5 Best Stocks Under $50 According to Hedge Funds

1. AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T)

Number of Hedge Fund Holders: 55 

Share Price as of September 1: $17.54

AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) is a media, communications, and technology firm. On July 21, the firm posted earnings for the second quarter of 2022, reporting earnings per share of $0.65, beating analyst expectations by $0.03. The revenue over the period was more than $29 billion, down close to 17% compared to the revenue over the same period last year and beating estimates by $130 million. The firm also revealed that it was increasing mobility service revenue guidance to 4.5-5% growth for the full year. 

On August 18, MoffettNathanson analyst Craig Moffett maintained a Market Perform rating on AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) stock and lowered the price target to $17 from $19, appreciating the accelerated subscriber growth of the firm. 

At the end of the second quarter of 2022, 55 hedge funds in the database of Insider Monkey held stakes worth $1.7 billion in AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T), compared to 74 in the preceding quarter worth $4 billion.  

In its Q2 2022 investor letter, Argosy Investors, an asset management firm, highlighted a few stocks and AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) was one of them. Here is what the fund said:

“I purchased shares of AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) prior to its spin-off of Warner Brothers Discovery (WBD). Most people are probably familiar with AT&T. They are a major cellular service provider, and until recently owner of the Time Warner media assets, which include HBO, CNN, TNT, TBS, Cartoon Network, DC Comics and the Batman content brands, and more. At the time of my purchase, I estimated that the combined T/WBD assets traded at a 15% levered FCF yield, or 6x FCF. I also believe that WBD, which now has HBO Max, has future growth in front of it which was previously in doubt when Discovery was primarily tied to the declining cable television bundle. Since then, Netflix reported disappointing subscriber growth, which threw all streaming companies into disarray. WBD followed that news with a disappointing outlook on its business during its own quarterly earnings.

As a result, shares of WBD have declined nearly 40% since the spin-off. WBD now trades for 7x 2023E FCF and there is great potential for returns over the next few years as WBD pays down debt used to finance its merger combining Warner Brothers and Discovery and grows. We do not own a large position in WBD at present, but we may add to it over time.”

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