BCE (BCE) Competitors

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

Is T or BCE more profitable?

BCE has a net margin of 8.75% compared to TELUS's net margin of 3.91%. BCE's return on equity of 10.63% beat TELUS's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
TELUS	3.91%	4.67%	3.58%
BCE	8.75%	10.63%	4.82%

Is T or BCE a better dividend stock?

TELUS pays an annual dividend of C$1.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.3%. BCE pays an annual dividend of C$3.99 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.6%. TELUS pays out 294.3% 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 185.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. BCE is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, T or BCE?

BCE has higher revenue and earnings than TELUS. BCE is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than TELUS, 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
TELUS	C$19.91B	1.59	C$779M	C$0.53	40.36
BCE	C$24.57B	1.40	C$1.96B	C$2.15	17.59

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in T or BCE?

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 large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media prefer T or BCE?

In the previous week, TELUS had 8 more articles in the media than BCE. MarketBeat recorded 32 mentions for TELUS and 24 mentions for BCE. TELUS's average media sentiment score of 0.46 beat BCE's score of -0.36 indicating that TELUS is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
TELUS	6 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
BCE	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	7 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer T or BCE?

TELUS received 147 more outperform votes than BCE when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.44% of users gave TELUS an outperform vote while only 47.88% of users gave BCE an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
TELUS	Outperform Votes 576 63.44%	Underperform Votes 332 36.56%
BCE	Outperform Votes 429 47.88%	Underperform Votes 467 52.12%

Do analysts recommend T or BCE?

TELUS currently has a consensus target price of C$24.46, suggesting a potential upside of 14.34%. BCE has a consensus target price of C$45.36, suggesting a potential upside of 19.98%. Given BCE's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe BCE is more favorable than TELUS.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
TELUS	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60
BCE	0 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.10

Which has more risk and volatility, T or BCE?

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.

Summary

TELUS beats BCE on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.