BCE (BCE) Expected to Announce Earnings on Thursday

BCE (NYSE:BCE) (TSE:BCE) is projected to release its Q3 2025 results before the market opens on Thursday, November 6th. Analysts expect BCE to post earnings of $0.52 per share and revenue of $6.1413 billion for the quarter. BCE has set its FY 2025 guidance at 1.910-1.980 EPS.Interested persons can check the company’s upcoming Q3 2025 earningsummary page for the latest details on the call scheduled for Thursday, November 6, 2025 at 8:30 AM ET.

BCE (NYSE:BCE) (TSE:BCE) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 7th. The utilities provider reported $0.46 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.52 by ($0.06). BCE had a net margin of 1.96% and a return on equity of 18.89%. The business had revenue of $4.47 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $5.91 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.78 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 1.3% on a year-over-year basis. On average, analysts expect BCE to post $2 EPS for the current fiscal year and $2 EPS for the next fiscal year.

BCE Stock Performance

NYSE:BCE opened at $22.68 on Tuesday. BCE has a twelve month low of $20.28 and a twelve month high of $31.13. The company has a current ratio of 0.61, a quick ratio of 0.57 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.17. The company has a 50-day moving average of $23.76 and a 200-day moving average of $23.19. The firm has a market cap of $21.15 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 78.19, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 4.00 and a beta of 0.63.

BCE Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, October 15th. Stockholders of record on Monday, September 15th were given a dividend of $0.4375 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, September 15th. This represents a $1.75 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 7.7%. BCE’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 437.93%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms have recently weighed in on BCE. Royal Bank Of Canada upgraded shares of BCE from a “sector perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and raised their price objective for the company from $35.00 to $37.00 in a research report on Wednesday, October 15th. Desjardins raised shares of BCE from a “hold” rating to a “moderate buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 5th. Weiss Ratings restated a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of BCE in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. CIBC restated a “neutral” rating on shares of BCE in a report on Friday, August 22nd. Finally, TD Securities upgraded BCE from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 15th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, four have issued a Buy rating, five have given a Hold rating and five have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $33.50.

Institutional Trading of BCE

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Orion Porfolio Solutions LLC lifted its position in shares of BCE by 17.5% in the second quarter. Orion Porfolio Solutions LLC now owns 13,106 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $291,000 after purchasing an additional 1,955 shares in the last quarter. State of Wyoming purchased a new stake in shares of BCE in the second quarter worth approximately $103,000. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. lifted its position in shares of BCE by 15.7% in the second quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 3,581 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $79,000 after purchasing an additional 485 shares in the last quarter. Public Sector Pension Investment Board raised its position in BCE by 3.1% during the second quarter. Public Sector Pension Investment Board now owns 90,245 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $1,997,000 after acquiring an additional 2,698 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Headlands Technologies LLC raised its position in BCE by 166.0% during the second quarter. Headlands Technologies LLC now owns 10,187 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $226,000 after acquiring an additional 6,357 shares in the last quarter. 41.46% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.