock today with a buy rating and a price target of $44.

“AT&T has unique scale across a wide range of media and communications businesses,” Deutsche said.

It also noted that while it has underperformed rival Verizon (NYSE:) and the in the last 3-, 5- and 10-year periods, it’s been the better stock over Verizon in the last year with its focus on containing costs.

AT&T (NYSE:) stock is up more thean 27% in the past 12 months and barely above water so far this year.

The focus on costs should help the company to “return to a more shareholder friendly capital allocation strategy featuring share repurchases,” Deutsche Bank (DE:) added.

Wall Street currently has an average price target of a little lower than $39 per share, according to a poll of 28 analysts by Investing.com.

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