TELUS (T) Competitors

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

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%

Do analysts recommend BCE or T?

BCE presently has a consensus price target of C$34.67, indicating a potential upside of 2.26%. TELUS has a consensus price target of C$23.18, indicating a potential upside of 1.85%. Given BCE's higher possible upside, equities 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)	2 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.31
TELUS	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.45

Is BCE or T a better dividend stock?

BCE pays an annual dividend of C$3.43 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.1%. TELUS pays an annual dividend of C$1.61 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.1%. 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. 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.

Which has more risk & volatility, BCE or T?

BCE has a beta of 0.614179, indicating that its share price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, TELUS has a beta of 0.96717, indicating that its share price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor BCE or T?

In the previous week, TELUS had 4 more articles in the media than BCE. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for TELUS and 6 mentions for BCE. TELUS's average media sentiment score of 0.30 beat BCE's score of 0.14 indicating that TELUS is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

Which has preferable 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$24.41B	1.28	C$268.07M	C$0.46	73.70
TELUS	C$20.42B	1.69	C$931.40M	C$0.65	35.02

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

17.5% of BCE shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 29.2% 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 large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

TELUS beats BCE on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.