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TalkTalk Telecom Group PLC (TALK) is a publicly traded telecom services business based in the UK. TalkTalk Telecom Group is listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) and employs 2,077 staff. All prices are listed in pence sterling.
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TalkTalk Telecom Group share price (LSE:TALK)
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All investing should be regarded as longer term. The value of your investments can go up and down, and you may get back less than you invest. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. If you’re not sure which investments are right for you, please seek out a financial adviser. Capital at risk.
Is TalkTalk Telecom Group under- or over-valued?
Valuing a stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge value.
P/E ratio
TalkTalk Telecom Group's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 8x. In other words, TalkTalk Telecom Group shares trade at around 8x recent earnings.
That's relatively low compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the FTSE 250 at the end of September 2019 (19.71). The low P/E ratio could mean that investors are pessimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're under-valued.
EBITDA
TalkTalk Telecom Group's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is £317 million.
The EBITDA is a measure of a TalkTalk Telecom Group's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.
TalkTalk Telecom Group shares at a glance
Information last updated 2021-04-11.
| 52-week range | 0p - 0p |
|---|---|
| 50-day moving average | 84.0542p |
| 200-day moving average | 90.6954p |
| Wall St. target price | 119p |
| PE ratio | 7.5703 |
| Dividend yield | 1.5p (1.55%) |
| Earnings per share (TTM) | 12.8p |
Do TalkTalk Telecom Group shares pay dividends?
Dividend yield: 1.55% of stock value
Forward annual dividend yield: 2.58% of stock value
Dividend payout ratio: 10.5% of net profits
TalkTalk Telecom Group has recently paid out dividends equivalent to 1.55% of its share value annually.
TalkTalk Telecom Group has paid out, on average, around 10.5% of recent net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 2.58% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), shareholders could enjoy a 2.58% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In TalkTalk Telecom Group's case, that would currently equate to about 1.5p per share.
While TalkTalk Telecom Group's payout ratio might seem low, this can signify that the company is investing more in its future growth.
The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 8 July 2020 (the "ex-dividend date").
Share price volatility
Over the last 12 months, TalkTalk Telecom Group's shares have ranged in value from as little as 0p up to 0p. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".
Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (LSE average) beta is 1, while TalkTalk Telecom Group's is 0.4676. This would suggest that TalkTalk Telecom Group's shares are less volatile than average (for this exchange).
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All investing should be regarded as longer term. The value of your investments can go up and down, and you may get back less than you invest. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. If you’re not sure which investments are right for you, please seek out a financial adviser. Capital at risk.
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