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In the latest session, BCE Inc (NYSE: BCE) closed at $21.24 down -1.89% from its previous closing price of $21.65. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.89 from its previous closing price. On the day, 3.39 million shares were traded. BCE stock price reached its highest trading level at $21.7 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $21.205.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of BCE Inc’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 14.28 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 8.86. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.53 and its Current Ratio is at 0.55. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 2.37 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.92.
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 19674378240 and an Enterprise Value of 61933555712. As of this moment, BCE’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 171.01, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 11.31. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.10 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.06. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.537 whereas that against EBITDA is 7.148.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for BCE is 0.68, which has changed by -0.34119105 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.07455289 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, BCE has reached a high of $36.17, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $20.28. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -8.28%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -25.57%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, BCE has traded an average of 3.32M shares per day and 5119840 over the past ten days. A total of 921.83M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 920.98M. Insiders hold about 0.09% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 41.17% stake in the company. Shares short for BCE as of 1743379200 were 52844368 with a Short Ratio of 15.89, compared to 1740700800 on 50977855.
Dividends & Splits
According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for BCE is 2.85, from 3.99 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.18429561The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 6.83. The current Payout Ratio is 2233.50% for BCE, which recently paid a dividend on 2024-12-16 with an ex-dividend date of 1741910400. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 1997-05-23 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
