National Bank Financial Forecasts BCE FY2026 Earnings

BCE Inc. (NYSE:BCE - Free Report) TSE: BCE - Equities research analysts at National Bank Financial issued their FY2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for BCE in a research report issued to clients and investors on Monday, November 4th. National Bank Financial analyst A. Shine forecasts that the utilities provider will post earnings per share of $1.92 for the year. National Bank Financial currently has a "Hold" rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for BCE's current full-year earnings is $2.20 per share.

Several other brokerages have also commented on BCE. Edward Jones lowered shares of BCE from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Tuesday. Canaccord Genuity Group reiterated a "hold" rating on shares of BCE in a research note on Tuesday. Canaccord Genuity Group lowered shares of BCE from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Tuesday. BMO Capital Markets raised their price objective on shares of BCE from $48.00 to $51.00 and gave the company a "market perform" rating in a research note on Thursday, September 19th. Finally, Cibc World Mkts upgraded shares of BCE from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Friday, August 2nd. Nine equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, one has issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, BCE currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $46.33.

BCE Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:BCE traded down $0.56 during trading hours on Thursday, hitting $28.18. The stock had a trading volume of 6,243,975 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,267,518. The stock's fifty day simple moving average is $33.87 and its 200 day simple moving average is $33.64. BCE has a 1-year low of $27.29 and a 1-year high of $41.77. The firm has a market capitalization of $25.71 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.08, a PEG ratio of 5.36 and a beta of 0.59. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.00, a quick ratio of 0.62 and a current ratio of 0.65.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Swiss National Bank increased its holdings in shares of BCE by 0.9% during the 3rd quarter. Swiss National Bank now owns 220,709 shares of the utilities provider's stock worth $7,686,000 after purchasing an additional 1,900 shares during the period. Atlanta Consulting Group Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of BCE during the 3rd quarter worth about $766,000. Natixis Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of BCE by 8.3% during the 3rd quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC now owns 346,698 shares of the utilities provider's stock worth $12,065,000 after purchasing an additional 26,610 shares during the period. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. increased its holdings in shares of BCE by 19.4% during the 3rd quarter. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. now owns 51,205 shares of the utilities provider's stock worth $1,782,000 after purchasing an additional 8,335 shares during the period. Finally, Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. increased its holdings in shares of BCE by 2.7% during the 3rd quarter. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. now owns 495,054 shares of the utilities provider's stock worth $17,228,000 after purchasing an additional 13,032 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 41.46% of the company's stock.

About BCE

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.