TSE:T

Telus Corp (T.TO)

17.18
+0.09 (0.53%)
as of Jun 5, 2026, 8:00:00 pm Market Open.
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COMMENT
Support at $49. Telcos are a bond proxy, and Telus is the best. Be cautious with this, because interest rates may rise in 2020.
WAIT
All the telcoms in Canada have been excellent places to be as of late. Lower interest rates helped them this year. As interest rates start to go back up, the share prices in this space are vulnerable to weakness. He is not prepared to guess where rates are going. He would wait to buy.
HOLD
Stay with it. Everything looks good. Capital expenditures look lower. Yield combined with growth looks good.
COMMENT

BCE vs T Both operate in a regulated industry that allows above normal margins. Consumers are cutting cords and there is push back on cell phone bills. You are probably better owing a US telecom company instead. He prefers Shaw or AT&T.

HOLD

A lot like the other telecoms there is relatively low growth, T-T pays a good dividend. He owns BCE-T instead. Valuations are on the upper end of the band for both these. You could expect 3-5% increases in share price plus the dividend. Yield 4.6%

PAST TOP PICK
(A Top Pick Jul 09/19, Down 0.3%) It’s not a short term investment. The next resistance is at $50. Doesn’t seem any weakness here. Would continue to hold it.
DON'T BUY

Great company for the long term. If you are looking for more upside there are different places to look. Vodafone just announced they are going to spin out tower and the stock jumped almost 10% today. Would recommend AT&T if you are looking for more yield. Generally the dividend yields on Canadian telcos is quite low relative to other parts of the world.

HOLD
Telcos are pretty defensive, so he wouldn't be too concerned in a recession. But, do you put new money in right now? It's not cheap, but a great dividend that's expected to grow. If you own it, he wouldn't add more, but you can sell calls on it for a nice second stream of income.
BUY ON WEAKNESS

Telus vs Rogers? He prefers neither. The valuation is too rich. He sold his Rogers around $72. He would prefer Telus as it is more diversified and does not have the struggles of content issues. He would actually buy Shaw instead as they enter the wireless space. He would buy all three on weakness, but enter Shaw today.

WEAK BUY
The Canadian telcos offer 1-3% growth + 5% dividend yield. The sector has done okay this year as people seek safety and yield. You can hold this for the dividend.
COMMENT

It's OK, but he prefers BCE. BCE is more of a national company, whereas Telus is focused in the west.

TOP PICK
It's had two tests of support (200-week moving average) around $44. It's showing higher highs and higher lows. It could push up to $50. The risk is up, not down though it could take time. (Analysts’ price target is $52.87)
HOLD
Likes it. Yield is 4.64%, with growth of 4-5%. Beta is 0.71. Lower volatility. (Analysts’ price target is $52.87)
BUY
This has been a dividend play for years. They did a really great job of growing it over time. The defensive sectors are very expensive. Telecoms have that group risk built into them. But he prefers to focus on stocks that have a higher divined growth rate. The total return over the next few years should be pretty decent.
COMMENT
Given the lower rates offered to consumers by Canadian telcos. Investors think the rate cuts (unlimited rates for broadband) it'll cut into their profitablility, but this model has existed in the US for a long time and the American carriers are still very successful. The Canadian telcos needed to correct its offerings to consumers in this way. He prefers Rogers, whose stock has performed a little better. Bell is spending more in laying fibre, while Rogers is spending on 5G.
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