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The wireless business contributes nearly 70% of AT&T's revenue. The firm is the third-largest US wireless carrier, connecting 73 million postpaid and 17 million prepaid phone customers. Fixed-line enterprise services, which account for about 15% of revenue, include internet access, private networking, security, voice, and wholesale network capacity. Residential fixed-line services, about 11% of revenue, primarily consist of broadband internet access, serving 14 million customers. AT&T also has a sizable presence in Mexico, with 24 million customers, but this business only accounts for 3% of revenue. The firm has agreed to sell its 70% equity stake in satellite television provider DirecTV to its partner, private equity firm TPG.

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In a major portfolio reshuffle in the first quarter of 2025, <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/topic/dan-loeb">Dan Loeb slashed </a>Third Point&#8217;s stakes in Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MSFT#NASDAQ">MSFT</a>) by 48% and Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AMZN#NASDAQ">AMZN</a>) by 32% while acquiring a stake in AT&amp;T Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/T#NYSE">T</a>) and Nvidia Corporation (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/NVDA#NASDAQ">NVDA</a>).
The move diversified the portfolio, now boosting its foothold in the telecommunication and software sectors.
Details: According to recent 13F filings, reflecting his holding as of March 31, 2025, Loeb attained a stake of 3.78 million <a href="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1040273/000108514625003337/xslForm13F_X02/infotable.xml" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">in </a>AT&amp;T and 1.45 million in NVIDIA.
Let's have a look at the major events in both companies.
Nvidia Corporation:
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<li>On May 19, Nvidia disclosed Nvidia Isaac GR00T N1.5, the first update to Nvidia's open, generalized, fully customizable foundation model for<a href="https://www.benzinga.com/tech/25/05/45495742/nvidia-unveils-ai-tools-for-humanoid-robots-launches-next-tech-era"> humanoid reasoning and skills</a>.</li>
<li>On May 28, Nvidia reported&nbsp;first-quarter&nbsp;revenue of&nbsp;$44.1 billion, up&nbsp;69%&nbsp;year-over-year and up&nbsp;12%&nbsp;from the&nbsp;fourth quarter. The revenue beat a Street <a href="https://www.benzinga.com//node/45657660" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">consensus estimate of&nbsp;$43.2 billion</a>.</li>
<li>The company reported adjusted earnings of 81 cents per share in the&nbsp;first quarter, which may not compare to analyst estimates.</li>
<li>Nvidia guided for second-quarter revenue of $45.0 billion, +/—2%. The guidance includes a loss of $8.0 billion in H20 <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/calendars/guidance" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">revenue due to the export controls</a>.</li>
<li>During its&nbsp;first-quarter&nbsp;earnings&nbsp;call, Nvidia executives disclosed that new U.S. restrictions on its H20 AI chips bound for China would cost the company about&nbsp;<a href="https://www.benzinga.com//node/45662144" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">$8 billion&nbsp;in the current quarter</a>.</li>
<li>Needham analyst Quinn Bolton said, &#8220;Export restrictions largely exclude NVIDIA from the China AI market ($50 billion TAM), and loss of access to this market could have a material adverse effect on the company&#8217;s business and benefit foreign competitors.&#8221;</li>
<li>Nvidia shares rose nearly 1.65% year to date, compared to the GraniteShares 2x Short NVDA Daily ETF (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/NVD#NASDAQ">NVD</a>), which fell about 42.93%&nbsp;over the same time frame.</li>
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<li>On April 23, The telecom giant reported quarterly operating revenues of $30.63 billion, up 2.0% year over year. This beat the analyst consensus estimate of $30.35 billion. Adjusted EPS of $0.51 also beat the analyst <a href="https://www.benzinga.com//node/44947739" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">consensus estimate of $0.49</a>.</li>
<li>AT&amp;T&nbsp;reiterated consolidated service&nbsp;revenue&nbsp;growth in the low-single-digit range, Mobility service revenue growth in the higher end of&nbsp;2%-3%, Consumer fiber broadband revenue growth in the mid-teens, and adjusted EPS of&nbsp;$1.97$2.07&nbsp;versus&nbsp;the&nbsp;$2.04&nbsp;<a href="https://www.benzinga.com/calendars/guidance" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">analyst consensus estimate</a>.</li>
<li>On May 2, Fiber infrastructure company PRIME FiBER tapped AT&amp;T to provide wholesale fiber access services in the Sun City area of Maricopa County and the City of Peoria, Arizona.</li>
<li>On May 22, Lumen Technologies Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/LUMN#NYSE">LUMN</a>) entered into a definitive agreement with AT&amp;T to sell its mass-market fiber-to-the-home business in 11 states <a href="https://www.benzinga.com//node/45553442" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">for $5.75 billion in cash</a>. </li>
<li>AT&amp;T shares have increased 21.83% year to date, compared to the iShares U.S. Telecommunications ETF (BATS:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/IYZ#BATS">IYZ</a>), which rose 4.08% in the same time frame.</li>
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During times of turbulence and uncertainty in the markets, many investors turn to dividend-yielding stocks. These are often companies that have high free cash flows and reward shareholders with a<a href="https://www.benzinga.com/yield-investments"> high dividend payout</a>.
