BCE (BCE) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Bell is Canada's largest communications company 1, leading the way in advanced fibre and wireless networks, enterprise services and digital media. By delivering next-generation technology that leverages cloud-based and AI-driven solutions, we're keeping customers connected, informed and entertained while enabling businesses to compete on the world stage.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: C$30.43 to C$30.76
• 50-Day Range: C$26.80 to C$32.83
• 52-Week Range: C$26.66 to C$36.25
• Volume: 1.31 million shs
• Average Volume: 4.41 million shs
• Market Capitalization: C$28.54 billion
• P/E Ratio: 4.54
• Dividend Yield: 5.72%
• Price Target: C$37.42
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

BCE Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

BCE scored higher than 86% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

BCE has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.77, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 10 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

BCE has a consensus price target of C$37.42, representing about 22.2% upside from its current price of C$30.63.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

BCE has been the subject of 6 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of BCE is 4.54, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 26.54.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of BCE is 4.54, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Communication Services sector average P/E ratio of about 25.11.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

BCE has a PEG Ratio of 4.67. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

BCE has a P/B Ratio of 1.18. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for BCE.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Leadership

BCE is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 5.72%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

BCE does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of BCE is 25.96%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.1 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.38

News Sentiment

BCE has a news sentiment score of 0.38. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.51 average news sentiment score of Communication Services companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 7 news articles for BCE this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 21 people have searched for BCE on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -9% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 5 people have added BCE to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.4 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Net Insider Buying

Over the last three months, insiders have purchased a net C$306,300.00 in company stock, which represents 0.0011% of the company's market cap.

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, BCE insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought C$306,300.00 in company stock and sold C$0.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.02% of the stock of BCE is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

23.67% of the stock of BCE is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Ex-Dividend for 10/15 Dividend: 9/15/2026
• Record date for 10/15 Dividend: 10/15/2026
• Dividend Payable: 10/15/2026
• Last Earnings: 11/05/2026
• Today: 11/11/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: TSE
• Sector: Communication Services
• Industry: Diversified Telecommunication Services
• Sub-Industry: Integrated Telecommunication Services
• Current Symbol: TSE:BCE
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.bce.ca
• Phone: +1-514-7868424
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 38,683
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for BCE: C$37.42
• High Price Target: C$44.00
• Low Price Target: C$32.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +22.3%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.77
• Research Coverage: 13 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): C$6.74
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 4.54
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: 4.67
• Net Income: C$268.07 million
• Net Margins: 25.89%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 27.73%
• Return on Assets: 4.82%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 175.06
• Current Ratio: 0.73
• Quick Ratio: 0.43

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: C$24.80 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.15
• Cash Flow: C$0.39 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 79.17
• Book Value: C$25.93 per share
• Price / Book: 1.18

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 932,526,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: C$28.54 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.41