What is Zacks Research’s Forecast for BCE FY2025 Earnings?

BCE Inc. (NYSE:BCE) (TSE:BCE) – Research analysts at Zacks Research decreased their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for BCE in a research report issued on Thursday, May 29th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the utilities provider will earn $1.98 per share for the year, down from their prior estimate of $2.00. The consensus estimate for BCE’s current full-year earnings is $1.94 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for BCE’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.47 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.44 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.46 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.47 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.46 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $1.83 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $0.45 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $1.81 EPS.

Other equities analysts have also issued research reports about the company. National Bank Financial raised BCE from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Thursday, April 3rd. National Bankshares reissued a “sector perform” rating on shares of BCE in a report on Tuesday, March 11th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered BCE from a “neutral” rating to an “underweight” rating in a report on Friday, February 7th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada reissued a “sector perform” rating and issued a $35.00 target price on shares of BCE in a report on Wednesday, May 14th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, six have issued a hold rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $38.67.

BCE Stock Up 1.3%

BCE stock opened at $21.79 on Monday. The firm has a market capitalization of $20.32 billion, a P/E ratio of 181.58, a P/E/G ratio of 4.13 and a beta of 0.63. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $21.81 and its 200-day simple moving average is $23.38. The company has a current ratio of 0.62, a quick ratio of 0.60 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.26. BCE has a twelve month low of $20.28 and a twelve month high of $36.17.

BCE (NYSE:BCE) (TSE:BCE) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 8th. The utilities provider reported $0.48 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.44 by $0.04. BCE had a return on equity of 17.89% and a net margin of 0.99%. The business had revenue of $4.12 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $5.92 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $0.75 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was down 1.3% on a year-over-year basis.

Institutional Trading of BCE

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Lansforsakringar Fondforvaltning AB publ increased its position in shares of BCE by 2.0% during the first quarter. Lansforsakringar Fondforvaltning AB publ now owns 23,843 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $547,000 after purchasing an additional 475 shares in the last quarter. Fiduciary Alliance LLC increased its position in shares of BCE by 5.2% during the first quarter. Fiduciary Alliance LLC now owns 10,448 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $240,000 after purchasing an additional 519 shares in the last quarter. Bridgewater Associates LP increased its position in shares of BCE by 4.7% during the fourth quarter. Bridgewater Associates LP now owns 13,655 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $316,000 after purchasing an additional 614 shares in the last quarter. D.A. Davidson & CO. increased its position in shares of BCE by 3.0% during the fourth quarter. D.A. Davidson & CO. now owns 23,835 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $552,000 after purchasing an additional 691 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Allworth Financial LP grew its holdings in shares of BCE by 217.6% during the fourth quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 1,153 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $27,000 after buying an additional 790 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 41.46% of the company’s stock.

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.