Telstra Group Ltd, AGL Energy Ltd, and PLS Group Ltd shares have all fallen into the red in Thursday morning trade as the S&P/ASX 200 Index falls on higher oil prices and interest rate jitters.
The shares are now down around 27% over the past month, are down 7% for the year-to-date, but 66% higher than a year ago.
PLS posted a 152% increase in revenue, a 59% increase in underlying EBITDA, and a swing into profit in NPAT.
The shares rose to a multi-year high in May but fell lower in June to August after the company suffered a nationwide network outage and a disappointing FY26 result.
The shares have generally fell lower so far in 2026 and are now down 12% since January.
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Telstra Group Ltd, AGL Energy Ltd, and PLS Group Ltd shares have all fallen into the red in Thursday morning trade as the S&P/ASX 200 Index falls on higher oil prices and interest rate jitters.
PLS Group shares have dropped around 5% this morning, to $3.98 each.
The shares are now down around 27% over the past month, are down 7% for the year-to-date, but 66% higher than a year ago.
The shares rebounded in August off the back of investor optimism that the lithium price recovery is improving, and then they rocketed higher again when the miner posted a strong FY26 result in mid-August.
PLS posted a 152% increase in revenue, a 59% increase in underlying EBITDA, and a swing into profit in NPAT.
Market Index data shows most brokers have a buy rating on the shares.
Telstra shares are down around 0.5%, to $4.80 a piece.
The shares rose to a multi-year high in May but fell lower in June to August after the company suffered a nationwide network outage and a disappointing FY26 result.
Telstra posted a 0.8% decline in revenue and a 4.4% increase in underlying earnings.
Brokers are on the fence about the outlook for Telstra shares over the next 12 months.
The shares have generally fell lower so far in 2026 and are now down 12% since January.
For FY27, AGL is guiding underlying EBITDA between $1.9 to $2.2 billion and underlying NPAT between $470 to $670 million.
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