BCE (BCE) Competitors

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

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, TU or BCE?

TELUS has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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
TELUS	$14.88B	1.69	$724.69M	$0.57	28.91
BCE	$17.82B	1.25	$251.05M	$0.26	91.62

Is TU or BCE a better dividend stock?

TELUS pays an annual dividend of $1.21 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.3%. BCE pays an annual dividend of $1.27 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.3%. 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. 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 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.

Is TU or BCE 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
TELUS	5.78%	9.11%	2.67%
BCE	1.82%	19.22%	3.87%

Which has more volatility and risk, TU or BCE?

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

Do analysts prefer TU or BCE?

TELUS currently has a consensus price target of $21.50, indicating a potential upside of 30.46%. BCE has a consensus price target of $38.67, indicating a potential upside of 62.33%. Given BCE's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe BCE is more favorable than TELUS.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
TELUS	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.13
BCE	4 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.92

Does the media favor TU or BCE?

In the previous week, TELUS had 3 more articles in the media than BCE. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for TELUS and 4 mentions for BCE. TELUS's average media sentiment score of 0.12 beat BCE's score of -0.01 indicating that TELUS is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of TU or BCE?

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

Summary

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