Benzinga readers can review the latest analyst takes on their favorite stocks by visiting <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/analyst-stock-ratings">Analyst Stock Ratings</a> page. Traders can sort through Benzinga's extensive database of analyst ratings, including <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/analyst-ratings/analyst-color/22/09/28888638/exclusive-study-finds-benzinga-analyst-ratings-data-yields-market-beating-strategie">by analyst accuracy</a>.
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<h3 class="wp-block-heading">Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/NXST#NASDAQ">NXST</a>)</h3>
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<li>Dividend Yield: 4.37%</li>
<li>Benchmark analyst Daniel Kurnos maintained a Buy rating and increased the price target from $215 to $220 on May 9, 2025. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 77%.</li>
<li>Wells Fargo analyst Steven Cahall maintained an Overweight rating and slashed the price target from $216 to $200 on May 1, 2025. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 66%.</li>
<li>Recent News: On May 8, Nexstar Media Group reported better-than-expected first-quarter EPS results.</li>
<li>Benzinga Pro&#8217;s real-time newsfeed alerted to latest <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/pro/register?utm_adType=bzprocontent&amp;utm_campaign=14daytrial&amp;utm_ad=0602">NXST news</a>. </li>
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<h3 class="wp-block-heading">Omnicom Group Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/OMC#NYSE">OMC</a>)</h3>
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<li>Dividend Yield: 3.81%</li>
<li>JP Morgan analyst David Karnovsky maintained an Overweight rating and cut the price target from $116 to $104 on April 16, 2025. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 72%.</li>
<li>Wells Fargo analyst Steven Cahall maintained an Equal-Weight rating and cut the price target from $99 to $84 on April 16, 2025. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 66%.</li>
<li>Recent News: On April 15, Omnicom Group reported worse-than-expected first-quarter revenue results.</li>
<li>Benzinga Pro's real-time newsfeed alerted to latest <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/pro/register?utm_adType=bzprocontent&amp;utm_campaign=14daytrial&amp;utm_ad=0602">OMC news</a> </li>
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<h3 class="wp-block-heading">AT&amp;T Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/T#NYSE">T</a>)</h3>
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<li>Dividend Yield: 3.99%</li>
<li>Tigress Financial analyst Ivan Feinseth maintained a Buy rating and raised the price target from $32 to $34 on April 29, 2025. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 74%.</li>
<li>Morgan Stanley analyst Simon Flannery maintained an Overweight rating and increased the price target from $30 to $31 on April 24, 2025. This analyst has an accuracy rate of 65%.</li>
<li>Recent News: AT&amp;T will release second-quarter earnings on July 23.</li>
<li>Benzinga Pro&#8217;s real-time newsfeed alerted to latest T <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/pro/register?utm_adType=bzprocontent&amp;utm_campaign=14daytrial&amp;utm_ad=0602">news </a></li>
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Also for sale: Paramount Group, Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/PGRE#NYSE">PGRE</a>). The office space landlord announced it's exploring a potential sale. Whether a lucrative deal can "maximize shareholder value" remains to be seen. CEO Albert Behler announced that Bank of America Securities and Latham &amp; Watkins are tasked with running the process.
