TELUS (TU) Competitors

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

Does the media favor BCE or TU?

In the previous week, BCE had 2 more articles in the media than TELUS. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for BCE and 16 mentions for TELUS. TELUS's average media sentiment score of 0.80 beat BCE's score of 0.66 indicating that TELUS is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
BCE	8 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
TELUS	9 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in BCE or TU?

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

Do analysts prefer BCE or TU?

BCE presently has a consensus target price of $38.67, indicating a potential upside of 63.98%. TELUS has a consensus target price of $21.50, indicating a potential upside of 37.82%. 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
BCE	4 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.92
TELUS	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.13

Which has higher 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
BCE	$17.82B	1.23	$251.05M	$0.26	90.69
TELUS	$14.88B	1.60	$724.69M	$0.57	27.37

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
BCE	1.82%	19.22%	3.87%
TELUS	5.78%	9.11%	2.67%

Is BCE or TU a better dividend stock?

BCE pays an annual dividend of $1.27 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.4%. TELUS pays an annual dividend of $1.21 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.8%. 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 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.

Which has more risk & volatility, BCE or TU?

BCE has a beta of 0.62, indicating that its share price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, TELUS has a beta of 0.73, indicating that its share price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

TELUS beats BCE on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.