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The price of BCE Inc (NYSE: BCE) closed at $24.43 in the last session, down -2.12% from day before closing price of $24.96. In other words, the price has decreased by -$2.12 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.65 million shares were traded. BCE stock price reached its highest trading level at $24.9734 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $24.3701.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at BCE’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 60.25 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 8.24. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.51 and its Current Ratio is at 0.55. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 2.08 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.80.
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 22843613184 and an Enterprise Value of 63564607488. As of this moment, BCE’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 83.15, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 12.48. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.29 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.12. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.604 whereas that against EBITDA is 7.346.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for BCE is 0.67, which has changed by -0.31911927 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.16222072 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 1.87%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 3.83%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, BCE traded on average about 3.26M shares per day over the past 3-months and 3124600 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 932.53M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 919.52M. Insiders hold about 0.25% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 44.66% stake in the company. Shares short for BCE as of 1755216000 were 36274426 with a Short Ratio of 11.14, compared to 1752537600 on 40171165.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for BCE is 2.45, which was 3.43 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.13741988The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 7.31. The current Payout Ratio is 2233.50% for BCE, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-06-16 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-09-15. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 1997-05-23 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
The dynamic stock of BCE Inc (BCE) is currently being evaluated by a team of 13.0 analysts, each contributing to its current rating.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.59, with high estimates of $0.62 and low estimates of $0.53.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $2.86 and $2.59 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $2.69. EPS for the following year is $2.57, with 4.0 analysts recommending between $2.82 and $2.41.
Revenue Estimates
According to 10 analysts, the current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $6.15B. It ranges from a high estimate of $6.57B to a low estimate of $6.02B. As of the current estimate, BCE Inc’s year-ago sales were $5.97BFor the next quarter, 10 analysts are estimating revenue of $6.5B. There is a high estimate of $6.65B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $6.16B.
A total of 15 analysts have provided revenue estimates for BCE’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $24.93B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $24.5B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $24.67B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $24.41BBased on 15 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $25.37B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $26.07B and the low estimate is $25.05B.
