Desjardins Analysts Decrease Earnings Estimates for BCE

BCE, Inc. (NYSE:BCE) (TSE:BCE) – Investment analysts at Desjardins decreased their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for BCE in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, August 5th. Desjardins analyst J. Dubreuil now anticipates that the utilities provider will earn $0.47 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.49. Desjardins currently has a “Moderate Buy” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for BCE’s current full-year earnings is $1.94 per share. Desjardins also issued estimates for BCE’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.45 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $1.91 EPS.

BCE (NYSE:BCE) (TSE:BCE) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, May 8th. The utilities provider reported $0.48 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.44 by $0.04. BCE had a return on equity of 19.22% and a net margin of 1.82%. The business had revenue of $4.12 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $5.92 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $0.75 EPS. The business’s quarterly revenue was down 1.3% on a year-over-year basis.

A number of other equities analysts have also recently commented on BCE. Royal Bank Of Canada reissued a “sector perform” rating and set a $35.00 target price on shares of BCE in a report on Wednesday, May 14th. Cibc World Mkts cut BCE from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 3rd. Finally, Scotiabank raised BCE from a “sector perform” rating to a “sector outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, June 2nd. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have given a hold rating, one has issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $38.67.

BCE Stock Performance

NYSE:BCE opened at $23.26 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.40, a quick ratio of 0.61 and a current ratio of 0.64. The stock has a market capitalization of $21.69 billion, a PE ratio of 89.45, a P/E/G ratio of 3.87 and a beta of 0.62. BCE has a fifty-two week low of $20.28 and a fifty-two week high of $36.17. The company has a fifty day moving average of $22.94 and a two-hundred day moving average of $22.80.

Institutional Trading of BCE

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of BCE. Fox Run Management L.L.C. purchased a new stake in BCE in the 2nd quarter valued at about $505,000. Metis Global Partners LLC increased its position in shares of BCE by 11.3% during the second quarter. Metis Global Partners LLC now owns 12,297 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $273,000 after acquiring an additional 1,245 shares during the last quarter. Legacy Investment Solutions LLC acquired a new stake in shares of BCE during the second quarter valued at about $42,000. Harvest Portfolios Group Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of BCE in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $256,000. Finally, Savant Capital LLC purchased a new stake in shares of BCE in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $281,000. 41.46% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

BCE Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, July 15th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, June 17th were issued a dividend of $0.4375 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 16th. This represents a dividend yield of 565.0%. BCE’s dividend payout ratio is currently 488.46%.

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.