TELUS (T) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Telus is one of the Big Three wireless service providers in Canada, with its 9 million mobile phone subscribers nationwide constituting about 30% of the total market. It is the incumbent local exchange carrier in the western Canadian provinces of British Columbia and Alberta, where it provides internet, television, and landline phone services. It also has a small wireline presence in eastern Quebec. In recent years Telus has moved to bring fiber to the home over most of its wireline footprint as it upgrades its legacy copper network, leaving it able to compete on more equal footing with cable providers. Telus' other businesses participate in the international business services, health, security, and agriculture industries.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: C$21.87 to C$22.17
• 50-Day Range: C$20.72 to C$22.61
• 52-Week Range: C$19.10 to C$23.43
• Volume: 2.89 million shs
• Average Volume: 4.06 million shs
• Market Capitalization: C$33.15 billion
• P/E Ratio: 35.73
• Dividend Yield: 7.08%
• Price Target: C$23.04
• Consensus Rating: Hold

TELUS Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

TELUS scored higher than 21% 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 2.42, and is based on 5 buy ratings, 7 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

TELUS has been the subject of 5 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of TELUS is 35.73, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 25.53.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of TELUS is 35.73, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Communication Services sector average P/E ratio of about 21.72.

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 1.94. 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 7.22%, 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 253.11%. 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: 1.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.27

News Sentiment

TELUS has a news sentiment score of 0.27. 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 0.38 average news sentiment score of Communication Services companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 11 news articles for TELUS this week, compared to 7 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 158 people have searched for T on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -1% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 6 people have added TELUS to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -14% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, TELUS insiders have not sold or bought any 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$19.49 at the start of the year. Since then, T shares have increased by 13.0% and is now trading at C$22.02.

How were TELUS's earnings last quarter?

TELUS Co. (TSE:T) posted its earnings results on Friday, November, 8th. The company reported $0.28 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.23 by $0.05. TELUS had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 5.80% and a net margin of 4.62%.

When did TELUS's stock split?

Shares of TELUS 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 issued to shareholders after the closing bell 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?

Shares of T stock and other Canadian stocks can be purchased through an online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the Canadian stock market include BMO InvestorLine, CIBC Investor's Edge, Desjardins Online Brokerage, HSBC InvestDirect, Laurentian Bank Discount Brokerage, National Bank Direct Brokerage, Qtrade Investor, Questrade, RBC Direct Investing, Scotia iTrade, TD Direct Investing, and Virtual Brokers.

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: 11/08/2024
• Today: 7/03/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: TSE
• Sector: Communication Services
• Industry: Telecom Services
• Sub-Industry: Communication
• Current Symbol: TSE:T
• 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$23.04
• High Stock Price Target: C$25.00
• Low Stock Price Target: C$20.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +4.6%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.42
• Research Coverage: 12 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): C$0.62
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 35.73
• Forward P/E Ratio: 17.95
• P/E Growth: 1.65
• Net Income: C$931.40 million
• Net Margins: 4.62%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 5.80%
• Return on Assets: 3.58%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 183.41
• Current Ratio: 0.69
• Quick Ratio: 0.52

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: C$20.15 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.65
• Cash Flow: C$0.79 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 27.90
• Book Value: C$11.35 per share
• Price / Book: 1.94

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 1,505,583,993
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: C$33.15 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.72