National Bank Financial Estimates BCE Q3 Earnings

BCE, Inc. (NYSE:BCE) (TSE:BCE) – National Bank Financial issued their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for BCE in a research note issued on Wednesday, October 1st. National Bank Financial analyst A. Shine expects that the utilities provider will earn $0.52 per share for the quarter. The consensus estimate for BCE’s current full-year earnings is $1.94 per share. National Bank Financial also issued estimates for BCE’s FY2025 earnings at $1.95 EPS.

BCE (NYSE:BCE) (TSE:BCE) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 7th. The utilities provider reported $0.46 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.52 by ($0.06). The business had revenue of $4.47 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $5.91 billion. BCE had a return on equity of 18.89% and a net margin of 1.96%.The company’s revenue was up 1.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.78 earnings per share. BCE has set its FY 2025 guidance at 1.910-1.980 EPS.

Several other research analysts have also commented on the company. Weiss Ratings restated a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of BCE in a research report on Saturday, September 27th. National Bankshares restated an “outperform” rating on shares of BCE in a research report on Friday, August 15th. CIBC restated a “neutral” rating on shares of BCE in a research report on Friday, August 22nd. Cibc World Mkts lowered BCE from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 3rd. Finally, Desjardins upgraded BCE from a “hold” rating to a “moderate buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 5th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have assigned a Buy rating, seven have assigned a Hold rating and five have issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Reduce” and a consensus price target of $32.50.

BCE Trading Up 0.6%

Shares of BCE stock opened at $23.37 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $21.79 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 80.57, a PEG ratio of 3.92 and a beta of 0.63. BCE has a fifty-two week low of $20.28 and a fifty-two week high of $33.91. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.17, a quick ratio of 0.57 and a current ratio of 0.61. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $24.15 and a 200 day moving average of $22.95.

BCE Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, October 15th. Stockholders of record on Monday, September 15th will be paid a $0.4375 dividend. This represents a $1.75 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 7.5%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, September 15th. BCE’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 437.93%.

Institutional Trading of BCE

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Hilltop National Bank acquired a new stake in BCE in the second quarter valued at $28,000. Cullen Frost Bankers Inc. raised its stake in BCE by 2,459.6% in the second quarter. Cullen Frost Bankers Inc. now owns 1,459 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $32,000 after buying an additional 1,402 shares in the last quarter. SVB Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in BCE in the first quarter valued at $35,000. Trust Co. of Toledo NA OH acquired a new stake in BCE in the second quarter valued at $40,000. Finally, Legacy Investment Solutions LLC acquired a new stake in BCE in the second quarter valued at $42,000. 41.46% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.