BCE Inc. (NYSE:BCE - Free Report) TSE: BCE - Equities research analysts at National Bank Financial issued their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for BCE in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, March 26th. National Bank Financial analyst A. Shine expects that the utilities provider will post earnings per share of $0.43 for the quarter. The consensus estimate for BCE's current full-year earnings is $1.94 per share. National Bank Financial also issued estimates for BCE's FY2026 earnings at $1.86 EPS.
Other research analysts have also recently issued research reports about the company. Barclays reissued an "underweight" rating on shares of BCE in a research note on Tuesday, January 21st. Morgan Stanley assumed coverage on BCE in a report on Monday, December 16th. They issued an "underweight" rating on the stock. Royal Bank of Canada restated a "sector perform" rating and set a $39.00 target price on shares of BCE in a report on Tuesday, February 25th. Bank of America cut BCE from a "neutral" rating to an "underperform" rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 14th. Finally, National Bankshares reissued a "sector perform" rating on shares of BCE in a research note on Tuesday, March 11th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have assigned a hold rating, one has given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, BCE presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $40.00.
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BCE Price Performance
Shares of NYSE:BCE traded down $0.04 during trading on Friday, reaching $22.93. The company had a trading volume of 676,826 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,696,216. The company has a fifty day moving average of $23.59 and a two-hundred day moving average of $26.86. The company has a current ratio of 0.62, a quick ratio of 0.60 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.26. The stock has a market capitalization of $21.13 billion, a P/E ratio of 190.96, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 4.13 and a beta of 0.57. BCE has a 12 month low of $21.87 and a 12 month high of $36.17.
BCE (NYSE:BCE - Get Free Report) TSE: BCE last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 6th. The utilities provider reported $0.56 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.53 by $0.03. BCE had a return on equity of 17.89% and a net margin of 0.99%.
BCE Cuts Dividend
The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, April 15th. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 14th will be issued a $0.6965 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, March 14th. This represents a $2.79 annualized dividend and a yield of 12.15%. BCE's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 2,291.67%.
Institutional Investors Weigh In On BCE
A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. National Bank of Canada FI boosted its position in BCE by 4.8% during the 3rd quarter. National Bank of Canada FI now owns 18,873,961 shares of the utilities provider's stock valued at $656,421,000 after acquiring an additional 864,472 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its position in shares of BCE by 25.3% during the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 3,657,533 shares of the utilities provider's stock valued at $127,282,000 after purchasing an additional 738,656 shares in the last quarter. BRITISH COLUMBIA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT Corp grew its stake in BCE by 130.1% in the third quarter. BRITISH COLUMBIA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT Corp now owns 293,427 shares of the utilities provider's stock worth $10,200,000 after purchasing an additional 165,881 shares during the period. Barclays PLC raised its holdings in BCE by 78.5% in the third quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 120,462 shares of the utilities provider's stock worth $4,192,000 after purchasing an additional 52,966 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Janney Montgomery Scott LLC bought a new position in BCE in the fourth quarter worth $9,522,000. Institutional investors own 41.46% of the company's stock.
About BCE
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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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