Meanwhile, there&#8217;s a c-suite shuffle going on with Ermelinda Berberi stepping up as the new CFO. This comes after the company revealed some eyebrow-raising fiduciary flubs: more than $4 million in "previously undisclosed" payments went toward CEO Behler's personal expenses — including $900,000 for his accountants and $3 million for flights on a private jet company he partially owns. 
Following these disclosures, the Wall Street Journal <a href="https://www.wsj.com/business/c-suite/major-office-landlord-is-exploring-a-sale-of-the-company-794701e3">reported</a> that some of Paramount&#8217;s top executives have exited the firm.
<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Updates From The Block</h2>
A trio of telecom deals grabbed this week&#8217;s headlines. The most recent transaction involves AT&amp;T (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/T#NYSE">T</a>), which is looking to <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/trading-ideas/movers/25/05/45553442/lumen-technologies-stock-surges-on-fiber-business-sale-to-att">spend $5.75 billion in cash</a>. 
The target is Lumen Technologies' (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/LUMN#NYSE">LUMN</a>) consumer fiber business.
U.S. telecom dealmaking, it seems, is sizzling. <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/analyst-ratings/price-target/25/05/45502573/charters-proposed-cox-deal-could-challenge-comcast-surpass-att-in-broadband">On Monday, news broke</a> of the Charter Communications, Inc.&nbsp;(NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CHTR#NASDAQ">CHTR</a>) merger with Cox Communications. Then, the FCC approved Verizon's $20 billion acquisition of Frontier Communications.
These takeovers come as many regional and legacy telecom providers struggle to meet infrastructure investment demands. Larger players seize the opportunity to purchase assets at attractive valuations, consolidate operations, and eliminate redundancies.
For AT&amp;T, the move reinforces its strategy of unifying its wireless and fiber offerings to meet increasing consumer demand for high-tech connectivity. 
Lumen, meanwhile, is pivoting away from consumer services to concentrate on enterprise clients and the infrastructure needed to <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/equities/24/10/41429423/lumen-and-meta-join-forces-to-boost-ai-with-flexible-on-demand-network-solutions">support artificial intelligence initiatives</a>. 
The trend isn&#8217;t exclusive to the U.S. 
<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Off The Block</h2>
Spanish telecom company Telefonica <a href="https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/millicom-to-acquire-telef%C3%B3nicas-uruguayan-unit-for-440m/">agreed</a> to sell its Uruguayan unit for $440 million to Luxembourg-based Millicom International.
Millicom, which operates as Tigo in the region, will gain 100% ownership of the unit and sees strategic infrastructure benefits for its nearby operations in Paraguay and Bolivia. The deal follows Millicom's earlier acquisitions of Telefónica's mobile units in Colombia, Panama, Costa Rica, and Nicaragua.
For Telefónica, the Uruguay sale is part of a broader divestment strategy aimed at reducing debt and limiting exposure to currency volatility. Since 2019, the Spanish telecom giant has been shedding assets across Latin America to refocus on its core European markets, including Spain, the UK, and Germany. 
Recent moves include the sale of its Peruvian, Argentinian, and potentially Chilean and Mexican units.
<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Bankruptcy Block</h2>
Semiconductor supplier Wolfspeed (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/WOLF#NYSE">WOLF</a>) is <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/markets/25/05/45534429/wolfspeed-reportedly-prepping-bankruptcy-filing-after-snubbing-debt-deals-buckling-under-6-5-billion-burden-stock-plunges-over-60">preparing to file for Chapter 11</a> bankruptcy within weeks, according <a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/wolfspeed-prepares-to-file-for-bankruptcy-within-weeks-7bd98040">to</a> The Wall Street Journal. The company has been struggling with weak demand in the industrial and automotive sectors, as well as uncertainty from tariffs. Wolfspeed&#8217;s stock plunged over 57% in after-hours trading on Tuesday following the news. The bankruptcy filing is expected to have backing from a majority of its creditors, after the company rejected several out-of-court restructuring proposals.
