BCE Inc. (TSE:BCE - Free Report) NYSE: BCE - Research analysts at National Bank Financial issued their Q4 2024 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for BCE in a research report issued on Wednesday, December 18th. National Bank Financial analyst A. Shine expects that the company will post earnings per share of $0.73 for the quarter. National Bank Financial has a "Hold" rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for BCE's current full-year earnings is $3.11 per share. National Bank Financial also issued estimates for BCE's FY2025 earnings at $2.69 EPS.
BCE has been the topic of a number of other reports. National Bankshares dropped their target price on shares of BCE from C$48.00 to C$42.00 in a research note on Tuesday, November 5th. TD Securities reduced their price objective on BCE from C$39.00 to C$37.00 and set a "hold" rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, December 3rd. Canaccord Genuity Group lowered their target price on BCE from C$41.00 to C$37.50 in a report on Friday, November 8th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price target on BCE from C$47.00 to C$41.00 in a research note on Friday, November 8th. Finally, Scotiabank lowered their price objective on shares of BCE from C$45.00 to C$42.00 in a research note on Tuesday, November 26th. Ten analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and one has given a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of "Hold" and an average target price of C$43.38.
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BCE Stock Down 1.4 %
BCE stock traded down C$0.45 during trading on Monday, hitting C$32.83. The company had a trading volume of 5,459,586 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,330,330. BCE has a 52-week low of C$32.44 and a 52-week high of C$56.18. The firm has a 50 day moving average of C$39.90. The stock has a market cap of C$29.95 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.27, a P/E/G ratio of 4.67 and a beta of 0.48. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 197.43, a current ratio of 0.65 and a quick ratio of 0.43.
BCE Cuts Dividend
The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, January 15th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, January 15th will be issued a $0.9975 dividend. This represents a $3.99 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 12.15%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, December 16th. BCE's dividend payout ratio is currently 185.58%.
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BCE Inc, a communications company, provides wireless, wireline, Internet, and television (TV) services to residential, business, and wholesale customers in Canada. The company operates through two segments, Bell Communication and Technology Services, and Bell Media. The Bell Communication and Technology Services segment provides wireless products and services including mobile data and voice plans and devices; wireline products and services comprising data, including internet access, internet protocol television, cloud-based services, and business solutions, as well as voice, and other communication services and products; and satellite TV and connectivity services for residential, small and medium-sized business, government, and large enterprise customers.
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