AT&T to buy DirecTV By: MarketMinute.com Stock News May 19, 2014 at 13:52 PM EDT AT&T Inc. (NYSE: T) offered approximately $48.5 billion in cash and stock to acquire DirecTV (Nasdaq: DTV). Shares of AT&T lost 64 cents to $36.10 while DirecTV stock dropped $1.43 to $84.75. Related Stocks: AT&T Inc DIRECTV