AT&T's stock has been a massive laggard, but this new bull cheers 25% upside

As the S&P 500 has charged nearly 80% higher over the past five years, AT&T’s stock has missed the boat — big time.But the telecommunications stock, down 29% over a five-year span, now looks attractive, according to Oppenheimer analyst Timothy Horan. He upgraded AT&T’s stock T, +1.07% to outperform from perform in a Friday morning note. Horan sees promise in AT&T shares after the company spent years doing the “difficult” work of repositioning itself as a pure play on connectivity. “We believe these headwind ...