TELUS (T) Competitors

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

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of BCE or T?

17.8% of BCE shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 29.4% of TELUS shares are held by institutional investors. 0.0% of BCE shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of TELUS shares are held by 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 preferable earnings & valuation, 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	1.26	C$268.07M	C$0.46	72.78
TELUS	C$20.42B	1.57	C$931.40M	C$0.65	32.52

Does the media refer more to BCE or T?

In the previous week, BCE had 17 more articles in the media than TELUS. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for BCE and 10 mentions for TELUS. TELUS's average media sentiment score of 0.62 beat BCE's score of 0.53 indicating that TELUS is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
BCE	3 Very Positive mention(s)	7 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
TELUS	2 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

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 10.2%. TELUS pays an annual dividend of C$1.61 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.6%. 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.

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 rate BCE or T?

BCE currently has a consensus target price of C$36.17, suggesting a potential upside of 8.02%. TELUS has a consensus target price of C$23.46, suggesting a potential upside of 10.97%. Given TELUS's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe TELUS is more favorable than BCE.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
BCE	2 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.38
TELUS	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Which has more volatility and risk, BCE or T?

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

Summary

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