Deutsche Telekom (OTCMKTS:DTEGY) Shares Gap Down - Time to Sell?

Key Points

• Deutsche Telekom shares fell sharply, opening at $31.18 versus the prior close of $33.10 and last trading near $31.09 on volume of about 50,000 shares.
• Analyst sentiment is mixed but leans cautious: two analysts rate the stock Buy and three rate it Hold, producing an overall “Hold” consensus after several recent downgrades.
• The company slightly exceeded quarterly expectations, reporting $0.67 EPS versus $0.66 expected and revenue of $34.53 billion versus $34.43 billion; analysts forecast $2.63 in full-year EPS compared with company guidance of $2.56.

Deutsche Telekom AG (OTCMKTS:DTEGY - Get Free Report)'s share price gapped down prior to trading on Friday . The stock had previously closed at $33.10, but opened at $31.18. Deutsche Telekom shares last traded at $31.09, with a volume of 50,146 shares traded.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

DTEGY has been the subject of several analyst reports. Erste Group Bank cut shares of Deutsche Telekom from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Friday, June 5th. Citigroup reiterated a "buy" rating on shares of Deutsche Telekom in a research report on Monday, July 13th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a "buy" rating on shares of Deutsche Telekom in a research report on Tuesday, July 21st. Kepler Capital Markets downgraded Deutsche Telekom from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Thursday, August 27th. Finally, Zacks Research cut Deutsche Telekom from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Monday, September 7th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, Deutsche Telekom has an average rating of "Hold".

Deutsche Telekom Stock Performance

The firm has a market capitalization of $148.55 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.00, a PEG ratio of 0.73 and a beta of 0.34. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $32.30 and a 200-day moving average price of $33.22. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.14, a current ratio of 1.03 and a quick ratio of 0.96.

Deutsche Telekom (OTCMKTS:DTEGY - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 6th. The utilities provider reported $0.67 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.66 by $0.01. The company had revenue of $34.53 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $34.43 billion. Deutsche Telekom had a return on equity of 11.20% and a net margin of 7.18%.Deutsche Telekom has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.560-2.560 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Deutsche Telekom AG will post 2.63 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

About Deutsche Telekom

Deutsche Telekom AG is a telecommunications company headquartered in Bonn, Germany. The company provides mobile and fixed-line communications, broadband internet, digital television, and related technology services to consumers and businesses. Its consumer brands include Telekom in Germany and several European markets, while its U.S. operations are conducted through T-Mobile US.

Deutsche Telekom serves customers primarily in Germany, the United States, and other European countries. Its business activities include operating mobile and broadband networks, offering voice and data services, and providing communications, information technology, and cloud solutions to corporate and public-sector customers through its T-Systems division.

The company was established in 1995 following the privatization and restructuring of Germany's former state-owned postal and telecommunications authority, Deutsche Bundespost.

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