Deutsche Telekom (XTRA:DTE) has joined Orange, Telefónica and Vodafone in signing a Letter of Intent with AST SpaceMobile to explore a joint bid for Mobile Satellite Services spectrum across Europe.
The latest Letter of Intent comes as Deutsche Telekom trades at €26.09, after a 1-day share price return of 1.83% and a 7-day share price return of 2.92%, while the 90-day share price return is down 7.09% and the 1-year total shareholder return is broadly flat at 0.17%. This is set against a 3-year total shareholder return of 34.19% and a 5-year total shareholder return of 82.52%, which indicates that recent weakness contrasts with a stronger longer-term record and may reflect shifting expectations around future growth projects such as satellite connectivity and perceived execution risk rather than a clear break in the wider story.
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Bulls see Deutsche Telekom using satellite partnerships to extend a large existing footprint, while bears see capital and execution risk crowding out returns. Which story do the current valuation markers lean toward?
On the most followed view, Deutsche Telekom’s shares at €26.09 sit well below an implied fair value of about €36.43, which puts real weight on execution in its US and German networks over the next few years.
Ongoing growth at T-Mobile US, which now contributes roughly two thirds of Deutsche Telekom group EBITDA and has supported repeated upgrades to the 2026 EBITDA and free cash flow outlook, can continue to lift consolidated revenue and earnings if service revenue and core EBITDA progress translates into higher group cash generation.
See why 143 investors see Deutsche Telekom as 28% undervalued.
Result: Fair Value of €36.43 (UNDERVALUED)
Still, if German broadband competition keeps biting or regulators limit consolidation, the Deutsche Telekom narrative, which assumes smoother margins and cash generation, could easily stall.
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