BCE vs. T, SJR.B, RCI.B, RCI.A, GTT, NLN, ZCH, AMX, I, and P
Should you be buying BCE stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of BCE include TELUS (T), Shaw Communications (SJR.B), Rogers Communications (RCI.B), Rogers Communications (RCI.A), GT Gold (GTT), NeuLion (NLN), BMO MSCI China ESG Leaders Index ETF (ZCH), Amex Exploration (AMX), Intellipharmaceutics International (I), and Primero Mining (P). These companies are all part of the "communication" industry.
BCE vs.
BCE (TSE:BCE) and TELUS (TSE:T) are both large-cap communication services companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, community ranking, valuation, media sentiment, profitability and risk.
BCE pays an annual dividend of C$3.99 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.7%. TELUS pays an annual dividend of C$1.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.3%. 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.
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.
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.
TELUS received 152 more outperform votes than BCE when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.08% of users gave TELUS an outperform vote while only 47.09% of users gave BCE an outperform vote.
BCE has a beta of 0.48, indicating that its stock price is 52% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, TELUS has a beta of 0.72, indicating that its stock price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, BCE had 10 more articles in the media than TELUS. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for BCE and 7 mentions for TELUS. BCE's average media sentiment score of 0.31 beat TELUS's score of 0.09 indicating that BCE is being referred to more favorably in the media.
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 company insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of TELUS shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
BCE currently has a consensus price target of C$40.50, indicating a potential upside of 19.08%. TELUS has a consensus price target of C$23.00, indicating a potential upside of 7.18%. Given BCE's higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe BCE is more favorable than TELUS.
Summary
TELUS beats BCE on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (TSE:BCE) was last updated on 3/19/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
