BCE (BCE) Competitors

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

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

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

Do analysts rate T or BCE?

TELUS presently has a consensus target price of C$23.04, indicating a potential upside of 4.07%. BCE has a consensus target price of C$37.04, indicating a potential upside of 19.18%. Given BCE's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe BCE is more favorable than TELUS.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
TELUS	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.42
BCE	2 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.30

Which has better valuation and earnings, 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$20.15B	1.65	C$931.40M	C$0.62	35.92
BCE	C$24.29B	1.16	C$268.07M	C$0.30	104.27

Which has more risk & volatility, T or BCE?

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

Is T or BCE a better dividend stock?

TELUS pays an annual dividend of C$1.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.0%. BCE pays an annual dividend of C$3.99 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.8%. 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. 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.

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%

Does the media prefer T or BCE?

In the previous week, TELUS had 2 more articles in the media than BCE. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for TELUS and 9 mentions for BCE. BCE's average media sentiment score of 0.31 beat TELUS's score of 0.22 indicating that BCE is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

Summary

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