Deutsche Telekom AG (OTCMKTS:DTEGY) Receives Average Rating of "Strong Buy" from Brokerages

Deutsche Telekom AG (OTCMKTS:DTEGY - Get Free Report) has earned an average rating of "Strong Buy" from the six research firms that are currently covering the stock, MarketBeat Ratings reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating, one has assigned a buy rating and four have given a strong buy rating to the company.

DTEGY has been the topic of a number of research reports. Morgan Stanley reaffirmed an "overweight" rating on shares of Deutsche Telekom in a research note on Wednesday, May 14th. Hsbc Global Res cut shares of Deutsche Telekom from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Wednesday, March 5th. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised shares of Deutsche Telekom from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Friday, June 6th.

Deutsche Telekom Price Performance

Shares of Deutsche Telekom stock traded down $0.59 on Friday, hitting $35.44. 230,455 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 849,922. The firm's 50-day simple moving average is $36.77 and its 200 day simple moving average is $34.64. The company has a current ratio of 1.15, a quick ratio of 1.08 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.04. The company has a market cap of $176.72 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.53, a P/E/G ratio of 1.35 and a beta of 0.62. Deutsche Telekom has a 12-month low of $24.04 and a 12-month high of $39.04.

Deutsche Telekom (OTCMKTS:DTEGY - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Thursday, May 15th. The utilities provider reported $0.53 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.52 by $0.01. The company had revenue of $33.37 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $29.43 billion. Deutsche Telekom had a net margin of 5.36% and a return on equity of 7.65%. Analysts expect that Deutsche Telekom will post 1.86 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Deutsche Telekom Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Monday, April 21st. Shareholders of record on Friday, April 11th were given a $0.9731 dividend. This is a positive change from Deutsche Telekom's previous dividend of $0.81. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, April 11th. Deutsche Telekom's dividend payout ratio is presently 71.76%.

Deutsche Telekom Company Profile

Deutsche Telekom AG, together with its subsidiaries, provides integrated telecommunication services. The company operates through Germany, United States, Europe, Systems Solutions, Group Development, and Group Headquarters and Group Services segments. It offers fixed-network services, including voice and data communication services based on fixed-network and broadband technology; and sells terminal equipment and other hardware products, as well as services to resellers.