Investment Analysts’ Weekly Ratings Changes for BCE (BCE)

Several analysts have recently updated their ratings and price targets for BCE (TSE: BCE):

• 7/21/2026 – BCE was upgraded by Morgan Stanley from “underweight” to “equal weight”. They now have a C$35.00 price target on the stock, up from C$31.00.
• 7/16/2026 – BCE was given a new C$37.00 price target by Raymond James Financial, Inc.. They now have a “market perform” rating on the stock.
• 7/15/2026 – BCE was given a new C$43.50 price target by Desjardins. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 7/10/2026 – BCE had its price target lowered by Canaccord Genuity Group Inc. from C$35.00 to C$33.00. They now have a “hold” rating on the stock.
• 7/10/2026 – BCE had its price target lowered by Royal Bank Of Canada from C$39.00 to C$36.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 7/7/2026 – BCE had its price target lowered by Scotiabank from C$41.00 to C$39.00. They now have a “sector outperform” rating on the stock.
• 7/2/2026 – BCE was upgraded by TD from “hold” to “buy”. They now have a C$37.00 price target on the stock.
• 7/1/2026 – BCE was upgraded by TD Securities from “hold” to “buy”.

BCE Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, July 15th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, July 15th were given a dividend of $0.4375 per share. This represents a $1.75 annualized dividend and a yield of 5.8%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 15th. BCE’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 25.85%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other BCE news, insider Karine Moses sold 3,500 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, May 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of C$33.25, for a total transaction of C$116,375.00. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 3,712 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately C$123,424. This trade represents a 48.53% decrease in their position. Also, insider Sean Cohan sold 3,645 shares of BCE stock in a transaction dated Monday, May 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of C$33.48, for a total value of C$122,034.60. Insiders sold a total of 11,255 shares of company stock valued at $376,464 over the last quarter. 0.02% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

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.