TELUS (TU) Competitors

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

Which has higher valuation & earnings, 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	1.64	$724.69M	$0.46	34.58
BCE	$17.82B	1.22	$251.05M	$0.29	80.05

Do analysts recommend TU or BCE?

TELUS currently has a consensus target price of $21.50, indicating a potential upside of 35.18%. BCE has a consensus target price of $32.50, indicating a potential upside of 40.00%. Given BCE's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe BCE is more favorable than TELUS.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
TELUS	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.14
BCE	4 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Do insiders & institutionals believe in 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 company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of BCE shares are owned by company 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.

Does the media prefer TU or BCE?

In the previous week, BCE had 7 more articles in the media than TELUS. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for BCE and 1 mentions for TELUS. TELUS's average media sentiment score of 1.10 beat BCE's score of 0.48 indicating that TELUS is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
TELUS	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
BCE	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more risk & volatility, TU or BCE?

TELUS has a beta of 0.72, indicating that its stock price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BCE has a beta of 0.63, indicating that its stock price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is TU or BCE 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
TELUS	4.67%	9.10%	2.59%
BCE	1.96%	18.89%	3.74%

Is TU or BCE a better dividend stock?

TELUS pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.5%. BCE pays an annual dividend of $1.26 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.4%. TELUS pays out 260.9% 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 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 has increased its dividend for 5 consecutive years. TELUS is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Summary

TELUS beats BCE on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.