TELUS (TU) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

TELUS is a Canadian telecommunications and technology company headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia. Its core services include wireless voice and data, internet, television and home phone offerings, as well as communications and technology solutions for businesses and public-sector organizations.

The company also operates TELUS Health, which provides digital health services and technology, and TELUS Agriculture & Consumer Goods, which offers technology and data solutions for the agriculture and food industries. These businesses serve customers in Canada and, in some areas, internationally.

TELUS traces its roots to Alberta Government Telephones, which was privatized in 1990. The company expanded through its 1999 merger with BC Telecom and today primarily serves customers across Canada through its communications networks and related businesses.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $8.74 to $8.94
• 50-Day Range: $7.73 to $9.73
• 52-Week Range: $7.64 to $14.84
• Volume: 6.72 million shs
• Average Volume: 6.82 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $13.91 billion
• P/E Ratio: 16.22
• Dividend Yield: 6.17%
• Price Target: $15.00
• Consensus Rating: Reduce

TELUS Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

TELUS scored higher than 91% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 26th out of 232 stocks in the communication services sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.7 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Reduce

Consensus Rating

TELUS has received a consensus rating of Reduce. The company's average rating score is 1.88, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 3 buy ratings, 9 hold ratings, and 5 sell ratings.

Upside Potential

TELUS has a consensus price target of $15.00, representing about 71.3% upside from its current price of $8.76.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

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

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 121.74%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for TELUS are expected to grow by 121.74% in the coming year, from $0.23 to $0.51 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of TELUS is 16.22, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 25.17.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of TELUS is 16.22, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Communication Services sector average P/E ratio of about 22.02.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

TELUS has a PEG Ratio of 21.68. 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 1.37. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.08% of the float of TELUS has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

TELUS has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 8.27.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in TELUS has recently decreased by 8.11%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Leadership

TELUS is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 6.07%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

TELUS has been increasing its dividend for 5 years.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on EPS estimates, TELUS will have a dividend payout ratio of 105.88% in the coming year. This indicates that TELUS may not be able to sustain their current dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.2 / 5
• News Sentiment: -0.05

News Sentiment

TELUS has a news sentiment score of -0.05. 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 0.46 average news sentiment score of Communication Services companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 16 news articles for TELUS this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 3 people have searched for TU on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -50% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 1 people have added TELUS to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -83% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.6 / 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

0.09% of the stock of TELUS is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

49.40% of the stock of TELUS is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 10/1 Dividend: 9/10/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 10/1 Dividend: 9/10/2026
• Dividend Payable: 10/01/2026
• Last Earnings: 11/06/2026
• Today: 11/11/2026
• Record date for 1/4 Dividend: 12/11/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 1/4 Dividend: 12/11/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026
• Dividend Payable: 1/04/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Communication Services
• Industry: Diversified Telecommunication Services
• Sub-Industry: Integrated Telecommunication Services
• Current Symbol: NYSE:TU
• CIK: 868675
• Web: www.telus.com
• Phone: (604) 697-8044
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 111,500
• Year Founded: 1998

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for TELUS: $15.00
• High Price Target: $19.00
• Low Price Target: $10.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +71.3%
• Consensus Rating: Reduce
• Rating Score (0-4): 1.88
• Research Coverage: 17 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($0.94)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 16.22
• Forward P/E Ratio: 17.17
• P/E Growth: 21.68
• Net Income: $796.57 million
• Net Margins: -10.27%
• Pretax Margin: -9.93%
• Return on Equity: 7.66%
• Return on Assets: 2.02%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.82
• Current Ratio: 0.63
• Quick Ratio: 0.62

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $14.71 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.95
• Cash Flow: $2.48 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 3.53
• Book Value: $6.41 per share
• Price / Book: 1.37

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 1,589,000,000
• Free Float: 1,587,570,000
• Market Cap: $13.91 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.63