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After finishing at $23.2 in the prior trading day, BCE Inc (NYSE: BCE) closed at $23.51, up 1.34%. In other words, the price has increased by $1.34 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.44 million shares were traded. BCE stock price reached its highest trading level at $23.51 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $23.27.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of BCE by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 65.60 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 7.75. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.48 and its Current Ratio is at 0.51. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.82 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.57.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, BCE now has a Market Capitalization of 21923682304 and an Enterprise Value of 66071683072. As of this moment, BCE’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 4.90, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 12.22. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.25 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.60. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.698 whereas that against EBITDA is 7.592.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for BCE is 0.64, which has changed by -0.13054734 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.1326145 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, BCE has reached a high of $27.44, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $20.28. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 0.97%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 1.52%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 3.14M shares per day over the past 3-months and 2908020 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 932.53M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 930.25M. Insiders hold about 0.24% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 43.95% stake in the company. Shares short for BCE as of 1763078400 were 23487938 with a Short Ratio of 7.47, compared to 1760486400 on 25198453.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, BCE’s forward annual dividend rate was 2.87, compared to 2.03 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.123706885. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 7.45. . The current Payout Ratio is 2233.50% for BCE, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-09-15 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-12-15. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 1997-05-23 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
Its stock is currently analyzed by 3.0 different market analysts. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.59, with high estimates of $0.61 and low estimates of $0.57.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $2.86 and $2.59 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $2.73. EPS for the following year is $2.48, with 3.0 analysts recommending between $2.7 and $2.29.
Revenue Estimates
10 analysts predict $6.56B in revenue for . The current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $6.62B to a low estimate of $6.45B. As of . The current estimate, BCE Inc’s year-ago sales were $6.42BFor the next quarter, 10 analysts are estimating revenue of $6.23B. There is a high estimate of $6.24B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $6.22B.
A total of 15 analysts have provided revenue estimates for BCE’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $24.78B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $24.5B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $24.63B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $24.41BBased on 15 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $25.38B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $26.03B and the low estimate is $24.95B.
