Thomas Earl Flynn Purchases 3,000 Shares of TELUS (TSE:T) Stock

TELUS Co. (TSE:T) (NYSE:TU) Director Thomas Earl Flynn purchased 3,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, December 24th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of C$17.45 per share, with a total value of C$52,350.00. Following the purchase, the director directly owned 14,389 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately C$251,088.05. The trade was a 26.34% increase in their position.

TELUS Stock Performance

Shares of TELUS stock opened at C$19.01 on Monday. The stock has a market cap of C$29.48 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.37, a P/E/G ratio of 1.65 and a beta of 0.85. TELUS Co. has a twelve month low of C$17.26 and a twelve month high of C$23.29. The company’s fifty day moving average is C$18.27 and its 200 day moving average is 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 (TSE:T) (NYSE:TU) last announced its earnings results on Friday, November 7th. The company reported C$0.24 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. The business had revenue of C$5.07 billion during the quarter. TELUS had a return on equity of 5.80% and a net margin of 4.62%. Sell-side analysts forecast that TELUS Co. will post 1.2267985 EPS for the current year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

T has been the subject of several research analyst reports. Desjardins set a C$23.00 price objective on TELUS and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, January 12th. Natl Bk Canada upgraded TELUS from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, November 25th. TD Securities dropped their price target on TELUS from C$26.00 to C$25.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, December 15th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut TELUS from a “neutral” rating to an “underweight” rating and cut their price target for the stock from C$22.00 to C$19.00 in a report on Tuesday, November 18th. Finally, CIBC raised their price objective on shares of TELUS from C$24.00 to C$25.00 in a research report on Friday, October 17th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have given a Buy rating, three have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of C$21.79.

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.

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.