National Bank Financial Comments on BCE FY2026 Earnings

BCE Inc. (TSE:BCE) (NYSE:BCE) – Stock analysts at National Bank Financial issued their FY2026 earnings estimates for shares of BCE in a report released on Monday, November 4th. National Bank Financial analyst A. Shine forecasts that the company will post earnings of $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.

BCE has been the topic of a number of other research reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price target on BCE from C$47.00 to C$41.00 in a research note on Friday. TD Securities cut their target price on shares of BCE from C$50.00 to C$43.00 in a research note on Tuesday. Scotiabank reduced their target price on shares of BCE from C$50.50 to C$47.50 in a report on Tuesday. Cormark lowered their price target on shares of BCE from C$53.00 to C$52.00 in a report on Friday, August 2nd. Finally, National Bankshares reduced their price objective on BCE from C$48.00 to C$42.00 in a report on Tuesday. Ten analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and one has assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, BCE presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of C$46.36.

BCE Price Performance

Shares of TSE BCE opened at C$39.49 on Thursday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.43, a current ratio of 0.65 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 197.43. The business’s 50 day moving average price is C$46.00 and its two-hundred day moving average price is C$45.87. The company has a market cap of C$36.03 billion, a PE ratio of 18.37, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 4.67 and a beta of 0.48. BCE has a twelve month low of C$37.81 and a twelve month high of C$56.18.

BCE Cuts Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, January 15th. Investors of record on Monday, December 16th will be paid a $0.9975 dividend. This represents a $3.99 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 10.10%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, December 16th. BCE’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 185.58%.

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.