Telefónica, S.A. (NYSE:TEF – Get Free Report) has been assigned an average recommendation of “Reduce” from the five research firms that are currently covering the firm, Marketbeat Ratings reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating and four have issued a hold rating on the company.
TEF has been the topic of several analyst reports. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lowered Telefónica from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report on Thursday, June 13th. StockNews.com lowered shares of Telefónica from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, October 4th. New Street Research lowered shares of Telefónica from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, July 5th. Bank of America lowered shares of Telefónica from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, August 2nd. Finally, Hsbc Global Res upgraded Telefónica to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 2nd.
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TEF opened at $4.81 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.37, a current ratio of 0.85 and a quick ratio of 0.81. Telefónica has a 12-month low of $3.71 and a 12-month high of $4.93. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $4.63 and a two-hundred day moving average of $4.48.
Telefónica (NYSE:TEF – Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, July 31st. The utilities provider reported $0.11 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.08 by $0.03. The company had revenue of $11.04 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $10.85 billion. Telefónica had a negative net margin of 1.62% and a positive return on equity of 9.18%. On average, equities research analysts expect that Telefónica will post 0.34 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
About Telefónica
Telefónica, SA, together with its subsidiaries, provides telecommunications services in Europe and Latin America. The company offers mobile and related services and products, such as mobile voice, value added, mobile data and internet, wholesale, corporate, roaming, fixed wireless, and trunking and paging services.
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