Research Analysts Set Expectations for BCE Q1 Earnings

BCE Inc. (TSE:BCE) (NYSE:BCE) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research cut their Q1 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for BCE in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, May 29th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the company will earn $0.62 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.66. The consensus estimate for BCE’s current full-year earnings is $3.11 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for BCE’s Q2 2026 earnings at $0.64 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.65 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.64 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $2.56 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $0.62 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $2.53 EPS.

A number of other research firms have also recently issued reports on BCE. TD Securities increased their price target on BCE from C$31.00 to C$33.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, February 7th. Desjardins increased their price target on BCE from C$36.00 to C$39.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, May 9th. Royal Bank of Canada cut their price target on BCE from C$37.00 to C$35.00 and set a “sector perform” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, May 9th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price target on BCE from C$28.00 to C$29.00 in a report on Monday, May 12th. Finally, Canaccord Genuity Group increased their price target on BCE from C$31.50 to C$32.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, May 9th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have given a hold rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, BCE has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of C$37.17.

BCE Price Performance

BCE stock opened at C$29.92 on Monday. The stock has a market capitalization of C$27.10 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 100.38, a PEG ratio of 4.67 and a beta of 0.48. BCE has a 52-week low of C$28.73 and a 52-week high of C$49.13. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is C$30.47 and its two-hundred day moving average price is C$33.16. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 226.73, a quick ratio of 0.43 and a current ratio of 0.62.

BCE Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, April 15th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, April 15th were given a dividend of $0.9975 per share. This represents a $3.99 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 13.34%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, March 14th. BCE’s payout ratio is 1,338.57%.

BCE Company Profile

BCE is both a wireless and internet service provider, offering wireless, broadband, television, and landline phone services in Canada. It is one of the big three national wireless carriers, with its roughly 10 million customers constituting about 30% of the market. It is also the ILEC (incumbent local exchange carrierthe legacy telephone provider) throughout much of the eastern half of Canada, including in the most populous Canadian provincesOntario and Quebec.