Telefonica (TEF) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Telefónica, S.A. (NYSE: TEF) is a Spanish telecommunications company headquartered in Madrid. Founded in 1924 as Compañía Telefónica Nacional de España, it has grown into an international provider of communications and digital services.

The company offers fixed-line and mobile telecommunications, broadband and fiber-optic connectivity, television, data services, cloud computing, cybersecurity and other digital solutions. Its consumer and business services are marketed primarily under brands including Movistar, O2 and Vivo.

Telefónica’s principal operations are in Spain, Germany and Brazil, while it also has telecommunications activities across several Spanish-speaking Latin American markets. In the United Kingdom, it participates in Virgin Media O2, a joint venture providing mobile, broadband and related communications services.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $3.64 to $3.81
• 50-Day Range: $3.81 to $3.81
• 52-Week Range: $3.80 to $5.72
• Volume: N/A
• Average Volume: 884,805 shs
• Market Capitalization: $21.60 billion
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: 6.56%
• Price Target: $4.12
• Consensus Rating: Reduce

Telefonica Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Telefonica scored higher than 31% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 172nd out of 240 stocks in the communication services sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.8 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Reduce

Consensus Rating

Telefonica has received a consensus rating of Reduce. The company's average rating score is 1.50, and is based on no strong buy ratings, no buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and 3 sell ratings.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for Telefonica is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Telefonica has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 3.33%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Telefonica 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 Telefonica is -9.29, 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 Telefonica is -9.29, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Telefonica has a PEG Ratio of 0.26. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Telefonica has a P/B Ratio of 0.88. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for TEF.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Leadership

Telefonica is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 6.69%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

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

Dividend Sustainability

Based on EPS estimates, Telefonica will have a dividend payout ratio of 80.65% in the coming year. This indicates that Telefonica may not be able to sustain their current dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.00

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Telefonica this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

1 people have searched for TEF on MarketBeat 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, Telefonica insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.01% of the stock of Telefonica is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

1.14% of the stock of Telefonica is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 11/04/2025
• Today: 9/30/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Communication Services
• Industry: Diversified Telecommunication Services
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• 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

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Telefonica: $4.12
• High Price Target: $4.40
• Low Price Target: $3.83
• Potential Upside/Downside: +8.0%
• Consensus Rating: Reduce
• Rating Score (0-4): 1.50
• Research Coverage: 6 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($0.41)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: 12.70
• P/E Growth: 0.26
• Net Income: -$53.02 million
• Net Margins: -5.23%
• Pretax Margin: 1.59%
• Return on Equity: 8.54%
• Return on Assets: 1.96%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.44
• Current Ratio: 0.84
• Quick Ratio: 0.80

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $40.55 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.53
• Cash Flow: $0.44 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 8.61
• Book Value: $4.34 per share
• Price / Book: 0.88

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 5,670,162,000
• Free Float: 5,669,595,000
• Market Cap: $21.60 billion
• Optionable: No Data
• Beta: 0.29