Brokers Set Expectations for BCE’s FY2026 Earnings (TSE:BCE)

BCE Inc. (TSE:BCE) (NYSE:BCE) – Scotiabank increased their FY2026 EPS estimates for BCE in a research note issued on Wednesday, August 19th. Scotiabank analyst M. Yaghi now forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $2.63 for the year, up from their prior estimate of $2.56. Scotiabank currently has a “Sector Outperform” rating and a $39.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for BCE’s current full-year earnings is $3.11 per share.

BCE (TSE:BCE) (NYSE:BCE) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 6th. The company reported C$0.65 EPS for the quarter. BCE had a net margin of 25.89% and a return on equity of 27.73%. The business had revenue of C$6.18 billion during the quarter.

Several other research analysts have also commented on the company. Raymond James Financial set a C$37.00 price target on BCE and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 16th. Canaccord Genuity Group lowered their price objective on BCE from C$35.00 to C$33.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, July 10th. Royal Bank Of Canada dropped their target price on BCE from C$39.00 to C$36.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Friday, July 10th. Scotia boosted their target price on BCE from C$39.00 to C$40.00 and gave the company a “sector outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, August 7th. Finally, Desjardins decreased their price target on BCE from C$43.50 to C$41.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, August 7th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have issued a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of C$37.31.

BCE Stock Up 1.0%

Shares of TSE BCE opened at C$32.98 on Monday. The company has a current ratio of 0.73, a quick ratio of 0.43 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 175.06. BCE has a 12-month low of C$29.66 and a 12-month high of C$36.25. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is C$31.39 and its 200-day moving average price is C$33.23. The stock has a market capitalization of C$30.75 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 4.89, a P/E/G ratio of 4.67 and a beta of 0.30.

BCE Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, July 15th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, July 15th were given a $0.4375 dividend. This represents a $1.75 annualized dividend and a yield of 5.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 15th. BCE’s payout ratio is 25.96%.

About BCE

Bell Media is Canada’s leading media and entertainment company with a portfolio of assets in premium video, audio, out-of-home advertising, and digital media. This includes Canada’s most-watched television network, CTV; the largest Canadian-owned video streamer, Crave, with a premium add-on to include STARZ; a powerful suite of specialty channels; the most-trusted news brand, CTV News; Canada’s cross-platform sports leaders, TSN and RDS; leading out-of-home advertising network, Astral; Québec’s fast-growing conventional French-language network, Noovo; the country’s leading radio and podcast app, iHeartRadio Canada; and a range of award-winning original productions, brands, and services.