Tim Biggam, TradingBlock (September 2, 2011, 1:40pm CDT)
Symbol | Analyst Target Price | Target Date |
T | 30.00 | December 16, 2011 |
AT&T Inc. (ticker: T), together with its subsidiaries, provides telecommunication services to consumers, businesses, and other service providers worldwide. Its Wireless segment offers wireless voice communication services, including local wireless communications service, long-distance service, and roaming services.
The recent Department of Justice decision to hinder, if not scrap, the ATT/T-Mobile deal caused the share price of ATT to drop nearly 7% from nearly 30 to the present levels in the low 28s. T is now trading within shouting distance of its recent low of 27.5, which was last seen with the S&P 500 below 1100.
While T Mobile would have been accretive to earnings, the reaction we feel is somewhat overdone. At these levels, T is now yielding around 6%, with a P/E multiple approaching 8. Both the yield and multiple are at historic extremes, especially given the low interest rate environment.
We look for T to retest its recent high of near 30, with a 30 price target by year end.
Play of the Day
Based on AT&T's (ticker: T) current market price of $28.21 and using a target price of $20.00, a target date of December 16, 2011 and $1,000 of investment capital, below are three options strategies (ranked by potential profit) and a comparative stock trade to consider should the price target be achieved at the target date.
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Strategy (click for details) | % Return at Target | Probability of breaking even or better |
Buy Dec Call Spread | +64% | 50% |
Sell Dec Put Spread | +68% | 57% |
Buy Dec Call | +49% | 44% |
Buy Stock | +6% | 57% |
* Subject to change due to changing market conditions.
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