BCE vs. T, SJR.B, RCI.B, RCI.A, GTT, NLN, ZCH, AMX, I, and P
Should you be buying BCE stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of BCE include TELUS (T), Shaw Communications (SJR.B), Rogers Communications (RCI.B), Rogers Communications (RCI.A), GT Gold (GTT), NeuLion (NLN), BMO MSCI China ESG Leaders Index ETF (ZCH), Amex Exploration (AMX), Intellipharmaceutics International (I), and Primero Mining (P). These companies are all part of the "communication" industry.
BCE vs.
TELUS (TSE:T) and BCE (TSE:BCE) are both large-cap communication services companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, profitability, community ranking and earnings.
In the previous week, TELUS had 6 more articles in the media than BCE. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for TELUS and 8 mentions for BCE. TELUS's average media sentiment score of -0.10 beat BCE's score of -0.17 indicating that TELUS is being referred to more favorably in the media.
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.
TELUS received 152 more outperform votes than BCE when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.02% of users gave TELUS an outperform vote while only 47.09% of users gave BCE an outperform vote.
TELUS has a beta of 0.72, suggesting that its share price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BCE has a beta of 0.48, suggesting that its share price is 52% less volatile than the S&P 500.
TELUS presently has a consensus target price of C$22.91, indicating a potential upside of 12.13%. BCE has a consensus target price of C$40.50, indicating a potential upside of 22.25%. Given BCE's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe BCE is more favorable than TELUS.
56.0% of TELUS shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 43.7% of BCE shares are held by institutional investors. 0.0% of TELUS shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of BCE shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
TELUS pays an annual dividend of C$1.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.6%. BCE pays an annual dividend of C$3.99 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.0%. 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. 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 has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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.
Summary
TELUS beats BCE on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (TSE:BCE) was last updated on 3/27/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
