TELUS (T) Competitors

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

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of 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 insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of TELUS shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

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 12.9%. TELUS pays an annual dividend of C$1.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.1%. 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.

Does the media favor BCE or T?

In the previous week, BCE and BCE both had 14 articles in the media. BCE's average media sentiment score of 0.31 beat TELUS's score of 0.27 indicating that BCE is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
BCE	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
TELUS	3 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

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$24.29B	1.16	C$268.07M	C$0.30	103.90
TELUS	C$20.15B	1.65	C$931.40M	C$0.62	35.78

Do analysts prefer BCE or T?

BCE presently has a consensus price target of C$36.73, indicating a potential upside of 18.60%. TELUS has a consensus price target of C$23.04, indicating a potential upside of 4.50%. Given BCE's higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly 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

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%

Which has more risk & volatility, BCE or T?

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

Summary

TELUS beats BCE on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.