Alphavalue / Divacons | Trade unions have rejected Telefónica’s initial proposal for the redundancy plan it wants to implement in its subsidiaries Telefónica de España, Móviles and Soluciones. The proposal covers 5,040 redundancies out of the 6,088 proposed in the Spanish telecommunications company’s overall restructuring plan. The Sumados-Fetico trade union group has stated that ‘it will not be part of the agreement, as it does not meet the conditions for…

Bankinter | Telefónica has proposed a redundancy plan for 5,319 employees of Telefónica España (3,649 people; 41% of the total), Telefónica Móviles (1,124; 31%), Telefónica Soluciones (267; 24%) and Movistar+ (279; 32%). It could still announce further redundancies in the three remaining companies in Spain (Telefónica Global Solutions, Telefónica Innovación Digital and Telefónica S.A.), which could bring the total to 6,000 employees. The actual departures will take place from 2026…

Renta 4 | Telefónica (TEF) acquires exclusive rights to the Champions League and Europa League for four seasons. Telefónica has been awarded exclusive broadcasting rights for the Champions League, Europa League, Youth League and Conference League for the 2027/28, 2028/29, 2029/30 and 2030/31 seasons. This award is subject to the formalisation of a contract with UEFA, which is expected to be finalised shortly. The price amounts to €1.464 billion or…

Alphavalue/DIVACONS | As we highlighted on Friday, the newspaper Expansión reported that Telefónica (TEF) will submit no fewer than seven redundancy plans (EREs) as part of its cost-cutting plan. It should be noted that the company plans to meet with trade unions on Monday to discuss these issues. We will be monitoring any developments. Telefónica shares rose 0.46% on Friday. Telefónica: Buy, Target Price €5.30/share.

Alphavalue / Divacons | Telefónica unions expect management to propose a redundancy plan for the company. However, at the moment, this measure has not been officially announced; the only thing that has been confirmed is that next Monday the operator’s new strategic plan will be presented to them. Union sources informed EFE that the company’s management sent a very brief invitation to a meeting on Monday morning. The aim is…

Bankinter | Telefónica (TEF) will present its new Strategic Plan tomorrow, 4 November, replacing the previous 2024/2026 plan. In this plan, Telefónica could announce a dividend cut from the previous €0.3 per share for the years covered, according to media reports. Bankinter analysis team’s view: We believe that the probability of this happening is high. According to statements by its CEO, Telefónica has lofty ambitions, with the intention of actively…

Morgan Stanley | Emmet Kelly (analyst) believes Telefónica is a company to watch after a difficult decade and eagerly awaits the CMD on 4 November. Coming from the technology sector, he believes that the new CEO, Marc Murtra, could introduce significant changes in approach and sees scope for reducing debt, consolidating four-operator markets (Spain, Germany), and new revenue opportunities in Defence and Technology (data centres, apps). Equal-Weight recommendation, from €4.60…

Renta 4 | According to the German newspaper Handelsblatt, Telefónica is considering strengthening its cooperation with 1&1 in Germany. In mobile telephony, 1&1 is the fourth largest operator with a market share of 8.9%, behind Deutsche Telekom (32%), Telefónica (27.2%) and Vodafone (22.5%). In broadband, 1&1 is the third largest company in terms of market share (10.7%), behind Deutsche Telekom (40.6%) and Vodafone (27%). Telefónica is in fourth place with…