BCE (BCE) Competitors

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

Is BCE or TU more profitable?

TELUS has a net margin of 4.67% compared to BCE's net margin of 1.82%. BCE's return on equity of 19.22% beat TELUS's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
BCE	1.82%	19.22%	3.87%
TELUS	4.67%	9.10%	2.59%

Do insiders and institutionals believe in BCE or TU?

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

Which has better valuation & 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	1.24	$251.05M	$0.26	91.40
TELUS	$14.88B	1.65	$724.69M	$0.46	34.92

Does the media refer more to BCE or TU?

In the previous week, TELUS had 7 more articles in the media than BCE. MarketBeat recorded 33 mentions for TELUS and 26 mentions for BCE. BCE's average media sentiment score of 0.53 beat TELUS's score of 0.51 indicating that BCE is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
BCE	11 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
TELUS	14 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer BCE or TU?

BCE presently has a consensus price target of $38.67, suggesting a potential upside of 62.72%. TELUS has a consensus price target of $21.50, suggesting a potential upside of 33.83%. Given BCE's higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe BCE is more favorable than TELUS.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
BCE	4 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.92
TELUS	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.14

Is BCE or TU a better dividend stock?

BCE pays an annual dividend of $1.27 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.3%. TELUS pays an annual dividend of $1.21 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.5%. BCE pays out 488.5% 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 raised its dividend for 5 consecutive years. TELUS is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Which has more risk & volatility, BCE or TU?

BCE has a beta of 0.62, indicating that its share price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, TELUS has a beta of 0.73, indicating that its share price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

TELUS beats BCE on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.