BCE (BCE) to Release Earnings on Thursday

BCE (NYSE:BCE) (TSE:BCE) is projected to announce its Q4 2025 results before the market opens on Thursday, February 5th. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $0.44 per share and revenue of $6.5478 billion for the quarter. BCE has set its FY 2025 guidance at 1.910-1.980 EPS. Interested persons can find conference call details on the company’s upcoming Q4 2025 earning report page for the latest details on the call scheduled for Thursday, February 5, 2026 at 8:00 AM ET.

BCE (NYSE:BCE) (TSE:BCE) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, November 6th. The utilities provider reported $0.57 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.52 by $0.05. BCE had a return on equity of 17.35% and a net margin of 25.62%.The company had revenue of $4.34 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $6.14 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $0.75 EPS. BCE’s revenue for the quarter was up 1.3% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, analysts expect BCE to post $2 EPS for the current fiscal year and $2 EPS for the next fiscal year.

BCE Stock Performance

Shares of BCE stock opened at $25.29 on Thursday. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $23.63 and a 200-day simple moving average of $23.78. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.81, a quick ratio of 0.55 and a current ratio of 0.58. BCE has a one year low of $20.28 and a one year high of $26.01. The company has a market cap of $23.58 billion, a PE ratio of 5.26 and a beta of 0.60.

BCE Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, January 15th. Shareholders of record on Monday, December 15th were issued a dividend of $0.4375 per share. This represents a $1.75 annualized dividend and a yield of 6.9%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, December 15th. BCE’s payout ratio is 25.99%.

Institutional Trading of BCE

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec increased its position in BCE by 9.7% during the third quarter. Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec now owns 34,107,306 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $797,161,000 after buying an additional 3,024,110 shares during the period. Legal & General Group Plc increased its holdings in shares of BCE by 7.4% in the 3rd quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 2,221,670 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $51,925,000 after acquiring an additional 153,882 shares during the period. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company raised its position in BCE by 1.0% in the 2nd quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 2,145,016 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $47,321,000 after purchasing an additional 21,921 shares during the last quarter. Man Group plc boosted its stake in BCE by 196.7% during the 2nd quarter. Man Group plc now owns 1,633,561 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $36,214,000 after purchasing an additional 1,082,929 shares during the period. Finally, Qube Research & Technologies Ltd grew its position in BCE by 637.6% during the 2nd quarter. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd now owns 1,176,592 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $26,089,000 after purchasing an additional 1,017,071 shares during the last quarter. 41.46% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

BCE has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. Weiss Ratings restated a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of BCE in a report on Wednesday, January 21st. Royal Bank Of Canada raised BCE from a “sector perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and increased their target price for the company from $35.00 to $37.00 in a report on Wednesday, October 15th. CIBC upgraded BCE from a “neutral” rating to a “sector outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, December 9th. Wall Street Zen cut BCE from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Sunday, December 28th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets raised BCE from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, December 11th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have issued a Buy rating, two have issued a Hold rating and three have given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, BCE has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $28.00.

BCE Company Profile

BCE Inc (NYSE: BCE) is a Canadian communications, media and entertainment company that operates through its primary subsidiaries, including Bell Canada and Bell Media. As a large integrated telecommunications provider, BCE delivers a broad range of connectivity services and content to residential, business and wholesale customers across Canada. The company combines network infrastructure with media assets to offer bundled communications and entertainment solutions.

On the services side, BCE provides fixed-line and wireless voice services, mobile data, high-speed internet, fibre and broadband access, and television services through platforms such as Bell Fibe and Bell TV.