BCE (BCE) Competitors

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

Which has more volatility and risk, BCE or T?

BCE has a beta of 0.48, meaning that its share price is 52% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, TELUS has a beta of 0.72, meaning that its share price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is BCE or T 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
BCE	1.10%	1.39%	4.82%
TELUS	4.62%	5.80%	3.58%

Is BCE or T a better dividend stock?

BCE pays an annual dividend of C$3.99 per share and has a dividend yield of 13.2%. TELUS pays an annual dividend of C$1.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.0%. BCE pays out 1,338.6% 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 253.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Do analysts rate BCE or T?

BCE presently has a consensus target price of C$37.64, indicating a potential upside of 24.83%. TELUS has a consensus target price of C$22.88, indicating a potential upside of 3.18%. Given BCE's higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe BCE is more favorable than TELUS.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
BCE	2 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
TELUS	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.36

Do institutionals & insiders believe in BCE or T?

43.7% of BCE shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 56.0% of TELUS shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of BCE shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of TELUS shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media favor BCE or T?

In the previous week, TELUS had 9 more articles in the media than BCE. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for TELUS and 13 mentions for BCE. TELUS's average media sentiment score of 0.42 beat BCE's score of 0.17 indicating that TELUS is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
BCE	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
TELUS	5 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has better earnings and valuation, BCE or T?

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	C$24.29B	1.12	C$268.07M	C$0.30	101.15
TELUS	C$20.15B	1.66	C$931.40M	C$0.62	35.97

Does the MarketBeat Community favor BCE or T?

TELUS received 153 more outperform votes than BCE when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.96% of users gave TELUS an outperform vote while only 46.74% of users gave BCE an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
BCE	Outperform Votes 430 46.74%	Underperform Votes 490 53.26%
TELUS	Outperform Votes 583 62.96%	Underperform Votes 343 37.04%

Summary

TELUS beats BCE on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.