Att Inc Preferred Stock Buy Hold or Sell Recommendation

T-PA Preferred Stock  USD 21.46  0.11  0.52%   
Given the investment horizon of 90 days and your above-average risk tolerance, our recommendation regarding ATT Inc is 'Cautious Hold'. Macroaxis provides ATT buy-hold-or-sell recommendation only in the context of selected investment horizon and investor attitude towards risk assumed by holding ATT positions.
  
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The ATT recommendation should be used to complement the buy-or-sell advice compiled from the current analysts' consensus on ATT Inc. Macroaxis does not own or have any residual interests in ATT Inc or other equities on which the buy-or-sell advice is provided. Please provide your input below to execute ATT's advice using the current market data and latest reported fundamentals.

Time Horizon

Risk Tolerance

Execute Advice
Sell ATTBuy ATT
Cautious Hold

Market Performance

Very WeakDetails

Volatility

Very steadyDetails

Hype Condition

StaleDetails

Current Valuation

Fairly ValuedDetails

Odds Of Distress

AverageDetails

Economic Sensitivity

Barely shadows the marketDetails

Analyst Consensus

Not AvailableDetails

Reporting Quality (M-Score)

UnavailableDetails
For the selected time horizon ATT Inc has a Mean Deviation of 0.5646, Standard Deviation of 0.7375 and Variance of 0.5439
Our investment recommendation module complements current analysts and expert consensus on ATT. It analyzes the firm potential to grow using all fundamental, technical, and market related data available now. To make sure ATT is not overpriced, please confirm all ATT Inc fundamentals, including its debt to equity, short ratio, and the relationship between the cash per share and book value per share . Given that ATT Inc has a number of shares shorted of 135.06 K, we suggest you to validate ATT Inc market performance and probability of bankruptcy to ensure the company can sustain itself next year given your prevailing risk tolerance and investing horizon.

ATT Trading Alerts and Improvement Suggestions

ATT Inc generated a negative expected return over the last 90 days
ATT Inc has high likelihood to experience some financial distress in the next 2 years
ATT Inc currently holds 128.42 B in liabilities with Debt to Equity (D/E) ratio of 1.09, which is about average as compared to similar companies. ATT Inc has a current ratio of 0.61, indicating that it has a negative working capital and may not be able to pay financial obligations when due. Debt can assist ATT until it has trouble settling it off, either with new capital or with free cash flow. So, ATT's shareholders could walk away with nothing if the company can't fulfill its legal obligations to repay debt. However, a more frequent occurrence is when companies like ATT Inc sell additional shares at bargain prices, diluting existing shareholders. Debt, in this case, can be an excellent and much better tool for ATT to invest in growth at high rates of return. When we think about ATT's use of debt, we should always consider it together with cash and equity.
The entity reported the previous year's revenue of 120.74 B. Net Loss for the year was (8.52 B) with profit before overhead, payroll, taxes, and interest of 69.89 B.

ATT Returns Distribution Density

The distribution of ATT's historical returns is an attempt to chart the uncertainty of ATT's future price movements. The chart of the probability distribution of ATT daily returns describes the distribution of returns around its average expected value. We use ATT Inc price's Value At Risk and its Upside Potential as a relative measure of the distribution. The graph of the distribution of ATT returns is essential to provide solid investment advice for ATT.
Mean Return
-0.03
Value At Risk
-1.45
Potential Upside
1.00
Standard Deviation
0.74
   Return Density   
       Distribution  
Investment risk management requires an estimate of the probability of extreme price changes. Therefore, the correct representation of the distribution of ATT historical returns presented in an easy-to-digest graphical form helps investors and money managers understand the risk-reward trade-off of different investement strategies.

ATT Greeks

Most traded equities are subject to two types of risk - systematic (i.e., market) and unsystematic (i.e., nonmarket or company-specific) risk. Unsystematic risk is the risk that events specific to ATT or Communication Services sector will adversely affect the stock's price. This type of risk can be diversified away by owning several different stocks in different industries whose stock prices have shown a small correlation to each other. On the other hand, systematic risk is the risk that ATT's price will be affected by overall preferred stock market movements and cannot be diversified away. So, no matter how many positions you have, you cannot eliminate market risk. However, you can measure a ATT preferred stock's historical response to market movements and buy it if you are comfortable with its volatility direction. Beta and standard deviation are two commonly used measures to help you make the right decision.
α
Alpha over Dow Jones
-0.05
β
Beta against Dow Jones0.11
σ
Overall volatility
0.75
Ir
Information ratio -0.2

ATT Volatility Alert

ATT Inc exhibits very low volatility with skewness of -0.4 and kurtosis of 0.36. Understanding different market volatility trends often help investors to time the market. Properly using volatility indicators enable traders to measure ATT's preferred stock risk against market volatility during both bullish and bearish trends. The higher level of volatility that comes with bear markets can directly impact ATT's preferred stock price while adding stress to investors as they watch their shares' value plummet. This usually forces investors to rebalance their portfolios by buying different financial instruments as prices fall.

ATT Fundamentals Vs Peers

Comparing ATT's fundamentals to the average values of its peers is one of the most widely used and accepted methods of equity analyses. It helps to analyze ATT's direct or indirect competition across all of the common fundamentals between ATT and the related equities. This way, we can detect undervalued stocks with similar characteristics as ATT or determine the preferred stocks which would be an excellent addition to an existing portfolio. Peer analysis of ATT's fundamental indicators could also be used in its relative valuation, which is a method of valuing ATT by comparing valuation metrics with those of similar companies.
    
 Better Than Average     
    
 Worse Than Average Compare ATT to competition
FundamentalsATTPeer Average
Return On Equity-0.0474-0.31
Return On Asset0.03-0.14
Profit Margin(0.07) %(1.27) %
Operating Margin0.19 %(5.51) %
Current Valuation405.14 B16.62 B
Shares Owned By Institutions18.31 %39.21 %
Number Of Shares Shorted135.06 K4.71 M
Price To Earning7.98 X28.72 X
Revenue120.74 B9.43 B
Gross Profit69.89 B27.38 B
EBITDA19.39 B3.9 B
Net Income(8.52 B)570.98 M
Cash And Equivalents2.42 B2.7 B
Cash Per Share0.34 X5.01 X
Total Debt128.42 B5.32 B
Debt To Equity1.09 %48.70 %
Current Ratio0.62 X2.16 X
Book Value Per Share13.68 X1.93 K
Cash Flow From Operations35.81 B971.22 M
Short Ratio0.99 X4.00 X
Earnings Per Share2.38 X3.12 X
Number Of Employees162.92 K18.84 K
Beta0.76-0.15
Total Asset402.85 B29.47 B
Annual Yield0.06 %
Net Asset402.85 B
Last Dividend Paid1.11

ATT Market Momentum

Traders often use several daily momentume indicators to supplement a more traditional technical analysis when analyzing securities such as ATT . With many different options, investors must choose the best indicators for them and familiarize themselves with how they work. We suggest combining traditional momentum indicators with more near-term forms of technical analysis such as Accumulation Distribution or Daily Balance Of Power. With their quantitative nature, daily value technical indicators can also be incorporated into your automated trading systems.

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