BCE (BCE) Competitors $24.07 +0.24 (+1.01%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$24.02 -0.05 (-0.21%) As of 05:04 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock BCE vs. TU, AMX, CHT, TME, TEF, VOD, WBD, FWONK, FOXA, and FOXShould you be buying BCE stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of BCE include TELUS (TU), America Movil (AMX), Chunghwa Telecom (CHT), Tencent Music Entertainment Group (TME), Telefonica (TEF), Vodafone Group (VOD), Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD), Liberty Media Corporation - Liberty Formula One Series C (FWONK), FOX (FOXA), and FOX (FOX). These companies are all part of the "communication" industry. BCE vs. Its Competitors TELUS America Movil Chunghwa Telecom Tencent Music Entertainment Group Telefonica Vodafone Group Warner Bros. Discovery Liberty Media Corporation - Liberty Formula One Series C FOX FOX 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 BCE1.82% 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) 1.92TELUS 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBCE$24.33B0.92$251.05M$0.2692.58TELUS$20.29B1.24$724.69M$0.5729.02 SummaryTELUS beats BCE on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get BCE News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for BCE and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding BCE and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart BCE vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricBCEDiversified Comm Services IndustryUtilities SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$22.45B$33.97B$16.56B$20.56BDividend Yield5.47%20.56%5.62%3.74%P/E Ratio92.5826.0320.2128.05Price / Sales0.923.0128.8150.52Price / Cash3.7411.1019.0622.25Price / Book2.183.502.164.61Net Income$251.05M$1.00B$751.09M$982.91M7 Day Performance6.05%0.22%-0.22%3.26%1 Month Performance6.91%3.13%2.11%4.37%1 Year Performance-24.22%30.44%15.94%14.95% BCE Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BCEBCE1.6595 of 5 stars$24.07+1.0%$38.67+60.6%-24.5%$22.45B$24.33B92.5840,390TUTELUS2.6745 of 5 stars$16.39+0.6%$21.50+31.2%+7.2%$24.99B$14.88B28.75106,800AMXAmerica Movil2.3185 of 5 stars$18.07-0.1%$16.62-8.0%-2.1%$54.84B$47.69B33.46178,468Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastCHTChunghwa Telecom0.2951 of 5 stars$44.68-1.8%N/A+22.1%$34.66B$7.16B29.9932,452Positive NewsTMETencent Music Entertainment Group2.427 of 5 stars$20.03+2.9%$16.60-17.1%+33.2%$34.37B$3.89B23.855,353Positive NewsTEFTelefonica2.0991 of 5 stars$5.26-0.6%N/A+24.0%$29.83B$44.71B-13.84100,870VODVodafone Group4.0875 of 5 stars$10.92+1.3%N/A+19.4%$27.07B$39.39B9.5892,000Gap UpWBDWarner Bros. Discovery1.4456 of 5 stars$11.02-1.8%$12.33+11.9%+56.5%$27.05B$39.32B-2.5035,000Analyst ForecastFWONKLiberty Media Corporation - Liberty Formula One Series C1.8632 of 5 stars$103.07+0.1%$101.83-1.2%+37.7%$25.71B$3.32B-257.686,800Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastGap UpFOXAFOX3.1801 of 5 stars$54.85-2.5%$53.53-2.4%+56.9%$24.66B$13.98B13.6410,200Positive NewsAnalyst UpgradeFOXFOX3.0264 of 5 stars$50.37-2.7%N/A+54.5%$22.65B$13.98B12.5310,600Trending News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies TELUS Competitors America Movil Competitors Chunghwa Telecom Competitors Tencent Music Entertainment Group Competitors Telefonica Competitors Vodafone Group Competitors Warner Bros. 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