BCE (BCE) Competitors

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

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%

Which has more volatility and 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.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of 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 insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of TELUS shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, 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	1.27	$251.05M	$0.29	83.72
TELUS	$14.88B	1.58	$724.69M	$0.46	33.37

Does the media refer more to BCE or TU?

In the previous week, BCE had 14 more articles in the media than TELUS. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for BCE and 9 mentions for TELUS. TELUS's average media sentiment score of 1.37 beat BCE's score of 0.66 indicating that TELUS is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
BCE	8 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
TELUS	7 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer BCE or TU?

BCE presently has a consensus price target of $33.50, indicating a potential upside of 37.97%. TELUS has a consensus price target of $21.50, indicating a potential upside of 40.07%. Given TELUS's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe TELUS is more favorable than BCE.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
BCE	5 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.07
TELUS	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.13

Is BCE or TU a better dividend stock?

BCE pays an annual dividend of $1.27 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.2%. TELUS pays an annual dividend of $1.21 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.9%. 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 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.

Summary

TELUS beats BCE on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.