BCE (BCE) Competitors

BCE (NYSE:BCE) and TELUS (NYSE:TU) are both large-cap utilities companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, earnings, valuation and media sentiment.

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, BCE or TU?

TELUS has lower revenue, but higher earnings than BCE. TELUS is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than BCE, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
BCE	$17.82B	1.22	$251.05M	$0.29	80.57
TELUS	$14.88B	1.62	$724.69M	$0.46	34.10

Do analysts recommend BCE or TU?

BCE currently has a consensus price target of $32.50, suggesting a potential upside of 39.10%. TELUS has a consensus price target of $21.50, suggesting a potential upside of 37.07%. Given BCE's higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe BCE is more favorable than TELUS.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
BCE	5 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.93
TELUS	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.13

Do insiders & institutionals believe in BCE or TU?

41.5% of BCE shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 49.4% of TELUS shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of BCE shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of TELUS shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media favor BCE or TU?

In the previous week, BCE had 4 more articles in the media than TELUS. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for BCE and 10 mentions for TELUS. TELUS's average media sentiment score of 0.72 beat BCE's score of 0.63 indicating that TELUS is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
BCE	5 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
TELUS	4 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility & risk, BCE or TU?

BCE has a beta of 0.63, suggesting that its stock price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, TELUS has a beta of 0.71, suggesting that its stock price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is BCE or TU more profitable?

TELUS has a net margin of 4.67% compared to BCE's net margin of 1.96%. BCE's return on equity of 18.89% beat TELUS's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
BCE	1.96%	18.89%	3.74%
TELUS	4.67%	9.10%	2.59%

Is BCE or TU a better dividend stock?

BCE pays an annual dividend of $1.27 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.4%. TELUS pays an annual dividend of $1.21 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.7%. BCE pays out 437.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. TELUS pays out 263.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. TELUS has increased its dividend for 5 consecutive years. TELUS is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Summary

TELUS beats BCE on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.