Desjardins Has Strong Estimate for BCE Q4 Earnings

BCE, Inc. (NYSE:BCE - Free Report) TSE: BCE - Research analysts at Desjardins boosted their Q4 2025 EPS estimates for BCE in a research report issued on Wednesday, October 15th. Desjardins analyst J. Dubreuil now expects that the utilities provider will earn $0.49 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $0.47. Desjardins has a "Moderate Buy" rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for BCE's current full-year earnings is $1.94 per share. Desjardins also issued estimates for BCE's FY2027 earnings at $1.95 EPS.

Several other analysts have also recently weighed in on BCE. Royal Bank Of Canada raised shares of BCE from a "sector perform" rating to an "outperform" rating and upped their price objective for the stock from $35.00 to $37.00 in a research note on Wednesday. Cibc World Mkts cut shares of BCE from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Thursday, July 3rd. CIBC reissued a "neutral" rating on shares of BCE in a research note on Friday, August 22nd. National Bankshares reissued an "outperform" rating on shares of BCE in a research note on Friday, August 15th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reissued a "sell (d+)" rating on shares of BCE in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, four have issued a Buy rating, five have assigned a Hold rating and five have issued a Sell rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, BCE presently has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $33.50.

BCE Price Performance

Shares of BCE stock opened at $23.69 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 0.61, a quick ratio of 0.57 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.17. The stock has a market capitalization of $22.09 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 81.69, a P/E/G ratio of 4.02 and a beta of 0.63. BCE has a 1-year low of $20.28 and a 1-year high of $33.76. The firm's 50-day moving average price is $24.15 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $22.99.

BCE (NYSE:BCE - Get Free Report) TSE: BCE last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 7th. The utilities provider reported $0.46 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.52 by ($0.06). The firm had revenue of $4.47 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $5.91 billion. BCE had a return on equity of 18.89% and a net margin of 1.96%.BCE's quarterly revenue was up 1.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $0.78 earnings per share. BCE has set its FY 2025 guidance at 1.910-1.980 EPS.

BCE Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, October 15th. Shareholders of record on Monday, September 15th were paid a $0.4375 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, September 15th. This represents a $1.75 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 7.4%. BCE's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 437.93%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On BCE

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Hilltop National Bank bought a new position in BCE in the second quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Cullen Frost Bankers Inc. boosted its stake in BCE by 2,459.6% in the second quarter. Cullen Frost Bankers Inc. now owns 1,459 shares of the utilities provider's stock valued at $32,000 after acquiring an additional 1,402 shares during the last quarter. SVB Wealth LLC bought a new position in BCE in the first quarter valued at approximately $35,000. Trust Co. of Toledo NA OH bought a new position in BCE in the second quarter valued at approximately $40,000. Finally, Bayforest Capital Ltd bought a new position in BCE in the second quarter valued at approximately $42,000. 41.46% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

BCE Company Profile

BCE Inc, a communications company, provides wireless, wireline, Internet, and television (TV) services to residential, business, and wholesale customers in Canada. The company operates through two segments, Bell Communication and Technology Services, and Bell Media. The Bell Communication and Technology Services segment provides wireless products and services including mobile data and voice plans and devices; wireline products and services comprising data, including internet access, internet protocol television, cloud-based services, and business solutions, as well as voice, and other communication services and products; and satellite TV and connectivity services for residential, small and medium-sized business, government, and large enterprise customers.

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