AT&T stock could repeat its 2024 performance next year.Shares of telecom giant AT&T (T -3.34%) have soared about 35% so far this year, delivering market-beating returns to investors after years of trouble. The company's failed efforts to become a media conglomerate, which piled on debt through pricey acquisitions, have been largely unwound. The pending sale of its 70% stake in DIRECTV, set to close in the second half of 2025, will put a bow on the effort to get out of the media business for good.As AT&T nar ...