<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Notes From The Block: Back To Telecom</h2>
According <a href="https://www.bain.com/insights/telecom-m-and-a-here-are-the-latest-deal-trends-worldwide-interactive/">to</a> Bain Capital, global telecom M&amp;A took a breather in Q1 2025. Deal value dropped to $16 billion—down from $22 billion a year ago—suggesting that telcos may be suffering from a bit of a financial hangover after a strong 2024. The Americas still brought the most party favors, accounting for 64% of global activity.
The real stars of the quarter? Divestments. Crown Castle offloaded its U.S. fiber and small cells businesses for $4.25 billion, and Telia <a href="https://news.bloombergtax.com/mergers-and-acquisitions/telia-sells-tv-unit-for-614-million-to-schibsted-media">jettisoned</a> its TV and media unit.
Meanwhile, those big-scale deals that were all the rage last year only made up 14% of Q1's deal value—down from 47% a year ago. Still, they've held strong over the long haul, accounting for the biggest share (39%) of deal value over the past five years, followed by infrastructure divestments at 32%.
<a href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/asset-sales/25/05/45474961/deal-dispatch-starbucks-china-vcs-nfl-stake-sale">For last week&#8217;s edition of Deal Dispatch, click here</a>.
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Lumen Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/LUMN#NYSE">LUMN</a>) stock is trading higher Thursday after the company announced the sale of its consumer <a href="https://www.benzinga.com//node/45552133">fiber-to-the-home business</a>.
What To Know: Lumen announced the sales of its fiber-to-the-home business to AT&amp;T (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/T#NYSE">T</a>) for $5.75 billion in cash. The company&#8217;s network consists of about 1 million fiber customers and reaches more than 4 million fiber locations across 11 U.S. states.
The transaction supports AT&amp;T&#8217;s plans to extend its fiber network to reach about 60 million total fiber locations by year-end 2030.
The deal excludes Lumen's enterprise fiber and copper-based customers. AT&amp;T will place the acquired assets into a new subsidiary called&nbsp;NetworkCo, which it plans to partially sell to an equity partner within a year of closing.
&#8220;We&#8217;re leading the race to connect more Americans with fiber, the best broadband connectivity technology available,&#8221; said&nbsp;John Stankey, Chairman and CEO, AT&amp;T. 
&#8220;This deal with Lumen represents a significant investment in U.S. connectivity infrastructure that will create jobs and spur economic activity in numerous regions and major metro areas across 11 states.&#8221;
The deal is expected to close in the first half of 2026.
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LUMN Price Action: At the time of publication, Lumen stock is trading 3.41% higher at $3.94, according to data from <a href="https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&amp;source=web&amp;rct=j&amp;opi=89978449&amp;url=https://www.benzinga.com/pro/&amp;ved=2ahUKEwihmsDBm7eNAxU4v4kEHeNONawQFnoECAsQAQ&amp;usg=AOvVaw0xIsPvjIcIIsWev01-6zR2">Benzinga Pro</a>.
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Lumen Stock Is Rising Thursday: What's Going On?

Lumen Technologies Inc (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/LUMN#NYSE">LUMN</a>) shares are soaring in Wednesday&#8217;s after-hours session after the company announced the sale of its consumer fiber-to-the-home business <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/pressreleases/25/05/b45552097/lumen-technologies-advances-enterprise-market-focus-with-sale-of-consumer-fiber-to-the-home-busine">to AT&amp;T Inc (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/T#NYSE">T</a>)</a>.
What Happened: Lumen entered into a definitive agreement with AT&amp;T to sell its mass market fiber-to-the-home business in 11 states for $5.75 billion in cash. The deal includes approximately 95% of Quantum Fiber, approximately four million enablements and close to one million subscribers. The company said it marks another step in Lumen&#8217;s transition to an enterprise digital networking company.
&#8220;We are sharpening our focus on enterprise customers, and this transaction enhances our financial flexibility, enabling us to reimagine networking for enterprises in a multi-cloud, AI-first world,&#8221; said Kate Johnson, president and CEO of Lumen.
