Will the AT&T-DirecTV merger be a boost to AT&T shareholders? Tracey Ryniec and David Bartosiak, Stock Strategists at Zacks Investment Research, discuss the fundamentals of the merger, the outlook for synergies over the next few years and the direction the shares have gone since the deal closed.

AT&T recently held an analyst day to explain the deal and the outlook for 2016-2018. After the meeting, most analysts were positive on the AT&T story as the company expects to grow earnings in the mid-single digits, up from the low single digits, over the next 3 years.

But what do investors think? David dissects the chart for clues.

What else should investors take away about the merger? Watch our short video below to learn more at the AT&T-DirecTV merger.

AT&T: http://www.zacks.com/stock/quote/T?cid=CS-YOUTUBE-FT-VID
DirecTV: http://www.zacks.com/stock/quote/DTV?cid=CS-YOUTUBE-FT-VID

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