BCE - BCE Stock Forecast, Price & News

11 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for BCE in the last year. There are currently 9 hold ratings and 2 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "hold" BCE shares. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in BCE, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares.
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11 equities research analysts have issued 1 year price targets for BCE's stock. Their BCE share price forecasts range from C$66.00 to C$71.00. On average, they predict the company's stock price to reach C$68.42 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 12.4% from the stock's current price.
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BCE's stock was trading at C$65.81 at the beginning of 2022. Since then, BCE shares have decreased by 7.5% and is now trading at C$60.86.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, November 3rd 2022.
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BCE Inc. (TSE:BCE) posted its earnings results on Thursday, August, 4th. The company reported $0.87 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.83 by $0.04. The business earned $5.86 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $5.85 billion.

BCE announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, August 4th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, September 15th will be paid a dividend of 0.92 per share on Saturday, October 15th. This represents a $3.68 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 6.05%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, September 14th.
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BCE (TSE:BCE) pays an annual dividend of C$3.59 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 5.99%. BCE has a dividend yield higher than 75% of all dividend-paying stocks, making it a leading dividend payer. The dividend payout ratio is 114.33%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.
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Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other BCE investors own include Intact Financial (IFC), Constellation Software (CSU), AutoCanada (ACQ), Alimentation Couche-Tard (ATD.B), AbbVie (ABBV), Vermilion Energy (VET), Toronto-Dominion Bank (TD), Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM), Open Text (OTEX) and Rogers Communications (RCI).

BCE trades on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) under the ticker symbol "BCE."

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One share of BCE stock can currently be purchased for approximately C$60.86.

BCE (TSE:BCE) has a market capitalization of C$55.50 billion and generates C$23.76 billion in revenue each year.

The company employs 49,781 workers across the globe.

BCE's mailing address is Tour A-7, 1 Carref Alexander-Graham-Bell, VERDUN, QC H3E 3B3, Canada. The official website for the company is www.bce.ca. The company can be reached via phone at +1-514-7868424.