Telus lowers its outlook

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TELUS, $23.11, is a buy. The company (Toronto symbol T; Shares o/s: 1.4 billion; Market cap: $33.9 billion; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; Divd. yield: 6.3%; telus.com) owns 72.2% of Telus International (Cda) Inc. (Toronto symbol TIXT)—a call centre operator. Telus International has cut its revenue and earnings forecasts for 2023. That’s because some of its larger clients, particularly in the tech industry, are spending less on its services. As a result, parent company Telus now expects its revenue for all of 2023 will rise between 9.5% and 11.5%. That’s down from its earlier forecast for 11% to 14% growth. However, Telus continues to attract new wireless and broadband customers. In the second quarter of 2023, it added 110,000 new mobile phone subscribers (net of cancellations), up 17,000 from a year earlier. The company also signed 124,000 other mobile subscribers (net), up 32,000 year-over-year, as well as 59,000 net new Internet, TV and home security customers. Telus Corp. is a buy. buy. …