Telefónica (TEF) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Telefónica, S.A., together with its subsidiaries, provides telecommunications services in Europe and Latin America. The company offers mobile and related services and products, such as mobile voice, value added, mobile data and internet, wholesale, corporate, roaming, fixed wireless, and trunking and paging services. It also provides fixed telecommunication services, including PSTN lines; ISDN accesses; public telephone services; local, domestic, and international long-distance and fixed-to-mobile communications; corporate communications; supplementary value-added services; video telephony; intelligent network; and telephony information services, as well as leases and sells handset equipment and telephony information services. It also provides Internet and broadband multimedia services comprising internet service provider, portal and network, retail and wholesale broadband access, narrowband switched access, security, internet through fibre to the home, and voice over internet protocol services. In addition, the company offers leased line, virtual private network, fibre optics, web hosting and application, managed hosting, content delivery, outsourcing and application, desktop, and system integration and professional services. Further, the company offers wholesale services for telecommunication operators, including domestic interconnection and international wholesale services; leased lines for other operators; and local loop leasing services, as well as bit stream services, wholesale line rental accesses, and leased ducts for other operators' fiber deployment. Additionally, it provides video/TV services; smart connectivity and services, and consumer IoT products; financial and other payment, security, cloud, advertising, big data, and digital experience services; Aura; open gateway, living apps; smart Wi-Fi, Phoenix, NT, Solar 360, and Movistar Home devices. Telefónica, S.A. was incorporated in 1924 and is headquartered in Madrid, Spain.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $5.29 to $5.31
• 50-Day Range: $4.37 to $5.31
• 52-Week Range: $3.89 to $5.31
• Volume: 297,220 shs
• Average Volume: 704,153 shs
• Market Capitalization: $30.11 billion
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: 4.14%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Reduce

Telefónica Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Telefónica scored higher than 15% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 86th out of 91 stocks in the utilities sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: N/A
• Analyst Rating: N/A

Consensus Rating

There is not enough analysis data for Telefónica.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 3.33%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Telefónica are expected to grow by 3.33% in the coming year, from $0.30 to $0.31 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Telefónica is -20.42, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Telefónica is -20.42, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Telefónica has a P/B Ratio of 1.04. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.11% of the float of Telefónica has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Telefónica has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 7.7.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Telefónica has recently increased by 13.59%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Leadership

Telefónica is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 4.26%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Telefónica does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Telefónica will have a dividend payout ratio of 70.97% next year. This indicates that Telefónica will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.11% of the float of Telefónica has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Telefónica has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 7.7.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Telefónica has recently increased by 13.59%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.64

News Sentiment

Telefónica has a news sentiment score of 0.64. 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 0.75 average news sentiment score of Utilities companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 4 news articles for Telefónica this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

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

MarketBeat Follows

1 people have added Telefónica to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Telefónica insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 0.01% of the stock of Telefónica is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Only 1.14% of the stock of Telefónica is held by institutions.

TEF Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have TEF shares performed this year?

Telefónica's stock was trading at $4.02 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, TEF shares have increased by 32.1% and is now trading at $5.31.
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How were Telefónica's earnings last quarter?

Telefónica, S.A. (NYSE:TEF) posted its earnings results on Wednesday, May, 14th. The utilities provider reported $0.08 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, meeting analysts' consensus estimates of $0.08. The utilities provider earned $9.70 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $10.06 billion. Telefónica had a negative net margin of 2.84% and a positive trailing twelve-month return on equity of 10.10%.
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Does Telefónica have any subsidiaries?

Telefónica subsidiaries include these companies: iHackLabs, Statiq, Synergic Partners S.L, E-Plus Mobilfunk, Global Village Telecom (GVT), DTS Communications, Canal+, and more.

Who are Telefónica's major shareholders?

Top institutional shareholders of Telefónica include Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (0.11%), Northern Trust Corp (0.06%), American Century Companies Inc. (0.03%) and Drum Hill Capital LLC (0.01%).

How do I buy shares of Telefónica?

Shares of TEF stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Telefónica own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Telefónica investors own include Waste Connections (WCN), American Water Works (AWK), AUO (AUOTY), The RMR Group (RMR), DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH), Voyager Therapeutics (VYGR) and iShares Micro-Cap ETF (IWC).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 5/14/2025
• Today: 5/30/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 7/30/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Utilities
• Industry: Telephone communication, except radio
• Sub-Industry: Communication
• Current Symbol: NYSE:TEF
• CIK: 814052
• Web: www.telefonica.com
• Phone: (491) 482-8700
• Fax: 34-91-482-8600
• Employees: 104,200
• Year Founded: 1924

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): ($0.38)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: 17.70
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: -$965.41 million
• Net Margins: -2.84%
• Pretax Margin: -3.49%
• Return on Equity: 10.10%
• Return on Assets: 2.54%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.33
• Current Ratio: 0.85
• Quick Ratio: 0.81

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $41.04 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.73
• Cash Flow: $0.39 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 13.72
• Book Value: $5.10 per share
• Price / Book: 1.04

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 5,670,162,000
• Free Float: 5,669,595,000
• Market Cap: $30.11 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.46