BCE (BCE) Competitors

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

Which has more risk and volatility, T or BCE?

TELUS has a beta of 0.975165, suggesting that its stock price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BCE has a beta of 0.648714, suggesting that its stock price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer T or BCE?

TELUS presently has a consensus price target of C$23.32, indicating a potential upside of 3.27%. BCE has a consensus price target of C$34.88, indicating a potential upside of 4.04%. Given BCE's higher probable 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)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.45
BCE	2 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.23

Is T or BCE a better dividend stock?

TELUS pays an annual dividend of C$1.61 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.1%. BCE pays an annual dividend of C$3.43 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.2%. TELUS pays out 247.7% 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 745.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Which has better earnings & valuation, T 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	C$20.42B	1.69	C$931.40M	C$0.65	34.74
BCE	C$24.41B	1.27	C$268.07M	C$0.46	72.87

Is T or BCE more profitable?

TELUS has a net margin of 4.62% compared to BCE's net margin of 1.10%. TELUS's return on equity of 5.80% beat BCE's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
TELUS	4.62%	5.80%	3.58%
BCE	1.10%	1.39%	4.82%

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in T or BCE?

29.3% of TELUS shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 17.7% of BCE shares are held by institutional investors. 0.0% of TELUS shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of BCE shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media favor T or BCE?

In the previous week, TELUS had 13 more articles in the media than BCE. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for TELUS and 2 mentions for BCE. BCE's average media sentiment score of 0.70 beat TELUS's score of 0.42 indicating that BCE is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
TELUS	Neutral
BCE	Positive

Summary

TELUS beats BCE on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.