&#8220;As part of this deal, we are retaining the core infrastructure that allows us to continue innovating for enterprise customers, leapfrogging traditional networking architectures to give customers the bandwidth, performance, and security they need.&#8221;
Lumen said it expects to build out new fiber enablements through the end of 2025 at a similar pace to 2024. The company will retain all national, regional-, state- and metro-level fiber backbone network infrastructure, central offices and associated real estate. These assets will continue to serve as the foundation of the company&#8217;s enterprise transformation.
The transaction is expected to close in the first half of 2026. Upon closing, Lumen intends to use net proceeds of approximately&nbsp;$4.2 billion to pay down debt. 
Lumen shares surged on the news. AT&amp;T shares were also up about 0.25% in after-hours at last check.
LUMN Price Action: <a href="http://benzinga.com/quote/LUMN">Lumen Technologies shares</a> were up 14.96% in after-hours Wednesday, trading at $4.38 at the time of publication, according to<a href="http://pro.benzinga.com"> Benzinga Pro</a>.
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Lumen Technologies Stock Surges On Fiber Business Sale To AT&T

<ul>
<li>AT&amp;T to acquire Lumen's Mass Markets fiber-to-the-home business for a total consideration of $5.75 billion in cash</li>
<li>Lumen retains infrastructure critical to its enterprise strategy, including its national, regional, state, and metro fiber backbone and consumer copper broadband and voice services</li>
<li>Accelerates Lumen's investment in network expansion, differentiated digital platform, and network architecture innovation</li>
<li>Transaction to materially reduce Lumen's debt, improve annual cash flow, and position Lumen for additional refinancing opportunities</li>
</ul>
<a href="https://cts.businesswire.com/ct/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.lumen.com%2Fen-us%2Fhome.html&amp;esheet=54258126&amp;newsitemid=20250521551098&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=Lumen+Technologies%2C+Inc.&amp;index=1&amp;md5=ed5e99f4251a9b6b0680e98b254d29c5">Lumen Technologies, Inc.</a> (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/LUMN#NYSE">LUMN</a>) today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell Lumen's Mass Markets fiber-to-the-home business, including Quantum Fiber, in eleven states to AT&amp;T (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/T#NYSE">T</a>) for a total of $5.75 billion in cash, subject to working capital and other various purchase price adjustments. The transaction marks another important, bold step in Lumen's transformation into the leading enterprise digital networking company.

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Lumen Technologies Announces Sale Of Consumer Fiber-To-The-Home Business To AT&T For A Total Consideration Of $5.75B In Cash

BofA Securities analyst Jessica Reif Ehrlich maintained a Buy rating on Charter Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CHTR#NASDAQ">CHTR</a>) last Friday, with a <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/quote/CHTR/analyst-ratings" target="_blank" rel="noopener">price target of $450</a>.
Ehrlich noted that Charter had announced an agreement to merge with privately held Cox Communications for an equity purchase consideration of $21.9 billion and the assumption of $12.6 billion in Cox debt and lease obligations.
The $21.9 billion equity consideration is comprised of $11.9 billion in common units, $6 billion notional value in preferred units, and $4 billion in cash, the analyst said.
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The combined entity's pro forma economic ownership will be 67% Charter, 23% Cox, and 10% Advance/Newhouse, according to Ehrlich. She views the $33.9 billion transaction as value accretive, noting it implies a ~6.44x EV/2025E EBITDA multiple before synergies. With $500 million in synergies—likely a conservative estimate—the multiple drops below 6x by year three.
Ehrlich said the deal will expand Charter's reach to 69.5 million passings, 37.6 million customers, and 35.9 million broadband subscribers. It also allows Charter to apply its pricing and packaging strategy across an additional 12.3 million passings and pursue mid-sized commercial and enterprise markets more aggressively.
As per Ehrlich, the deal should not present significant regulatory hurdles and should likely close in mid-2026. The companies do not have overlapping footprints, and 69.5 million passings is only ~5 million larger than Comcast Corp (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CMCSA#NASDAQ">CMCSA</a>) (64 million) and also not significantly larger than AT&amp;T Inc&#8217;s (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/T#NYSE">T</a>) (and AT&amp;T also offers nationwide wireless).
