TELUS (TU) Competitors $16.25 +0.19 (+1.18%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$16.26 +0.01 (+0.06%) As of 05:29 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 TU vs. BCE, AMX, TME, CHT, TEF, WBD, VOD, FOXA, FWONK, and FOXShould you be buying TELUS stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of TELUS include BCE (BCE), America Movil (AMX), Tencent Music Entertainment Group (TME), Chunghwa Telecom (CHT), Telefonica (TEF), Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD), Vodafone Group (VOD), FOX (FOXA), Liberty Media Corporation - Liberty Formula One Series C (FWONK), and FOX (FOX). These companies are all part of the "communication" industry. TELUS vs. Its Competitors BCE America Movil Tencent Music Entertainment Group Chunghwa Telecom Telefonica Warner Bros. Discovery Vodafone Group FOX Liberty Media Corporation - Liberty Formula One Series C FOX BCE (NYSE:BCE) and TELUS (NYSE:TU) are both large-cap utilities companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk and earnings. Does the media favor BCE or TU? In the previous week, BCE had 6 more articles in the media than TELUS. MarketBeat recorded 33 mentions for BCE and 27 mentions for TELUS. BCE's average media sentiment score of 0.64 beat TELUS's score of 0.28 indicating that BCE is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment BCE 12 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 8 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive TELUS 12 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 2 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Is BCE or TU a better dividend stock? BCE pays an annual dividend of $1.26 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.0%. TELUS pays an annual dividend of $1.21 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.4%. BCE pays out 434.5% 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 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. 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 BCE1.96% 18.89% 3.74% TELUS 4.67%9.10%2.59% Which has stronger valuation & 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$24.41B0.96$251.05M$0.2986.52TELUS$14.88B1.67$724.69M$0.4635.33 Do analysts rate BCE or TU? BCE presently has a consensus price target of $38.67, suggesting a potential upside of 54.11%. TELUS has a consensus price target of $21.50, suggesting a potential upside of 32.31%. 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) 8 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.93TELUS 0 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.14 Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership 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 endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more risk & volatility, BCE or TU? BCE has a beta of 0.62, meaning that its stock price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, TELUS has a beta of 0.73, meaning that its stock price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryTELUS beats BCE on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get TELUS News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for TU 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 TU 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 TU vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricTELUSDiversified Comm Services IndustryUtilities SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$24.78B$34.92B$17.04B$20.98BDividend Yield7.56%18.91%5.45%3.65%P/E Ratio35.3315.4415.4928.93Price / Sales1.672.66174.8759.74Price / Cash5.9111.2019.0822.93Price / Book2.133.312.185.47Net Income$724.69M$1.00B$751.46M$994.60M7 Day Performance2.23%3.08%0.23%3.03%1 Month Performance-1.40%4.85%15.61%1.98%1 Year Performance0.25%22.91%146.39%16.39% TELUS Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)TUTELUS2.7359 of 5 stars$16.25+1.2%$21.50+32.3%-2.0%$24.78B$14.88B35.33106,800News CoverageBCEBCE2.4019 of 5 stars$23.47+0.9%$38.67+64.8%-29.6%$21.85B$24.33B90.1340,390Earnings ReportAnalyst RevisionAMXAmerica Movil2.653 of 5 stars$18.70+2.9%$16.92-9.5%+12.2%$56.80B$47.69B19.91178,468TMETencent Music Entertainment Group3.3045 of 5 stars$21.90+0.1%$16.60-24.2%+93.5%$37.58B$28.99B26.075,353Trending NewsAnalyst DowngradeGap UpCHTChunghwa Telecom1.0955 of 5 stars$45.14+0.6%N/A+20.0%$35.02B$7.16B29.5032,452TEFTelefonica1.2427 of 5 stars$5.37-0.3%N/A+23.9%$30.47B$40.69B-11.20100,870News CoverageWBDWarner Bros. Discovery2.6493 of 5 stars$11.89-7.1%$12.81+7.8%+67.2%$29.21B$39.32B-2.7035,000Earnings ReportInsider TradeVODVodafone Group4.468 of 5 stars$11.22-0.8%$136.00+1,112.7%+22.1%$27.21B$37.45B9.8492,000FOXAFOX2.6314 of 5 stars$54.01-0.3%$55.93+3.6%+44.6%$24.30B$16.30B11.0110,200Positive NewsFWONKLiberty Media Corporation - Liberty Formula One Series C1.8106 of 5 stars$96.68-3.0%$107.56+11.2%+28.1%$24.15B$3.32B-242.086,800News CoveragePositive NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst RevisionFOXFOX3.8621 of 5 stars$49.24-0.5%N/A+41.1%$22.14B$16.30B10.0310,600Trending News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies BCE Competitors AMX Competitors TME Competitors CHT Competitors TEF Competitors WBD Competitors VOD Competitors FOXA Competitors FWONK Competitors FOX Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:TU) was last updated on 8/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s national nightmare is herePorter Stansberry and Jeff Brown say a new U.S. national emergency is already underway — and it could trigger ...Porter & Company | SponsoredMan Who Called Nvidia at $1.10 Says Buy This Now...In 2004, one man called Nvidia before just about anyone knew it existed. 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