Q1 Earnings Forecast for BCE Issued By Desjardins

BCE Inc. (TSE:BCE) (NYSE:BCE) – Desjardins issued their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of BCE in a note issued to investors on Thursday, February 6th. Desjardins analyst J. Dubreuil forecasts that the company will earn $0.62 per share for the quarter. The consensus estimate for BCE’s current full-year earnings is $3.11 per share. Desjardins also issued estimates for BCE’s Q2 2025 earnings at $0.72 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.73 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.70 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $2.76 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $2.92 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $3.00 EPS.

BCE has been the topic of several other research reports. National Bankshares decreased their price target on BCE from C$37.00 to C$35.00 and set a “sector perform” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, January 3rd. Canaccord Genuity Group upped their price objective on BCE from C$33.00 to C$33.50 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday. Royal Bank of Canada cut their price objective on BCE from C$45.00 to C$41.00 and set a “sector perform” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, December 18th. Barclays downgraded BCE from an “equal weight” rating to an “underperform” rating and cut their price objective for the company from C$41.00 to C$30.00 in a research report on Thursday, January 30th. Finally, Scotiabank cut their price objective on BCE from C$42.00 to C$40.00 and set a “sector perform” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have given a hold rating and one has given a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, BCE currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of C$40.42.

BCE Stock Performance

TSE:BCE opened at C$32.21 on Monday. The firm’s fifty day moving average is C$34.40. BCE has a fifty-two week low of C$31.43 and a fifty-two week high of C$51.57. The stock has a market cap of C$29.38 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.98, a PEG ratio of 4.67 and a beta of 0.48. The company has a quick ratio of 0.43, a current ratio of 0.65 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 197.43.

BCE Cuts Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, January 15th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, January 15th were given a dividend of $0.9975 per share. This represents a $3.99 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 12.39%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, December 16th. BCE’s payout ratio is 185.58%.

BCE Company Profile

BCE Inc, a communications company, provides wireless, wireline, Internet, and television (TV) services to residential, business, and wholesale customers in Canada. The company operates through two segments, Bell Communication and Technology Services, and Bell Media. The Bell Communication and Technology Services segment provides wireless products and services including mobile data and voice plans and devices; wireline products and services comprising data, including internet access, internet protocol television, cloud-based services, and business solutions, as well as voice, and other communication services and products; and satellite TV and connectivity services for residential, small and medium-sized business, government, and large enterprise customers.