Time Warner Cable&nbsp;/Charter deal in 2015/2016 received regulatory approval in less than 12 months, and the environment has become significantly more competitive.
Ehrlich noted that Comcast is unlikely to present a competing bid due to a likely more difficult regulatory path.
The analyst expects the Cox merger to boost revenue growth across broadband, video, and mobile, improve margins, increase free cash flow, and reduce leverage. While integration may pose challenges, Charter's strong execution history and improving broadband and video trends should support EBITDA growth.
CHTR Price Action: At the last check on Monday, Charter Communications stock was down 2.1% to $418.27.
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Charter's Proposed Cox Deal Could Challenge Comcast, Surpass AT&T In Broadband

Amid tariff concerns, activist investor Dan Loeb‘s Third Point LLC made significant changes, shedding stakes or exiting major Magnificent Seven stocks <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/topic/dan-loeb">during the first quarter of 2025</a>.
What Happened: A 13F <a href="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1040273/000108514625003337/xslForm13F_X02/infotable.xml">filing </a>released Thursday shows that Third Point completely exited its positions in Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/META#NASDAQ">META</a>) and Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/TSLA#NASDAQ">TSLA</a>) during the first quarter of 2025. The hedge fund had <a href="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1040273/000108514625001713/xslForm13F_X02/infotable.xml">previously </a>held 665,000 shares of Meta and 500,000 shares of Tesla at the end of the fourth quarter of 2024.
The investor also fully exited its position in Workday Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/WDAY#NASDAQ">WDAY</a>) in Q1, selling all 500,000 shares it held as of the fourth quarter of 2024.
In addition to the complete exits, Third Point also trimmed several positions in the first quarter compared to the fourth quarter of 2024. Notable reductions include:
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<li>Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/MSFT#NASDAQ">MSFT</a>): -48%</li>
<li>Intercontinental Exchange Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/ICE#NYSE">ICE</a>): -47%</li>
<li>Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/AMZN#NASDAQ">AMZN</a>): -32%</li>
<li>Brookfield Corporation (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/BN#NYSE">BN</a>): -15%</li>
</ul>
Here are the top new additions in the first quarter by shares:
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<li>Kenvue Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/KVUE#NYSE">KVUE</a>): 8.9 million</li>
<li>AT&amp;T Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/T#NYSE">T</a>): 3.78 million</li>
<li>United States Steel Corporation (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/X#NYSE">X</a>): 3.63 million</li>
<li>NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/NVDA#NASDAQ">NVDA</a>): 1.45 million</li>
<li>CoStar Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CSGP#NASDAQ">CSGP</a>): 1.98 million</li>
<li>Pinterest, Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/PINS#NYSE">PINS</a>): 1 million</li>
<li>RB Global, Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/RBA#NYSE">RBA</a>): 950,000</li>
<li>Talen Energy Corporation (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/TLN#NASDAQ">TLN</a>): 585,000 </li>
<li>SharkNinja, Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SN#NYSE">SN</a>): 550,000</li>
<li>Caseys General Stores, Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CASY#NASDAQ">CASY</a>): 300,000</li>
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Here are the top increases in stake&nbsp;in the first quarter compared to the final quarter of 2024 in percentages:
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<li>Apollo Global Management, Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/APO#NYSE">APO</a>): +275%</li>
<li>Soho House &amp; Co Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/SHCO#NYSE">SHCO</a>): +121%</li>
<li>Capital One Financial (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/COF#NYSE">COF</a>): +14%</li>
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As of the first quarter of 2025, Loeb&#8217;s top five holdings were Pacific Gas &amp; Electric Co. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/PCG#NYSE">PCG</a>), Kenvue, Telephone and Data Systems, Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/TDS#NYSE">TDS</a>), Soho House, and Brookfield. Of these, all but Brookfield were new or increased positions during the quarter.
