BCE (BCE) Competitors

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

Which has more risk & volatility, T or BCE?

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

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 refer more to T or BCE?

In the previous week, BCE had 3 more articles in the media than TELUS. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for BCE and 10 mentions for TELUS. TELUS's average media sentiment score of 0.46 beat BCE's score of 0.11 indicating that TELUS is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in T or BCE?

TELUS received 151 more outperform votes than BCE when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.89% of users gave TELUS an outperform vote while only 46.80% of users gave BCE an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
TELUS	Outperform Votes 583 62.89%	Underperform Votes 344 37.11%
BCE	Outperform Votes 432 46.80%	Underperform Votes 491 53.20%

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

56.0% of TELUS shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 43.7% of BCE shares are held by institutional investors. 0.0% of TELUS shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of BCE shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

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 7.1%. BCE pays an annual dividend of C$3.99 per share and has a dividend yield of 13.0%. 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.

Do analysts rate T or BCE?

TELUS currently has a consensus target price of C$23.04, indicating a potential upside of 4.78%. BCE has a consensus target price of C$37.04, indicating a potential upside of 20.30%. Given BCE's higher probable 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)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.36
BCE	2 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.27

Which has better valuation & 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	1.64	C$931.40M	C$0.62	35.68
BCE	C$24.29B	1.15	C$268.07M	C$0.30	103.29

Summary

TELUS beats BCE on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.