TELUS (T) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community favor T or BCE?

TELUS received 152 more outperform votes than BCE when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.15% of users gave TELUS an outperform vote while only 47.14% of users gave BCE an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
TELUS	Outperform Votes 581 63.15%	Underperform Votes 339 36.85%
BCE	Outperform Votes 429 47.14%	Underperform Votes 481 52.86%

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

56.0% of TELUS shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 43.7% of BCE shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of TELUS shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of BCE shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media refer more to T or BCE?

In the previous week, TELUS had 6 more articles in the media than BCE. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for TELUS and 7 mentions for BCE. TELUS's average media sentiment score of 0.48 beat BCE's score of 0.33 indicating that TELUS is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
TELUS	2 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
BCE	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts prefer T or BCE?

TELUS currently has a consensus price target of C$23.00, indicating a potential upside of 5.31%. BCE has a consensus price target of C$40.42, indicating a potential upside of 20.57%. Given BCE's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe BCE is more favorable than TELUS.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
TELUS	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.38
BCE	2 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.92

Which has better valuation and earnings, T or BCE?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
TELUS	C$20.15B	1.63	C$931.40M	C$0.62	35.44
BCE	C$24.29B	1.25	C$268.07M	C$0.30	112.45

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 7.1%. BCE pays an annual dividend of C$3.99 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.9%. 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.

Which has more volatility and risk, T or BCE?

TELUS has a beta of 0.72, suggesting that its stock price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BCE has a beta of 0.48, suggesting that its stock price is 52% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is T or BCE more profitable?

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.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
TELUS	4.62%	5.80%	3.58%
BCE	1.10%	1.39%	4.82%

Summary

TELUS beats BCE on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.