TELUS (T) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

TELUS Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, provides a range of telecommunications and information technology products and services in Canada. It operates through Technology Solutions and Digitally-Led Customer Experiences segments. The Technology Solutions segment offers a range of telecommunications products and services; network services; healthcare services; mobile technologies equipment; data services, such as internet protocol; television; hosting, managed information technology, and cloud-based services; software, data management, and data analytics-driven smart food-chain and consumer goods technologies; home and business security; healthcare software and technology solutions; and voice and other telecommunications services, as well as mobile and fixed voice and data telecommunications services and products. The Digitally-Led Customer Experiences segment provides digital customer experience and digital-enablement transformation solutions, including artificial intelligence and content management solutions. The company was formerly known as TELUS Communications Inc. and changed its name to TELUS Corporation in February 2005. TELUS Corporation was incorporated in 1998 and is based in Vancouver, Canada.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: C$20.42 to C$20.91
• 50-Day Range: C$20.53 to C$22.57
• 52-Week Range: C$20.04 to C$24.92
• Volume: 5.31 million shs
• Average Volume: 3.42 million shs
• Market Capitalization: C$30.38 billion
• P/E Ratio: 38.74
• Dividend Yield: 7.60%
• Price Target: C$24.31
• Consensus Rating: Hold

TELUS Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

TELUS scored higher than 46% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

TELUS has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.45, and is based on 6 buy ratings, 4 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

TELUS has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of TELUS is 38.74, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 135.28.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of TELUS is 38.74, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Communication Services sector average P/E ratio of about 320.50.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

TELUS has a PEG Ratio of 1.65. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

TELUS has a P/B Ratio of 1.92. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for T.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

TELUS is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 7.00%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

TELUS does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of TELUS is 294.34%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for T.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.22

News Sentiment

TELUS has a news sentiment score of 0.22. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.57 average news sentiment score of Communication Services companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 17 news articles for TELUS this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

270 people have searched for T on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 11% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 9 people have added TELUS to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, TELUS insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought C$2,558,964.00 in company stock and sold C$0.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 0.02% of the stock of TELUS is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

55.95% of the stock of TELUS is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

T Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have T shares performed this year?

TELUS's stock was trading at C$23.58 at the beginning of 2024. Since then, T shares have decreased by 12.9% and is now trading at C$20.53.
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How were TELUS's earnings last quarter?

TELUS Co. (TSE:T) issued its quarterly earnings results on Friday, July, 30th. The company reported $0.26 EPS for the quarter, meeting analysts' consensus estimates of $0.26. The firm had revenue of $4.11 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $4.10 billion. TELUS had a net margin of 3.91% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 4.67%.

When did TELUS's stock split?

TELUS shares split on the morning of Wednesday, March 18th 2020. The 2-1 split was announced on Thursday, February 13th 2020. The newly created shares were distributed to shareholders after the market closes on Tuesday, March 17th 2020. An investor that had 100 shares of stock prior to the split would have 200 shares after the split.

How do I buy shares of TELUS?

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What other stocks do shareholders of TELUS own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that TELUS investors own include Enbridge (ENB), Toronto-Dominion Bank (TD), BCE (BCE), Royal Bank of Canada (RY), Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS), Manulife Financial (MFC) and Bank of Montreal (BMO).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/30/2021
• Ex-Dividend for 10/1 Dividend: 9/10/2024
• Dividend Payable: 10/01/2024
• Ex-Dividend for 1/2 Dividend: 12/11/2024
• Today: 12/17/2024
• Dividend Payable: 1/02/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: TSE
• Sector: Communication Services
• Industry: Telecom Services
• Sub-Industry: Communication
• Current Symbol: TSE:T
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.telus.com
• Phone: +1-604-6978044
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 160,700
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: C$24.31
• High Stock Price Target: C$28.00
• Low Stock Price Target: C$21.50
• Potential Upside/Downside: +18.4%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.45
• Research Coverage: 11 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): C$0.53
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 38.74
• Forward P/E Ratio: 16.73
• P/E Growth: 1.65
• Net Income: C$779 million
• Net Margins: 3.91%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 4.67%
• Return on Assets: 3.58%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 171.58
• Current Ratio: 0.66
• Quick Ratio: 0.52

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: C$19.91 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.53
• Cash Flow: C$0.74 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 27.90
• Book Value: C$10.67 per share
• Price / Book: 1.92

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 1,480,000,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: C$30.38 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.72