A Look at How AT&T’s Dividend Yield Stacks Up against Its Peers’

A dividend yield is a measure of a company’s annual dividend per share relative to its price per share. It indicates how much cash an investor is getting for every dollar invested in a company’s equity.

A high dividend yield is a good sign, as it provides investors with stable income. AT&T’s (T) dividend yield was ~4.8% on January 10, 2017, higher than Verizon’s (VZ) dividend yield of ~4.3%.

On January 10, 2017, AT&T’s stock was trading at $40.81. The stock was trading 2.9% below its 20-day moving average of $42.04, 3.2% above its 50-day moving average of $39.56, and 2.6% above its 100-day moving average of $39.77.

On January 10, 2017, AT&T’s stock price had risen ~21.7% in the past year. AT&T’s stock price had risen ~1.1% in the past month as of the same date.

On January 10, 2017, AT&T was the largest US telecommunications player, Verizon was the second-largest, and T-Mobile (TMUS) was the third-largest, by market capitalization. Sprint’s (S) market capitalization remained lower than T-Mobile’s.