Q3 Earnings Forecast for TELUS Issued By Desjardins (TSE:T)

Key Points

• Desjardins has revised its Q3 2025 EPS estimate for TELUS down to $0.24 per share, indicating a negative outlook for the company’s earnings.
• Despite the downgrade, TELUS recently announced a dividend increase, raising its quarterly payout to $0.4163 from $0.40, which represents a 7.7% dividend yield.
• The average stock rating for TELUS is currently "Hold," with a target price of C$23.04 from various analysts, reflecting mixed sentiments on the stock's performance.

TELUS Co. (TSE:T - Free Report) NYSE: TU - Analysts at Desjardins dropped their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for shares of TELUS in a report issued on Tuesday, August 5th. Desjardins analyst J. Dubreuil now anticipates that the company will post earnings of $0.24 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.26. The consensus estimate for TELUS's current full-year earnings is $1.23 per share. Desjardins also issued estimates for TELUS's Q4 2025 earnings at $0.27 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $1.05 EPS.

A number of other equities analysts have also recently issued reports on the stock. Canaccord Genuity Group upped their price objective on shares of TELUS from C$20.25 to C$21.50 in a research report on Monday, May 12th. BMO Capital Markets upped their price objective on shares of TELUS from C$23.00 to C$24.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 2nd. National Bankshares upped their price objective on shares of TELUS from C$22.00 to C$23.00 and gave the stock a "sector perform" rating in a research report on Friday, June 6th. Finally, Scotiabank set a C$24.50 price target on shares of TELUS and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a research report on Friday, June 13th. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of C$23.18.

TELUS Stock Performance

TSE T traded up C$0.01 during trading on Wednesday, reaching C$22.10. The company's stock had a trading volume of 2,723,424 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,987,679. The company has a current ratio of 0.69, a quick ratio of 0.52 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 183.41. The firm has a market capitalization of C$33.27 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 35.86, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.65 and a beta of 0.72. TELUS has a 12 month low of C$19.10 and a 12 month high of C$23.43. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of C$22.19 and a 200 day moving average price of C$21.57.

TELUS Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, October 1st. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, September 10th will be paid a $0.4163 dividend. This is an increase from TELUS's previous quarterly dividend of $0.40. This represents a $1.67 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 7.5%. TELUS's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 253.11%.

About TELUS

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.