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After finishing at $23.66 in the prior trading day, BCE Inc (NYSE: BCE) closed at $23.72, up 0.25%. In other words, the price has increased by $0.25 from its previous closing price. On the day, 4.19 million shares were traded. BCE stock price reached its highest trading level at $23.7909 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $23.4208.
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 66.19 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 7.82. 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 22119512064 and an Enterprise Value of 66267512832. As of this moment, BCE’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 4.95, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 12.28. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.26 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.61. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.706 whereas that against EBITDA is 7.614.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for BCE is 0.64, which has changed by -0.008382201 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.16067612 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, BCE has reached a high of $26.01, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $20.28. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 2.27%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 2.73%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 3.19M shares per day over the past 3-months and 2737130 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 931.59M. Insiders hold about 0.10% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 44.02% stake in the company. Shares short for BCE as of 1765756800 were 24653150 with a Short Ratio of 7.73, compared to 1763078400 on 23017632.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, BCE’s forward annual dividend rate was 2.87, compared to 1.65 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.12130177. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 7.47. 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.
