BCE (BCE) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

BCE Inc. (NYSE: BCE) is a Canadian communications, media and entertainment company that operates through its primary subsidiaries, including Bell Canada and Bell Media. As a large integrated telecommunications provider, BCE delivers a broad range of connectivity services and content to residential, business and wholesale customers across Canada. The company combines network infrastructure with media assets to offer bundled communications and entertainment solutions.

On the services side, BCE provides fixed-line and wireless voice services, mobile data, high-speed internet, fibre and broadband access, and television services through platforms such as Bell Fibe and Bell TV. For business and public sector customers, the company offers enterprise networking, cloud and data centre services, managed IT and cybersecurity solutions, IoT and wholesale connectivity. Bell Media operates a portfolio of television and radio properties, streaming services and production capabilities, including well-known brands and channels that supply national content and advertising inventory.

BCE is headquartered in Montreal and serves customers across Canada through a nationwide network of wireline and wireless infrastructure and regional operations. The company has a long-standing presence in the Canadian communications market and has evolved from traditional telephony into converged digital and media offerings. BCE is led by an executive team and board of directors responsible for strategy, network investment and content distribution, and it continues to invest in next-generation networks and consumer-facing media platforms to support its integrated communications and entertainment business.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $24.37 to $24.68
• 50-Day Range: $23.25 to $26.02
• 52-Week Range: $21.09 to $26.52
• Volume: 1.76 million shs
• Average Volume: 2.91 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $22.95 billion
• P/E Ratio: 5.00
• Dividend Yield: 5.20%
• Price Target: $28.67
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

BCE Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

BCE scored higher than 68% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 52nd out of 94 stocks in the utilities sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

BCE has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.56, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 4 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Upside Potential

BCE has a consensus price target of $28.67, representing about 16.5% upside from its current price of $24.61.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

BCE has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 2.09%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for BCE are expected to grow by 2.09% in the coming year, from $1.91 to $1.95 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of BCE is 5.00, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.78.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of BCE is 5.00, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Utilities sector average P/E ratio of about 20.43.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

BCE has a P/B Ratio of 1.54. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.93% 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 6.54.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in BCE has recently increased by 4.55%, 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 5.21%, 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 26.02%. 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 65.64% next year. This indicates that BCE will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.21

News Sentiment

BCE has a news sentiment score of 0.21. 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 lower news sentiment than the 0.63 average news sentiment score of Utilities companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for BCE this week, compared to 5 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 17 people have searched for BCE on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -35% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

3 people have added BCE to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase 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 4/15 Dividend: 3/16/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 4/15 Dividend: 3/16/2026
• Dividend Payable: 4/15/2026
• Last Earnings: 5/07/2026
• Today: 5/25/2026
• Record date for 7/15 Dividend: 6/15/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 7/15 Dividend: 6/15/2026
• Dividend Payable: 7/15/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 8/06/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Utilities
• Industry: Diversified Comm Services
• Sub-Industry: Communication
• Current Symbol: NYSE:BCE
• CIK: 718940
• Web: www.bce.ca
• Phone: (888) 932-6666
• Fax: 514-766-5735
• Employees: 38,683
• Year Founded: 1880

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for BCE: $28.67
• High Price Target: $39.00
• Low Price Target: $21.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +16.5%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.56
• Research Coverage: 9 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $4.92
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 5.00
• Forward P/E Ratio: 12.88
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $4.62 billion
• Net Margins: 25.66%
• Pretax Margin: 30.88%
• Return on Equity: 13.87%
• Return on Assets: 3.33%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.84
• Current Ratio: 0.74
• Quick Ratio: 0.71

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $17.51 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.31
• Cash Flow: $6.14 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 4.01
• Book Value: $15.95 per share
• Price / Book: 1.54

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 932,530,000
• Free Float: 931,127,000
• Market Cap: $22.95 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.48