Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS (TKC) Competitors

BCE (NYSE:BCE) and Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS (NYSE:TKC) are both communication companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, valuation, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Does the media prefer BCE or TKC?

In the previous week, BCE had 21 more articles in the media than Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for BCE and 2 mentions for Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS. BCE's average media sentiment score of 0.44 beat Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS's score of 0.34 indicating that BCE is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
BCE	7 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is BCE or TKC a better dividend stock?

BCE pays an annual dividend of $1.27 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.6%. Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS pays an annual dividend of $0.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. 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. Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS pays out 10.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Is BCE or TKC more profitable?

Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS has a net margin of 13.52% compared to BCE's net margin of 1.82%. BCE's return on equity of 19.22% beat Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
BCE	1.82%	19.22%	3.87%
Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS	13.52%	6.56%	3.42%

Do analysts prefer BCE or TKC?

BCE currently has a consensus price target of $38.67, suggesting a potential upside of 70.37%. Given BCE's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe BCE is more favorable than Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS.

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
Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

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

41.5% of BCE shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of BCE shares are held 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.

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, BCE or TKC?

Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS has lower revenue, but higher earnings than BCE. Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS 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	1.19	$251.05M	$0.26	87.29
Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS	$5.08B	1.08	$717.47M	$1.47	4.24

Which has more risk and volatility, BCE or TKC?

BCE has a beta of 0.61, meaning that its stock price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS has a beta of 0.88, meaning that its stock price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

BCE beats Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.