Research Analysts Set Expectations for BCE FY2026 Earnings

BCE Inc. (TSE:BCE) (NYSE:BCE) – Stock analysts at National Bank Financial issued their FY2026 EPS estimates for shares of BCE in a research note issued to investors on Monday, November 4th. National Bank Financial analyst A. Shine anticipates that the company will earn $2.67 per share for the year. National Bank Financial currently has a “Hold” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for BCE’s current full-year earnings is $3.11 per share.

A number of other equities research analysts have also commented on the stock. Cormark reduced their price objective on shares of BCE from C$53.00 to C$52.00 in a research note on Friday, August 2nd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their target price on shares of BCE from C$46.00 to C$47.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, August 2nd. BMO Capital Markets boosted their target price on shares of BCE from C$48.00 to C$51.00 in a research report on Thursday, September 19th. Desjardins boosted their target price on shares of BCE from C$48.00 to C$51.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, August 2nd. Finally, Barclays dropped their target price on shares of BCE from C$48.00 to C$46.00 in a research report on Wednesday, October 9th. Ten investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and one has assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of C$47.23.

BCE Trading Up 0.4 %

TSE:BCE opened at C$40.06 on Thursday. The firm’s fifty day moving average is C$46.32 and its 200-day moving average is C$45.95. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 197.43, a quick ratio of 0.43 and a current ratio of 0.65. BCE has a 52 week low of C$39.43 and a 52 week high of C$56.18. The firm has a market cap of C$36.55 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.63, a P/E/G ratio of 4.67 and a beta of 0.48.

BCE Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, January 15th. Shareholders of record on Monday, December 16th will be issued a dividend of $0.9975 per share. This represents a $3.99 annualized dividend and a yield of 9.96%. BCE’s payout ratio is 185.58%.

BCE Company Profile

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.