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 earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, risk, dividends, media sentiment and institutional ownership.

Do analysts rate T or BCE?

TELUS presently has a consensus price target of C$23.38, suggesting a potential upside of 9.95%. BCE has a consensus price target of C$34.92, suggesting a potential upside of 6.19%. Given TELUS's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe TELUS is more favorable than BCE.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
TELUS	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
BCE	2 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.23

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?

29.2% of TELUS shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 17.5% 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 large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has stronger 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	1.58	C$931.40M	C$0.65	32.71
BCE	C$24.41B	1.24	C$268.07M	C$0.46	71.48

Does the media refer more to T or BCE?

In the previous week, TELUS and TELUS both had 13 articles in the media. BCE's average media sentiment score of 0.71 beat TELUS's score of 0.29 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)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
BCE	1 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk and volatility, T or BCE?

TELUS has a beta of 0.922594, meaning that its stock price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BCE has a beta of 0.572394, meaning that its stock price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500.

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 7.6%. BCE pays an annual dividend of C$3.43 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.4%. 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.

Summary

TELUS beats BCE on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.