<div id="readability-page-1"><p><span>TELUS (TSE:T - Get Free Report) <span>NYSE: TU<span></span></span></span> had its price target cut by equities researchers at National Bankshares  from C$21.50 to C$21.00 in a research report issued to clients and investors on Wednesday,BayStreet.CA reports. The brokerage currently has an &#34;outperform&#34; rating on the stock. National Bankshares' price target suggests a potential upside of 20.00% from the company's previous close.</p><ul><li>Charles Schwab Stock: Trading Up in a Down Market</li></ul><p>Other research analysts also recently issued research reports about the stock. Desjardins cut their target price on shares of TELUS from C$25.00 to C$24.00 and set a &#34;buy&#34; rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, October 9th. Scotiabank upped their price objective on shares of TELUS from C$25.00 to C$26.00 and gave the company an &#34;outperform&#34; rating in a research note on Monday, September 8th. Canaccord Genuity Group raised shares of TELUS from a &#34;hold&#34; rating to a &#34;buy&#34; rating in a research note on Thursday, December 4th. Morgan Stanley decreased their price objective on TELUS from C$25.00 to C$20.00 in a report on Wednesday, December 10th. Finally, TD Securities dropped their target price on TELUS from C$26.00 to C$25.00 and set a &#34;buy&#34; rating for the company in a research note on Monday, December 15th. One investment analyst  has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have given a Buy rating, three have assigned  a Hold rating and one  has assigned  a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of &#34;Moderate Buy&#34; and an average target price of C$22.21.</p><p><b>Read Our Latest Analysis on TELUS</b></p><h2>TELUS Price Performance</h2><ul><li>Charles Schwab’s Initiative Changes Are a Long-Term Positive </li></ul><p>Shares of TSE T traded up C$0.07 on Wednesday, hitting C$17.50. The company's stock had a trading volume of 6,999,690 shares, compared to its average volume of 4,794,274. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 183.41, a current ratio of 0.69 and a quick ratio of 0.52. The stock has a 50 day moving average of C$19.42 and a 200-day moving average of C$21.21. TELUS has a 12-month low of C$17.26 and a 12-month high of C$23.29. The company has a market capitalization of C$27.14 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 22.44, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.65 and a beta of 0.90. </p><p>TELUS (TSE:T - Get Free Report) <span>NYSE: TU<span></span></span> last announced its earnings results on Friday, November 7th. The company reported C$0.24 EPS for the quarter. TELUS had a return on equity of 5.80% and a net margin of 4.62%.The firm had revenue of C$5.07 billion for the quarter.  As a group, research analysts predict that  TELUS will post 1.2267985 EPS for the current year. </p><h2>About TELUS</h2> (Get Free Report)<ul><li>TD Bank Q2 Earnings: Record Highs and Regulatory Hurdles</li></ul><p>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. 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<p>National Bankshares has lowered its price target for TELUS from C$21.50 to C$21.00, maintaining an "outperform" rating. Other analysts have varied ratings, with some decreasing and others increasing their price targets. TELUS has a Moderate Buy rating overall, with an average target price of C$22.21. The stock is trading at C$17.50, with a market cap of C$27.14 billion. TELUS is a major wireless provider in Canada, upgrading its network to compete with cable providers.</p>

National Bankshares Has Lowered Expectations for TELUS (TSE:T) Stock Price