BCE Stock Forecast, Price & News

9 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for BCE in the last year. There are currently 7 hold ratings and 2 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "hold" BCE stock. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in BCE, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares.
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9 brokers have issued 12 month price targets for BCE's stock. Their BCE stock forecasts range from $60.00 to $71.00. On average, they predict BCE's stock price to reach $67.30 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 37.1% from the stock's current price.
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BCE's stock was trading at $52.04 on January 1st, 2022. Since then, BCE stock has decreased by 5.7% and is now trading at $49.08.
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BCE is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, August 4th 2022.
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BCE Inc. (NYSE:BCE) posted its earnings results on Thursday, May, 5th. The utilities provider reported $0.70 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.64 by $0.06. The utilities provider earned $5.85 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $5.86 billion. BCE had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 15.75% and a net margin of 12.85%. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 2.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company posted $0.62 EPS.
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BCE announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, May 5th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, June 15th will be paid a dividend of $0.715 per share on Friday, July 15th. This represents a $2.86 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 5.83%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, June 14th.
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BCE(NYSE:BCE) pays an annual dividend of $2.84 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 5.94%. BCE has a dividend yield higher than 75% of all dividend-paying stocks, making it a leading dividend payer. The dividend payout ratio of BCE is 109.65%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable. Based on EPS estimates, BCE will have a dividend payout ratio of 102.53% in the coming year. This indicates that BCE may not be able to sustain their current dividend.
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BCE updated its FY 2022 earnings guidance on Monday, May, 23rd. The company provided earnings per share guidance of $2.57-$2.69 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of $2.63. The company issued revenue guidance of $18.69 billion-$19.43 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $18.86 billion.

84 employees have rated BCE CEO Mirko Bibic on Glassdoor.com. Mirko Bibic has an approval rating of 87% among BCE's employees.

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Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other BCE investors own include AT&T (T), Verizon Communications (VZ), Pfizer (PFE), AbbVie (ABBV), Enbridge (ENB), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), CVS Health (CVS), Cisco Systems (CSCO), Royal Bank of Canada (RY) and Brookfield Infrastructure Partners (BIP).

BCE trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "BCE."

BCE's stock is owned by a variety of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Capital Research Global Investors (3.29%), Caisse DE Depot ET Placement DU Quebec (1.47%), Eubel Brady & Suttman Asset Management Inc. (1.42%), Vanguard Group Inc. (1.35%), TD Asset Management Inc. (1.30%) and 1832 Asset Management L.P. (1.25%).

BCE stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Bank of Nova Scotia, Cibc World Market Inc., Federated Hermes Inc., Royal Bank of Canada, Toronto Dominion Bank, Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund, Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd., and OMERS ADMINISTRATION Corp.

BCE stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Eubel Brady & Suttman Asset Management Inc., Caisse DE Depot ET Placement DU Quebec, The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company , JPMorgan Chase & Co., Twin Tree Management LP, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, 1832 Asset Management L.P., and Sei Investments Co..

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One share of BCE stock can currently be purchased for approximately $49.08.

BCE (NYSE:BCE) has a market capitalization of $44.76 billion and generates $18.71 billion in revenue each year. The utilities provider earns $2.27 billion in net income (profit) each year or $2.59 on an earnings per share basis.

BCE employs 49,781 workers across the globe.

BCE was founded in 1880.

BCE's mailing address is 1 carrefour Alexander-Graham-Bell Building A 7th Floor, Verdun A8, H3E 3B3. The official website for BCE is www.bce.ca. The utilities provider can be reached via phone at (888) 932-6666, via email at [email protected], or via fax at 514-766-5735.