TELUS (T) Competitors

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

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%

Does the media favor BCE or T?

In the previous week, BCE had 5 more articles in the media than TELUS. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for BCE and 7 mentions for TELUS. BCE's average media sentiment score of 0.89 beat TELUS's score of -0.08 indicating that BCE is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

Which has higher valuation and earnings, 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	1.24	C$268.07M	C$0.30	111.85
TELUS	C$20.15B	1.69	C$931.40M	C$0.62	36.59

Do analysts recommend BCE or T?

BCE presently has a consensus target price of C$36.73, indicating a potential upside of 10.17%. TELUS has a consensus target price of C$23.04, indicating a potential upside of 2.18%. Given BCE's higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe BCE is more favorable than TELUS.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
BCE	2 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25
TELUS	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.42

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

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

Which has more risk and volatility, BCE or T?

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

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 12.0%. TELUS pays an annual dividend of C$1.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.9%. 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.

Summary

TELUS beats BCE on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.