BCE (BCE) Competitors

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

Is BCE or TU more profitable?

TELUS has a net margin of 5.78% 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	5.78%	9.11%	2.67%

Which has more volatility & risk, BCE or TU?

BCE has a beta of 0.61, indicating that its stock price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, TELUS has a beta of 0.73, indicating that its stock price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders 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 insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of TELUS shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

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 7.3%. 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 212.3% 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.

Does the media favor BCE or TU?

In the previous week, TELUS had 2 more articles in the media than BCE. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for TELUS and 7 mentions for BCE. TELUS's average media sentiment score of 0.07 beat BCE's score of 0.02 indicating that TELUS is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
BCE	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
TELUS	2 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts recommend BCE or TU?

BCE presently has a consensus target price of $38.67, suggesting a potential upside of 60.64%. TELUS has a consensus target price of $21.50, suggesting a potential upside of 29.99%. Given BCE's higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly 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)	7 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.13

Which has higher 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	$24.33B	0.92	$251.05M	$0.26	92.58
TELUS	$20.29B	1.24	$724.69M	$0.57	29.02

Summary

TELUS beats BCE on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.