BCE (BCE) Expected to Announce Quarterly Earnings on Thursday

BCE (NYSE:BCE) (TSE:BCE) is projected to post its Q4 2025 results before the market opens on Thursday, February 5th. Analysts expect BCE to post earnings of $0.44 per share and revenue of $6.5478 billion for the quarter. BCE has set its FY 2025 guidance at 1.910-1.980 EPS. Individuals may review the information on the company’s upcoming Q4 2025 earning report for the latest details on the call scheduled for Thursday, February 5, 2026 at 8:00 AM ET.

BCE (NYSE:BCE) (TSE:BCE) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, November 6th. The utilities provider reported $0.57 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.52 by $0.05. BCE had a net margin of 25.62% and a return on equity of 17.35%. The firm had revenue of $4.34 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $6.14 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.75 earnings per share. BCE’s revenue for the quarter was up 1.3% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, analysts expect BCE to post $2 EPS for the current fiscal year and $2 EPS for the next fiscal year.

BCE Price Performance

Shares of NYSE BCE opened at $26.10 on Wednesday. BCE has a twelve month low of $20.28 and a twelve month high of $26.26. The company has a current ratio of 0.58, a quick ratio of 0.55 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.81. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $23.85 and a two-hundred day moving average of $23.83. The company has a market capitalization of $24.34 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 5.43 and a beta of 0.60.

BCE Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, January 15th. Investors of record on Monday, December 15th were paid a dividend of $0.4375 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, December 15th. This represents a $1.75 annualized dividend and a yield of 6.7%. BCE’s dividend payout ratio is currently 25.99%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On BCE

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec lifted its position in shares of BCE by 9.7% in the third quarter. Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec now owns 34,107,306 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $797,161,000 after purchasing an additional 3,024,110 shares in the last quarter. Man Group plc lifted its position in BCE by 196.7% in the 2nd quarter. Man Group plc now owns 1,633,561 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $36,214,000 after buying an additional 1,082,929 shares in the last quarter. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd lifted its position in BCE by 637.6% in the 2nd quarter. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd now owns 1,176,592 shares of the utilities provider’s stock worth $26,089,000 after buying an additional 1,017,071 shares in the last quarter. Balyasny Asset Management L.P. boosted its stake in shares of BCE by 342.0% during the 2nd quarter. Balyasny Asset Management L.P. now owns 642,754 shares of the utilities provider’s stock valued at $14,250,000 after buying an additional 497,341 shares during the period. Finally, Morningstar Investment Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of BCE during the 3rd quarter valued at $5,044,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 41.46% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research analysts have issued reports on BCE shares. Weiss Ratings restated a “sell (d+)” rating on shares of BCE in a research report on Wednesday, January 21st. BMO Capital Markets upgraded BCE from a “market perform” rating to an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, December 11th. Cibc Captl Mkts raised BCE from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, December 9th. Wall Street Zen lowered BCE from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Sunday, December 28th. Finally, CIBC upgraded BCE from a “neutral” rating to a “sector outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, December 9th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have given a Buy rating, two have issued a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $28.00.

About BCE

BCE Inc (NYSE: BCE) is a Canadian communications, media and entertainment company that operates through its primary subsidiaries, including Bell Canada and Bell Media. As a large integrated telecommunications provider, BCE delivers a broad range of connectivity services and content to residential, business and wholesale customers across Canada. The company combines network infrastructure with media assets to offer bundled communications and entertainment solutions.

On the services side, BCE provides fixed-line and wireless voice services, mobile data, high-speed internet, fibre and broadband access, and television services through platforms such as Bell Fibe and Bell TV.