Hazel Cynthia Claxton Buys 3,445 Shares of TELUS (TSE:T) Stock

TELUS Co. (TSE:T) (NYSE:TU) Director Hazel Cynthia Claxton purchased 3,445 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, December 24th. The stock was bought at an average price of C$17.46 per share, for a total transaction of C$60,149.70. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 8,403 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately C$146,716.38. This trade represents a 69.48% increase in their ownership of the stock.

TELUS Stock Performance

TELUS stock 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 P/E/G ratio of 1.65 and a beta of 0.85. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of C$18.27 and a two-hundred day moving average price of C$20.61. TELUS Co. has a 52-week low of C$17.26 and a 52-week high of C$23.29. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 183.41, a current ratio of 0.69 and a quick ratio of 0.52.

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

Analyst Ratings Changes

T has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. Canaccord Genuity Group upgraded shares of TELUS from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, December 4th. Natl Bk Canada raised TELUS from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 25th. BMO Capital Markets lowered TELUS from an “outperform” rating to a “hold” rating and reduced their price objective for the stock from C$23.00 to C$19.00 in a research note on Thursday, December 11th. Morgan Stanley decreased their target price on TELUS from C$25.00 to C$20.00 in a report on Wednesday, December 10th. Finally, Desjardins set a C$23.00 price target on TELUS and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, January 12th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have issued a Buy rating, three have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, TELUS presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of C$21.79.

Key Headlines Impacting TELUS

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.

About TELUS

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.