TELUS FY2025 EPS Estimate Cut by National Bank Financial

Key Points

• National Bank Financial has lowered its **FY2025 earnings per share (EPS)** estimate for TELUS from **$1.10 to $1.06**, while the consensus for the current year is **$1.23 per share**.
• TELUS has announced a **quarterly dividend increase** to **$0.4163 per share**, representing an annualized dividend of **$1.67** and a **dividend yield of 7.7%**.
• Despite reduced earnings estimates, TELUS maintains a market cap of **C$32.76 billion**, with its stock currently priced at **C$21.76**.

TELUS Co. (TSE:T - Free Report) NYSE: TU - Equities research analysts at National Bank Financial reduced their FY2025 EPS estimates for TELUS in a research note issued to investors on Monday, August 4th. National Bank Financial analyst A. Shine now forecasts that the company will post earnings of $1.06 per share for the year, down from their prior estimate of $1.10. The consensus estimate for TELUS's current full-year earnings is $1.23 per share. National Bank Financial also issued estimates for TELUS's FY2026 earnings at $1.17 EPS.

Several other research firms have also recently commented on T. National Bankshares boosted their price target on shares of TELUS from C$22.00 to C$23.00 and gave the stock a "sector perform" rating in a report on Friday, June 6th. Royal Bank Of Canada cut their price target on TELUS from C$25.00 to C$24.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, April 9th. Canaccord Genuity Group upped their price objective on TELUS from C$20.25 to C$21.50 in a research report on Monday, May 12th. Scotiabank set a C$24.50 price target on TELUS and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Friday, June 13th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets upped their target price on shares of TELUS from C$23.00 to C$24.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Wednesday, July 2nd. Seven research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of C$23.04.

TELUS Trading Up 0.4%

TSE T traded up C$0.08 on Wednesday, reaching C$21.84. The stock had a trading volume of 6,372,788 shares, compared to its average volume of 4,001,439. The company has a quick ratio of 0.52, a current ratio of 0.69 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 183.41. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of C$22.21 and a two-hundred day moving average price of C$21.54. TELUS has a 12-month low of C$19.10 and a 12-month high of C$23.43. The firm has a market capitalization of C$32.88 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 35.44, a P/E/G ratio of 1.65 and a beta of 0.72.

TELUS Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, October 1st. Investors of record on Wednesday, September 10th will be given a dividend of $0.4163 per share. This is a positive change from TELUS's previous quarterly dividend of $0.40. This represents a $1.67 annualized dividend and a yield of 7.6%. TELUS's dividend payout ratio is 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.