BCE (NYSE:BCE) Shares Cross Above 50 Day Moving Average – Time to Sell?

BCE, Inc. (NYSE:BCE) (TSE:BCE) shares passed above its fifty day moving average during trading on Thursday. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $21.25 and traded as high as $22.03. BCE shares last traded at $21.9960, with a volume of 7,706,377 shares trading hands.

Trending Headlines about BCE

Here are the key news stories impacting BCE this week:

• Positive Sentiment: BCE reported earnings of C$0.53 per share, above the C$0.49 consensus, and revenue also exceeded estimates. The earnings beat is a likely positive catalyst, although EPS was below C$0.57 a year earlier. BCE Surpasses Q3 Earnings and Revenue Estimates
• Positive Sentiment: BCE declared a quarterly dividend of C$0.44 per share, equivalent to about C$1.75 annualized and an indicated yield of 8.0%. The income stream may appeal to yield-focused investors. BCE Reports Third Quarter 2026 Results
• Positive Sentiment: Recent commentary described BCE shares as reasonably valued and said the Q3 results brought the undervaluation case back into focus, potentially reinforcing a value-investment argument. BCE Q3 Results Put Its Undervalued Narrative Back In Focus
• Negative Sentiment: Another Q3 commentary characterized results as a “big miss” and pointed to a larger AI investment. The supplied article summary provides no detail on the specific miss, but the headline signals potential concern about execution or spending. BCE Q3 2026 Earnings: A Big Miss Funded by a Bigger AI Bet

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of brokerages recently commented on BCE. TD Securities reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of BCE in a research report on Tuesday, September 15th. Canaccord Genuity Group upgraded BCE from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 13th. Weiss Ratings raised BCE from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a research note on Friday, October 23rd. Barclays reduced their price objective on BCE from $25.00 to $24.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, October 13th. Finally, Scotiabank restated an “outperform” rating on shares of BCE in a report on Friday, August 7th. Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $29.00.

BCE Price Performance

The stock has a market capitalization of $20.51 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 4.50, a PEG ratio of 6.36 and a beta of 0.53. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $21.25 and its 200-day moving average price is $23.38. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.79, a current ratio of 0.73 and a quick ratio of 0.69.

BCE (NYSE:BCE) (TSE:BCE) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, November 5th. The utilities provider reported $0.53 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.49 by $0.04. BCE had a net margin of 25.49% and a return on equity of 12.90%. On average, research analysts forecast that BCE, Inc. will post 1.89 EPS for the current year.

BCE Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, January 15th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, December 15th will be issued a dividend of C$0.44 per share. This represents a $1.75 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 8.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, December 15th. BCE’s payout ratio is currently 25.77%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Ascentis Independent Advisors bought a new stake in BCE in the first quarter worth about $33,000. Mather Group LLC. purchased a new position in BCE in the third quarter valued at about $37,000. IFP Advisors Inc boosted its stake in BCE by 99.3% in the second quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 2,735 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $59,000 after acquiring an additional 1,363 shares during the last quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC boosted its stake in BCE by 16.3% in the third quarter. Farther Finance Advisors LLC now owns 3,787 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $77,000 after acquiring an additional 532 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Oslo Pensjonsforsikring AS bought a new position in shares of BCE during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $78,000. Institutional investors own 41.46% of the company’s stock.

About BCE

BCE Inc is a Canadian communications and media company headquartered in Montréal, Québec. Through its Bell Canada operations, the company provides wireless and wireline telecommunications services, including mobile voice and data, high-speed internet, local and long-distance voice, and digital television. Bell serves residential, small-business, enterprise and government customers across Canada.

BCE also operates a media business through Bell Media, which includes television networks, digital platforms, radio stations and related content operations.