BCE Inc, a telecommunications and media company, provides wireless, wireline, Internet, and television (TV) services to residential, business, and wholesale customers in Canada. It operates in three segments: Bell Wireless, Bell Wireline, and Bell Media. The Bell Wireless segment offers wireless voice and data communications products and services, including 40 live and on-demand channels on smartphones and tablets; roaming services; push-to-talk, field service management, worker safety, and mobility management solutions; and asset management, smart buildings, smart cities, fleet management, and other Internet of Things services.
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Industry, Sector and Symbol
Industry Telephone communication, except radio
Sub-IndustryN/A
SectorUtilities
Phone514-870-8777
Debt
Price-To-Earnings
Sales & Book Value
Annual Sales$18.06 billion
Profitability
Miscellaneous
Employees52,790
Next Earnings Date5/7/2020 (Estimated)
OptionableOptionable
BCE (NYSE:BCE) Frequently Asked Questions
What is BCE's stock symbol?
BCE trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "BCE."
How often does BCE pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for BCE?
BCE announced a quarterly dividend on Friday, February 7th. Stockholders of record on Monday, March 16th will be given a dividend of $0.6267 per share on Wednesday, April 15th. This represents a $2.51 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 5.12%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, March 13th. This is a boost from BCE's previous quarterly dividend of $0.60. View BCE's Dividend History.
How were BCE's earnings last quarter?
BCE Inc. (NYSE:BCE) announced its earnings results on Thursday, February, 6th. The utilities provider reported $0.88 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.69 by $0.19. The utilities provider had revenue of $6.32 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $6.34 billion. BCE had a return on equity of 18.85% and a net margin of 12.84%. The business's revenue was up 1.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.89 earnings per share. View BCE's Earnings History.
When is BCE's next earnings date?
What guidance has BCE issued on next quarter's earnings?
BCE issued an update on its FY20 earnings guidance on Thursday, February, 6th. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $3.50-3.60 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus earnings per share estimate of $3.70. The company issued revenue guidance of +1-3% yr/yr to $24.2-24.7 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $24.44 billion.
What price target have analysts set for BCE?
10 brokerages have issued twelve-month price objectives for BCE's stock. Their forecasts range from $44.38 to $66.00. On average, they anticipate BCE's stock price to reach $56.68 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 15.7% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for BCE.
What is the consensus analysts' recommendation for BCE?
10 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for BCE in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating, 4 hold ratings and 5 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for BCE.
Has BCE been receiving favorable news coverage?
Headlines about BCE stock have trended extremely negative on Friday, InfoTrie Sentiment reports. The research firm rates the sentiment of media coverage by reviewing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. BCE earned a media sentiment score of -4.2 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news articles about the utilities provider a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, indicating that recent media coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the near term. View News Stories for BCE.
Are investors shorting BCE?
BCE saw a decrease in short interest in the month of January. As of January 31st, there was short interest totalling 1,860,000 shares, a decrease of 29.0% from the January 15th total of 2,620,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 830,100 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 2.2 days. Currently, 0.2% of the company's stock are sold short. View BCE's Current Options Chain.
Who are some of BCE's key competitors?
Some companies that are related to BCE include China Mobile (CHL), SoftBank Group (SFTBY), Nippon Telegraph & Telephone (NTTYY), America Movil SAB de CV ADR Series L (AMX), Sprint (S), Orange (ORAN), SINGAPORE TELEC/S (SGAPY), Telefonica (TEF), VIVENDI SA/ADR (VIVHY), China Telecom (CHA), Swisscom (SCMWY), Telstra (TLSYY), Telekomnks Indn Prsr Tbk Prshn Prsrn (TLK), Telenor ASA (TELNY) and Telefonica Brasil (VIV).
What other stocks do shareholders of BCE own?
Who are BCE's key executives?
BCE's management team includes the folowing people:
- Mr. George Alexander Cope O.C. C.M., Pres, CEO & Director (Age 57)
- Mr. Glen LeBlanc FCMA, Exec. VP & CFO (Age 51)
- Mr. Mirko Bibic, Chief Operating Officer
- Mr. Wade Oosterman, Vice Chair & Group Pres (Age 58)
- Mr. Thomas Little, Pres of Bell Bus. Markets - Bell Canada
Who are BCE's major shareholders?
BCE's stock is owned by many different of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include FIL Ltd (2.19%), Capital Research Global Investors (1.75%), TD Asset Management Inc. (1.66%), CIBC World Markets Inc. (1.31%), Charles Schwab Investment Advisory Inc. (0.92%) and Franklin Resources Inc. (0.86%).
Which institutional investors are selling BCE stock?
BCE stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including FIL Ltd, Great West Life Assurance Co. Can, DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale, Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd., Alberta Investment Management Corp, Letko Brosseau & Associates Inc., TD Asset Management Inc. and Renaissance Technologies LLC.
Which institutional investors are buying BCE stock?
BCE stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Capital Research Global Investors, BRITISH COLUMBIA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT Corp, Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Charles Schwab Investment Advisory Inc., Franklin Resources Inc., Bank of New York Mellon Corp, First Trust Advisors LP and Crossmark Global Holdings Inc..
How do I buy shares of BCE?
Shares of BCE can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.
What is BCE's stock price today?
One share of BCE stock can currently be purchased for approximately $48.96.
How big of a company is BCE?
BCE has a market capitalization of $44.26 billion and generates $18.06 billion in revenue each year. The utilities provider earns $2.40 billion in net income (profit) each year or $2.64 on an earnings per share basis. BCE employs 52,790 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About BCE.
What is BCE's official website?
How can I contact BCE?
BCE's mailing address is 1 Carrefour Alexander-Graham-Bell Building A 8th Floor, Verdun A8, H3E 3B3. The utilities provider can be reached via phone at 514-870-8777 or via email at [email protected]
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