BCE (BCE) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

BCE Inc. is a Canadian communications and media company headquartered in Montreal, Quebec. Through its Bell operations, the company provides wireless and wireline telecommunications services, including mobile voice and data plans, high-speed internet, telephone services, and business communications solutions.

BCE also offers television services, including conventional, satellite, and internet-based television, as well as digital content and streaming products. Its media operations include television networks, specialty channels, digital media properties, and sports and news programming. The company serves residential, small-business, enterprise, and wholesale customers across Canada.

BCE traces its roots to the Bell Telephone Company of Canada, established in 1880, and BCE Inc. was formed in 1983. Mirko Bibic has served as BCE’s president and chief executive officer since January 2020. The company’s common shares trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol BCE and on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the same symbol.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $23.33 to $23.62
• 50-Day Range: $20.88 to $23.84
• 52-Week Range: $20.87 to $26.52
• Volume: 642,383 shs
• Average Volume: 3.53 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $21.78 billion
• P/E Ratio: 4.77
• Dividend Yield: 5.44%
• Price Target: $29.25
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

BCE Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

BCE scored higher than 89% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 42nd out of 246 stocks in the communication services sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

BCE has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.55, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 6 buy ratings, 5 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

BCE has a consensus price target of $29.25, representing about 25.1% upside from its current price of $23.38.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

BCE has been the subject of 8 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 0.52%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for BCE are expected to grow by 0.52% in the coming year, from $1.93 to $1.94 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of BCE is 4.78, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 39.19.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of BCE is 4.78, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Communication Services sector average P/E ratio of about 23.87.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

BCE has a PEG Ratio of 6.07. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

BCE has a P/B Ratio of 1.52. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.40% of the float of BCE has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

BCE has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 14.35, which indicates bearish sentiment.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in BCE has recently increased by 2.98%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Leadership

BCE is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 5.42%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

BCE does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of BCE is 25.97%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, BCE will have a dividend payout ratio of 65.46% next year. This indicates that BCE will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.00

News Sentiment

BCE has a news sentiment score of 1.00. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.73 average news sentiment score of Communication Services companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 7 news articles for BCE this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

28 people have searched for BCE on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 40% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 2 people have added BCE to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -50% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, BCE insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.15% of the stock of BCE is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

41.46% of the stock of BCE is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 7/15 Dividend: 6/15/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 7/15 Dividend: 6/15/2026
• Dividend Payable: 7/15/2026
• Last Earnings: 8/06/2026
• Today: 9/14/2026
• Record date for 10/15 Dividend: 9/15/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 10/15 Dividend: 9/15/2026
• Dividend Payable: 10/15/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/05/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Communication Services
• Industry: Diversified Telecommunication Services
• Sub-Industry: Integrated Telecommunication Services
• Current Symbol: NYSE:BCE
• CIK: 718940
• Web: www.bce.ca
• Phone: (514) 786-8424
• Fax: 514-766-5735
• Employees: 38,683
• Year Founded: 1880

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for BCE: $29.25
• High Price Target: $39.00
• Low Price Target: $25.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +25.2%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.55
• Research Coverage: 11 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $4.89
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 4.78
• Forward P/E Ratio: 12.10
• P/E Growth: 6.07
• Net Income: $4.62 billion
• Net Margins: 25.49%
• Pretax Margin: 30.80%
• Return on Equity: 12.90%
• Return on Assets: 3.25%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.79
• Current Ratio: 0.73
• Quick Ratio: 0.69

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $17.51 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.24
• Cash Flow: $6.13 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 3.81
• Book Value: $15.37 per share
• Price / Book: 1.52

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 932,530,000
• Free Float: 931,127,000
• Market Cap: $21.78 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.52