Investment Analysts’ Weekly Ratings Changes for BCE (BCE)

BCE (TSE: BCE) recently received a number of ratings updates from brokerages and research firms:

• 7/15/2026 – BCE was given a new C$43.50 price target by Desjardins. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 7/10/2026 – BCE had its price target lowered by Canaccord Genuity Group Inc. from C$35.00 to C$33.00. They now have a “hold” rating on the stock.
• 7/10/2026 – BCE had its price target lowered by Royal Bank Of Canada from C$39.00 to C$36.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 7/7/2026 – BCE had its price target lowered by Scotiabank from C$41.00 to C$39.00. They now have a “sector outperform” rating on the stock.
• 7/2/2026 – BCE was upgraded by TD from “hold” to “buy”. They now have a C$37.00 price target on the stock.
• 7/1/2026 – BCE was upgraded by TD Securities from “hold” to “buy”.

BCE Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, July 15th. Investors of record on Wednesday, July 15th were paid a dividend of $0.4375 per share. This represents a $1.75 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 5.7%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 15th. BCE’s payout ratio is 25.85%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, insider Karine Moses sold 3,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, May 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of C$33.25, for a total transaction of C$116,375.00. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 3,712 shares of the company’s stock, valued at C$123,424. This represents a 48.53% decrease in their position. Also, insider Sean Cohan sold 3,645 shares of BCE stock in a transaction on Monday, May 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of C$33.48, for a total transaction of C$122,034.60. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 11,255 shares of company stock valued at $376,464. Company insiders own 0.02% of the company’s stock.

Bell Media is Canada’s leading media and entertainment company with a portfolio of assets in premium video, audio, out-of-home advertising, and digital media. This includes Canada’s most-watched television network, CTV; the largest Canadian-owned video streamer, Crave, with a premium add-on to include STARZ; a powerful suite of specialty channels; the most-trusted news brand, CTV News; Canada’s cross-platform sports leaders, TSN and RDS; leading out-of-home advertising network, Astral; Québec’s fast-growing conventional French-language network, Noovo; the country’s leading radio and podcast app, iHeartRadio Canada; and a range of award-winning original productions, brands, and services.