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Desjardins Has Bearish Outlook for TELUS FY2025 Earnings

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Key Points

  • Desjardins has revised its forecast for TELUS's FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) down to $0.99, a decrease from the previous estimate of $1.01.
  • Multiple analysts have varied target prices for TELUS, with BMO Capital Markets raising their target to C$24.00 and Royal Bank of Canada reducing it to C$24.00, indicating a consensus rating of "Hold".
  • TELUS recently increased its quarterly dividend to $0.4163 per share, representing an annualized yield of 7.6%, despite a high payout ratio of 253.11%.
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TELUS Co. (TSE:T - Free Report) NYSE: TU - Analysts at Desjardins decreased their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of TELUS in a research report issued on Tuesday, August 5th. Desjardins analyst J. Dubreuil now anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $0.99 for the year, down from their prior estimate of $1.01. The consensus estimate for TELUS's current full-year earnings is $1.23 per share.

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

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TELUS Stock Up 0.0%

T traded up C$0.01 during midday trading on Thursday, 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. TELUS has a 1 year low of C$19.10 and a 1 year high of C$23.43. 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 PEG ratio of 1.65 and a beta of 0.72. The stock's 50-day moving average is C$22.19 and its 200-day moving average is C$21.58.

TELUS Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, October 1st. Investors of record on Wednesday, September 10th will be paid a $0.4163 dividend. This represents a $1.67 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 7.5%. This is a positive change from TELUS's previous quarterly dividend of $0.40. TELUS's payout ratio is currently 253.11%.

About TELUS

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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.

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