Deutsche Telekom Insiders and Analysts Align: Buybacks, Upgrades, and a 35% Discount
Published on 07/07/2026 at 05:56 | Redaktion boerse-global.de
A board-level insider at Deutsche Telekom scooped up shares just as the stock hit its lowest level in a year, adding a personal vote of confidence to a broader campaign to shore up the stock. Rodrigo Francisco Diehl, a member of the management board, spent roughly €73,000 on 3,000 shares over two days at the end of June, paying €24.64 on June 29 and €24.15 on June 30. That second date marked the exact 52-week trough of €23.54.
The insider purchase came as the Bonn-based telecom giant was already buying heavily on its own account. On those same two days, the company repurchased 727,344 shares on Xetra for about €18 million, part of a program that has been running since early April. To date, more than 19.3 million shares have been bought back, shrinking the float and boosting earnings per share. The third tranche of the buyback — worth up to €560 million — began on July 1 and runs through the end of September, with the full-year 2026 program targeting up to €2 billion in total repurchases.
Analysts are also turning more bullish. Morningstar upgraded the stock from four to five stars, arguing that it trades at a 35% discount to a fair value of $44 per American depositary share. The rating agency points to Deutsche Telekom’s stable position in its home market and, crucially, the consistent cash flows generated by T-Mobile US. The American subsidiary controls roughly half the urban market in cities like New York and shows no signs of losing that grip, even as satellite services such as Starlink raise broader questions — concerns that Bank of America recently dismissed by upgrading T-Mobile US to “Buy.”
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The combined buying has helped lift the stock from its June low. At Monday’s close of €25.57, the shares had gained about 7% over the previous week. Yet the recovery remains fragile: the stock is still down 8.54% since the start of the year and nearly 18% over twelve months. It also continues to trade below both its 50-day moving average of €27.49 and its 200-day moving average of €28.76, with the February high of €34.35 still a distant 26% away.
UBS, meanwhile, has pushed back against fears that Deutsche Telekom might be forced into a costly full takeover of its US unit, arguing that such worries overlook the operational strength of the parent company. Between the insider buying, the active share repurchase program, and a string of analyst upgrades, the stock is building a support base — but closing the gap to those moving averages will likely require sustained operating performance from both the European core and the growing media business around MagentaTV.
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