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Loeb's Third Point Exits Meta, Tesla, Rotates Into Staples, Telecom, Industrials

Charter Communications Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/CHTR#NASDAQ">CHTR</a>)&nbsp;and Cox Communications on Friday announced an agreement to <a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/pressreleases/25/05/n45463953/charter-communications-and-cox-communications-announce-definitive-agreement-to-combine-companies" rel="noreferrer noopener">combine their businesses</a> in a transaction that will create an industry leader in mobile and broadband communications services, seamless video entertainment, and high-quality customer service.
The proposed transaction valued Cox Communications at an enterprise value of approximately&nbsp;$34.5 billion, comprising &nbsp;$21.9 billion&nbsp;of equity and&nbsp;$12.6 billion&nbsp;of net debt and other obligations.
Charter will acquire Cox Communications&#8217; commercial fiber, managed IT, and cloud businesses, and Cox Enterprises will contribute Cox Communications&#8217; residential cable business to Charter Holdings, an existing subsidiary partnership of Charter.&nbsp;
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Cox Enterprises will receive $4 billion&nbsp;in cash, $6 billion&nbsp;notional convertible preferred units in Charter&#8217;s existing partnership, and approximately 33.6 million common units in Charter&#8217;s existing partnership, with an implied value of&nbsp;$11.9 billion, which are exchangeable for Charter common shares.
Cox Enterprises will own approximately 23% of the combined entity&#8217;s fully diluted shares outstanding. The combined entity will assume Cox&#8217;s roughly&nbsp;$12 billion&nbsp;outstanding debt.
The combined company will change its name to Cox Communications within a year of the closing. Spectrum will become the consumer-facing brand within the communities Cox serves.
The combined company will remain headquartered in&nbsp;Stamford, CT, and will maintain a significant presence on Cox&#8217;s&nbsp;Atlanta, GA, campus following the closing.
Charter CEO Chris Winfrey will continue in his current role as CEO and board member. Cox Enterprises Chair and CEO Alex Taylor will join the board as Chair.
Cox will have the right to nominate an additional two board members to Charter&#8217;s 13-member board. Advance/Newhouse, another storied cable innovator that contributed its operations to Charter&#8217;s partnership in 2016, will retain its two board nominees.
Liberty Broadband will cease to be a direct shareholder in Charter and will no longer designate directors for election to the Charter Board. Accordingly, the three current Liberty Broadband nominees on Charter&#8217;s board will resign at closing. Liberty Broadband shareholders will receive direct interests in Charter as a result of the Liberty Broadband merger.
In 2024, Charter&nbsp;agreed&nbsp;to buy&nbsp;Liberty Broadband Corp&nbsp;in an all-stock transaction in which Liberty Media&nbsp;Chair&nbsp;John Malone held significant interests. Malone remains the Chair of Liberty Broadband.
Charter stock surged over 20% year-to-date.
Charter had reported <a target="_blank" href="https://www.benzinga.com/news/earnings/25/04/45007666/charter-loses-internet-and-tv-subscribers-but-beats-rivals-with-strong-mobile-line-gains" rel="noreferrer noopener">fiscal first-quarter</a> revenue growth of 0.4% to $13.74 billion, beating the&nbsp;analyst consensus estimate of $13.68 billion. EPS of $8.42 missed the&nbsp;analyst consensus estimate&nbsp;of $8.67.
Charter lost 60,000 internet customers, including approximately 9,000 customer disconnects related to the wildfires in California in January, compared to a decline of 72,000 during the first quarter of 2024.
Charter held $796 million in cash and equivalents as of March 31.
Cable companies are grappling with rivalry from wireless giants like&nbsp;AT&amp;T Inc. (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/T#NYSE">T</a>) and&nbsp;T-Mobile US Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/TMUS#NASDAQ">TMUS</a>), which are snatching their broadband customers with attractive internet offerings. Meanwhile, streaming companies like&nbsp;Netflix Inc. (NASDAQ:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/NFLX#NASDAQ">NFLX</a>) have disrupted the traditional pay-TV business.
CHTR&nbsp;Price Action: At the last check on Friday, Charter Communications stock was up 4.63% to $439 the premarket.
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Third Point Adds Stake In AT&T Of 3.775M Shares

On May 14, Jeffery McElfresh, Chief Operating Officer at AT&amp;T (NYSE:<a class="ticker" href="https://www.benzinga.com/stock/T#NYSE">T</a>) executed a significant insider buy, as disclosed in the latest SEC filing.
