Q1 Earnings Forecast for BCE Issued By Desjardins

BCE Inc. (TSE:BCE) (NYSE:BCE) – Research analysts at Desjardins issued their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for BCE in a report issued on Thursday, February 6th. Desjardins analyst J. Dubreuil anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $0.62 for the quarter. The consensus estimate for BCE’s current full-year earnings is $3.11 per share. Desjardins also issued estimates for BCE’s Q2 2025 earnings at $0.72 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.73 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.70 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $2.76 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $2.92 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $3.00 EPS.

Other equities analysts have also issued research reports about the company. Canaccord Genuity Group raised their price objective on BCE from C$33.00 to C$33.50 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday. Royal Bank of Canada lowered their price target on BCE from C$45.00 to C$41.00 and set a “sector perform” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, December 18th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered BCE from a “neutral” rating to an “underweight” rating and lowered their price target for the stock from C$35.00 to C$29.00 in a research report on Friday. Canaccord Genuity Group lowered their price target on BCE from C$41.00 to C$37.50 in a research report on Friday, November 8th. Finally, Barclays lowered BCE from an “equal weight” rating to an “underperform” rating and lowered their price target for the stock from C$41.00 to C$30.00 in a research report on Thursday, January 30th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have assigned a hold rating and one has issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of C$40.42.

BCE Trading Up 1.9 %

Shares of BCE stock opened at C$32.21 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 197.43, a current ratio of 0.65 and a quick ratio of 0.43. The stock has a market capitalization of C$29.38 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.98, a P/E/G ratio of 4.67 and a beta of 0.48. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is C$34.40. BCE has a 12 month low of C$31.43 and a 12 month high of C$51.57.

BCE Cuts Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, January 15th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, January 15th were paid a dividend of $0.9975 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, December 16th. This represents a $3.99 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 12.39%. BCE’s dividend payout ratio is currently 185.58%.

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.