AT&T CEO John Stankey's hard-charging leadership style is winning over Wall Street
1. AT&T is transforming under CEO John Stankey for better market agility. 2. Stankey aims to retire legacy infrastructure by 2029 to enhance competitiveness. 3. The stock has risen 22% this year, outperforming rivals Verizon and T-Mobile. 4. Analysts are optimistic, boosting price targets as fundamentals improve. 5. AT&T anticipates customer churn but continues aggressive fiber optic expansion.