What Happened: McElfresh made a significant move by purchasing 2,114 shares of AT&amp;T as reported in a Form 4 filing with the <a href="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0000732717/000112760225014367//Archives/edgar/data/732717/000112760225014367/0001127602-25-014367-index.htm">U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission</a>. The transaction's total worth stands at $58,583.
Monitoring the market, AT&amp;T's shares up by 0.57% at $26.59 during Thursday's morning.
<h3>Discovering AT&amp;T: A Closer Look</h3>
The wireless business contributes nearly 70% of AT&amp;T's revenue. The firm is the third-largest US wireless carrier, connecting 73 million postpaid and 17 million prepaid phone customers. Fixed-line enterprise services, which account for about 15% of revenue, include internet access, private networking, security, voice, and wholesale network capacity. Residential fixed-line services, about 11% of revenue, primarily consist of broadband internet access, serving 14 million customers. AT&amp;T also has a sizable presence in Mexico, with 24 million customers, but this business only accounts for 3% of revenue. The firm has agreed to sell its 70% equity stake in satellite television provider DirecTV to its partner, private equity firm TPG.
<h3>Unraveling the Financial Story of AT&amp;T</h3>
Revenue Growth: AT&amp;T's remarkable performance in 3 months is evident. As of 31 March, 2025, the company achieved an impressive revenue growth rate of 1.99%. This signifies a substantial increase in the company's top-line earnings. As compared to its peers, the company achieved a growth rate higher than the average among peers in Communication Services sector.
Holistic Profitability Examination:
<ul>
<li>
Gross Margin: The company faces challenges with a low gross margin of 60.71%, suggesting potential difficulties in cost control and profitability compared to its peers.
</li>
<li>
Earnings per Share (EPS): AT&amp;T's EPS is below the industry average, signaling challenges in bottom-line performance with a current EPS of 0.61.
</li>
</ul>
Debt Management: AT&amp;T's debt-to-equity ratio surpasses industry norms, standing at 1.38. This suggests the company carries a substantial amount of debt, posing potential financial challenges.
Valuation Metrics: A Closer Look
<ul>
<li>
Price to Earnings (P/E) Ratio: AT&amp;T's current Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 16.22 is higher than the industry average, indicating that the stock may be overvalued according to market sentiment.
</li>
<li>
Price to Sales (P/S) Ratio: With a P/S ratio of 1.55 below industry standards, the stock shows potential undervaluation, making it an appealing investment option for those focusing on sales performance.
</li>
<li>
EV/EBITDA Analysis (Enterprise Value to its Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation &amp; Amortization): The company's EV/EBITDA ratio of 7.23 trails industry averages, indicating a potential disparity in market valuation that could be advantageous for investors.
</li>
</ul>
Market Capitalization Analysis: The company's market capitalization is above the industry average, indicating that it is relatively larger in size compared to peers. This may suggest a higher level of investor confidence and market recognition.
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<h3>The Impact of Insider Transactions on Investments</h3>
It's important to note that insider transactions alone should not dictate investment decisions, but they can provide valuable insights.
Considering the legal perspective, an "insider" is defined as any officer, director, or beneficial owner holding more than ten percent of a company's equity securities, according to Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. This includes executives in the c-suite and major hedge funds. These insiders are mandated to disclose their transactions through a Form 4 filing, to be submitted within two business days of the transaction.
Pointing towards optimism, a company insider's new purchase signals their positive anticipation for the stock to rise.
Nevertheless, insider sells may not necessarily indicate a bearish view and can be influenced by various factors.
<h3>Unlocking the Meaning of Transaction Codes</h3>
Navigating through the landscape of transactions, <a href="https://www.benzinga.com/money/investing-tools">investors</a> often prioritize those unfolding in the open market, precisely detailed in Table I of the Form 4 filing. A P in Box 3 denotes a purchase, while S signifies a sale. Transaction code C signals the conversion of an option, and transaction code A denotes a grant, award, or other acquisition of securities from the company.
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