BCE
BCE
Market cap $30.4B

33.31 USD

-0.20

0.60%

At close Oct 9, 4:00 PM EDT

After hours

33.31

+0.00

0.00%

1 day

-0.60%

5 days

-2.63%

1 month

-7.68%

3 months

5.61%

6 months

0.42%

Year to date

-17.51%

1 year

-11.57%

5 years

-31.40%

About: BCE provides wireless, broadband, television, and landline phone services in Canada. It is one of the big three national wireless carriers, with over 10 million customers constituting about 30% of the market. It is also the ILEC (incumbent local exchange carrier—the legacy telephone provider) throughout much of the eastern half of Canada, including in the most populous Canadian provinces: Ontario and Quebec. Additionally, BCE has a media segment, which holds television, radio, and digital media assets. BCE licenses the Canadian rights to movie channels including HBO, Showtime, and Starz.

Employees: 45,132

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Funds holding %

of 6,740 funds

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Analysts bullish %

Fund manager confidence

Based on 2024 Q2 SEC filings by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)

0.83% more ownership

Funds ownership: 38.87% [Q1] → 39.69% (+0.83%) [Q2]

3% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $12.2B [Q1] → $11.8B (-$428M) [Q2]

6% less funds holding

Funds holding: 526 [Q1] → 492 (-34) [Q2]

23% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 163 | Existing positions reduced: 212

31% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $517M | Put options by funds: $748M

33% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 6 [Q1] → 4 (-2) [Q2]

43% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 45 | Existing positions closed: 79

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Research analyst outlook

2 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months

Low target

$34

2%

upside

Avg. target

$43

28%

upside

High target

$51

53%

upside

2 analyst ratings

0 positive

0%

2 neutral

100%

0 negative

0%

Barclays Kannan Venkateshwar 55% 1-year accuracy 11 / 20 met price target	2%upside $34	Equal-Weight Maintained	9 Oct 2024
BMO Capital Tim Casey 0% 1-year accuracy 0 / 1 met price target	53%upside $51	Market Perform Maintained	19 Sept 2024

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Financial journalist opinion

Based on 8 articles about BCE published over the past 30 days

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BCE Q3 2024 results to be announced November 7

MONTRÉAL, Oct. 3, 2024 /PRNewswire/ - BCE Inc. (TSX: BCE) (NYSE: BCE) will hold its third-quarter 2024 results conference call with the financial community on Thursday, November 7, 2024 at 8:00 am eastern. Participants will include Mirko Bibic, President and Chief Executive Officer, and Curtis Millen, Chief Financial Officer.

BCE Q3 2024 results to be announced November 7

BCE Is Dead To Me - August Dividend Income Report

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BCE Is Dead To Me - August Dividend Income Report

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BCE & MacLean Advance Sustainable Mining Practices: Stock to Benefit?

BCE's subsidiary BELL and MacLean forge a partnership to revolutionize mining with advanced technology and foster sustainability.

BCE & MacLean Advance Sustainable Mining Practices: Stock to Benefit?

Buy These Smart 7-8% Yields As Rates Drop

BCE and EPR Properties offer high yields and strong prospects for income-focused investors in a lower interest rate environment. BCE benefits from 5G expansion, cost efficiencies, and media growth, supporting an 8.2% dividend yield despite regulatory uncertainties. EPR Properties has a diversified experiential asset portfolio, providing a stable 7.0% yield backed by a solid balance sheet and improving AFFO growth.

Buy These Smart 7-8% Yields As Rates Drop

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BCE Divests Its MLSE Ownership Stake to Rogers for C$4.7 Billion

BCE Inc. BCE has finalized an agreement to sell its ownership stake in Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment ("MLSE") to Rogers Communications Inc. ("Rogers") for C$4.7 billion. The deal is subject to approval from the relevant sports leagues and other customary conditions, and it is anticipated to close in mid-2025.

BCE Divests Its MLSE Ownership Stake to Rogers for C$4.7 Billion

September's 5 Dividend Growth Stocks With 5.11%+ Yields

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September's 5 Dividend Growth Stocks With 5.11%+ Yields

BCE's 8.3% Yield: A Telecom Giant Ready For A Comeback

BCE offers an 8.3% dividend yield and trades at a discounted Price-to-Cash Flow ratio of 5.9x, making it an attractive value play. Despite recent stock underperformance, BCE shows resilience with growth in mobile subscribers, broadband, and business solutions, driven by strategic investments in fiber and 5G. Cost-saving initiatives, including AI-driven customer service, enhance future cash flow and improve dividend coverage, with $20 million saved in Q2 alone.

BCE's 8.3% Yield: A Telecom Giant Ready For A Comeback

BCE: The 7.1% Yielding Preferreds

We had previously rated BCE as a buy, and expected it to do better than TELUS and Rogers Communications. The stock has done poorly but the options have offset the bulk of the pain. We examine the Q2-2024 results, the dividend coverage and also look at one of the preferred shares.

BCE: The 7.1% Yielding Preferreds

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