Brokers Offer Predictions for BCE Q3 Earnings

BCE, Inc. (NYSE:BCE) (TSE:BCE) – Stock analysts at National Bank Financial issued their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for shares of BCE in a report released on Wednesday, October 1st. National Bank Financial analyst A. Shine anticipates that the utilities provider will post earnings of $0.52 per share for the quarter. The consensus estimate for BCE’s current full-year earnings is $1.94 per share. National Bank Financial also issued estimates for BCE’s FY2025 earnings at $1.95 EPS.

Several other equities research analysts have also recently commented on the stock. Desjardins upgraded shares of BCE from a “hold” rating to a “moderate buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 5th. National Bankshares reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of BCE in a research note on Friday, August 15th. CIBC reissued a “neutral” rating on shares of BCE in a research note on Friday, August 22nd. Weiss Ratings restated a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of BCE in a research report on Saturday, September 27th. Finally, Cibc World Mkts cut shares of BCE from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 3rd. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have issued a Buy rating, seven have assigned a Hold rating and five have assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Reduce” and a consensus price target of $32.50.

BCE Trading Up 0.6%

Shares of NYSE BCE opened at $23.37 on Friday. BCE has a 1-year low of $20.28 and a 1-year high of $33.91. The company has a 50-day moving average of $24.15 and a two-hundred day moving average of $22.95. The company has a market cap of $21.79 billion, a PE ratio of 80.57, a P/E/G ratio of 3.94 and a beta of 0.63. The company has a current ratio of 0.61, a quick ratio of 0.57 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.17.

BCE (NYSE:BCE) (TSE:BCE) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 7th. The utilities provider reported $0.46 earnings per share (EPS) 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 during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $5.91 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $0.78 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 1.3% compared to the same quarter last year. BCE has set its FY 2025 guidance at 1.910-1.980 EPS.

BCE Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, October 15th. Stockholders of record on Monday, September 15th will be given a $0.4375 dividend. This represents a $1.75 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 7.5%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, September 15th. BCE’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 437.93%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On BCE

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Two Sigma Investments LP acquired a new stake in BCE during the 4th quarter worth approximately $1,075,000. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC raised its position in shares of BCE by 143.8% in the fourth quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 104,540 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $2,423,000 after buying an additional 61,658 shares in the last quarter. NBC Securities Inc. boosted its stake in shares of BCE by 108,040.0% in the first quarter. NBC Securities Inc. now owns 5,407 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $124,000 after buying an additional 5,402 shares during the period. Merit Financial Group LLC acquired a new stake in BCE during the first quarter worth approximately $248,000. Finally, Vest Financial LLC lifted its position in shares of BCE by 73.6% during the 1st quarter. Vest Financial LLC now owns 64,198 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $1,474,000 after acquiring an additional 27,208 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 41.46% of the company’s stock.

About BCE

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.