Short Interest in Deutsche Telekom AG (OTCMKTS:DTEGY) Decreases By 54.2%

Key Points

• Short interest in Deutsche Telekom fell 54.2% to 227,485 shares as of July 31, from 497,145 shares on July 15. Short interest represents approximately 0.0% of shares outstanding, with a 0.2-day short-interest ratio.
• Deutsche Telekom reported quarterly EPS of $0.67, exceeding estimates by $0.01, while revenue of $34.53 billion also surpassed expectations. Analysts forecast full-year EPS of $2.63, compared with the company’s 2026 guidance of $2.56.
• Analyst sentiment remains broadly positive, with an overall “Buy” rating; Deutsche Bank and Citigroup reaffirmed “Buy” ratings, while Zacks Research upgraded the stock to “Strong Buy.”

Deutsche Telekom AG (OTCMKTS:DTEGY - Get Free Report) was the recipient of a significant drop in short interest in July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totaling 227,485 shares, a drop of 54.2% from the July 15th total of 497,145 shares. Approximately 0.0% of the shares of the stock are sold short. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 1,296,837 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.2 days.

Deutsche Telekom Stock Performance

Shares of DTEGY stock opened at $33.16 on Friday. Deutsche Telekom has a fifty-two week low of $26.90 and a fifty-two week high of $40.58. The stock's 50-day moving average is $30.86 and its two-hundred day moving average is $33.81. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.11, a current ratio of 1.18 and a quick ratio of 1.10. The firm has a market cap of $162.66 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.02, a PEG ratio of 0.73 and a beta of 0.33.

Deutsche Telekom (OTCMKTS:DTEGY - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 6th. The utilities provider reported $0.67 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.66 by $0.01. The business had revenue of $34.53 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $34.43 billion. Deutsche Telekom had a return on equity of 11.11% and a net margin of 7.18%.Deutsche Telekom has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.560-2.560 EPS. Analysts predict that Deutsche Telekom will post 2.63 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research analysts have issued reports on the company. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reaffirmed a "buy" rating on shares of Deutsche Telekom in a report on Tuesday, July 21st. Erste Group Bank lowered Deutsche Telekom from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Friday, June 5th. Citigroup reaffirmed a "buy" rating on shares of Deutsche Telekom in a report on Monday, July 13th. Finally, Zacks Research upgraded Deutsche Telekom from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Friday, August 7th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have issued a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of "Buy".

Deutsche Telekom Company Profile

Deutsche Telekom AG is a leading European telecommunications company headquartered in Bonn, Germany. The firm provides a broad range of telecommunications and information technology services for consumer, business and wholesale customers. Its core activities include fixed-line and mobile voice services, broadband internet access, television services and a suite of enterprise IT and network solutions.

Deutsche Telekom offers consumer products under well-known retail brands in its home market and across Europe, and operates extensive mobile networks including 4G and 5G infrastructure.

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