Darren Entwistle Acquires 56,200 Shares of TELUS (TSE:T) Stock

TELUS Co. (TSE:T) (NYSE:TU) Director Darren Entwistle purchased 56,200 shares of TELUS stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 22nd. The stock was purchased at an average price of C$17.33 per share, with a total value of C$973,946.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 1,132,190 shares in the company, valued at C$19,620,852.70. This represents a 5.22% increase in their position.

Darren Entwistle also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Friday, December 19th, Darren Entwistle acquired 2,600 shares of TELUS stock. The shares were purchased at an average price of C$17.41 per share, for a total transaction of C$45,266.00.
• On Friday, December 19th, Darren Entwistle bought 190,000 shares of TELUS stock. The shares were purchased at an average cost of C$17.38 per share, for a total transaction of C$3,302,200.00.

TELUS Price Performance

T opened at C$19.01 on Monday. The firm has a market capitalization of C$29.48 billion, a P/E ratio of 24.37, a PEG ratio of 1.65 and a beta of 0.85. The stock has a fifty day moving average of C$18.27 and a 200-day moving average of C$20.61. The company has a quick ratio of 0.52, a current ratio of 0.69 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 183.41. TELUS Co. has a 12-month low of C$17.26 and a 12-month high of C$23.29.

TELUS (TSE:T) (NYSE:TU) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Friday, November 7th. The company reported C$0.24 earnings per share for the quarter. The business had revenue of C$5.07 billion for the quarter. TELUS had a return on equity of 5.80% and a net margin of 4.62%. Equities analysts forecast that TELUS Co. will post 1.2267985 EPS for the current fiscal year.

TELUS News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting TELUS this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Company insiders materially bought shares in December — CEO/director Darren Entwistle made large purchases (including a 190,000‑share buy at ~C$17.38 plus other smaller buys) and multiple non‑executive directors (David Mowat, Thomas Flynn, Hazel Claxton) also increased positions. Heavy insider accumulation signals management confidence and can support the stock. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Brokerage consensus is constructive — research coverage shows a majority of analysts rating TELUS at Buy / Moderate Buy, and MarketBeat lists a consensus “Moderate Buy” with a mid‑$20s target range, which supports investor demand. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Valuation and balance‑sheet metrics remain mixed: market cap ~C$29.5B, P/E ~24, high leverage (debt/equity ~183), and the stock trades below its 200‑day moving average — facts that temper upside even with insider buying. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Competitive pressure: Freedom Mobile rolled out a $39 roaming plan aimed at undercutting Rogers, Telus and Bell — lower‑priced offers from smaller carriers can pressure churn and ARPU for incumbents. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Investor sentiment may be dented by media comparisons suggesting other TSX dividend stocks are preferable to TELUS, which can shift dividend‑income flows away if widely circulated. Read More.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several analysts recently commented on the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut shares of TELUS from a “neutral” rating to an “underweight” rating and decreased their price target for the stock from C$22.00 to C$19.00 in a report on Tuesday, November 18th. TD Securities cut their target price on shares of TELUS from C$26.00 to C$25.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, December 15th. CIBC lifted their target price on shares of TELUS from C$24.00 to C$25.00 in a research note on Friday, October 17th. National Bankshares lowered their price target on shares of TELUS from C$21.50 to C$21.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, December 30th. Finally, Canaccord Genuity Group upgraded TELUS from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, December 4th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have assigned a Buy rating, three have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of C$21.79.

TELUS Company Profile

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. It also has a small wireline presence in eastern Quebec. In recent years Telus has moved to bring fiber to the home over most of its wireline footprint as it upgrades its legacy copper network, leaving it able to compete on more equal footing with cable providers.