BCE Inc [NYSE: BCE] stock went on a downward path that fall over -0.18% on Wednesday, amounting to a one-week price decrease of less than -0.27%.
Over the last 12 months, BCE stock dropped by -5.35%. The one-year BCE Inc stock forecast points to a potential downside of -14179924.66. The average equity rating for BCE stock is currently 3.00, trading closer to a bullish pattern in the stock market.
The market cap for the stock reached $20.22 billion, with 921.82 million shares outstanding and 920.85 million shares in the current float. Compared to the average trading volume of 3.45M shares, BCE stock reached a trading volume of 7050090 in the most recent trading day, which is why market watchdogs consider the stock to be active.
Guru’s Opinion on BCE Inc [BCE]:
Based on careful and fact-backed analyses by Wall Street experts, the current consensus on the target price for BCE shares is $24.33 per share. Analysis on target price and performance of stocks is usually carefully studied by market experts, and the current Wall Street consensus on BCE stock is a recommendation set at 3.00. This rating represents a strong Buy recommendation, on the scale from 1 to 5, where 5 would mean strong sell, 4 represents Sell, 3 is Hold, and 2 indicates Buy.
Scotiabank have made an estimate for BCE Inc shares, keeping their opinion on the stock as Sector Outperform, with their previous recommendation back on June 02, 2025. The new note on the price target was released on February 07, 2025, representing the official price target for BCE Inc stock.
The Price to Book ratio for the last quarter was 2.10, with the Price to Cash per share for the same quarter was set at 0.79. Price to Free Cash Flow for BCE in the course of the last twelve months was 7.49 with Quick ratio for the last quarter at 0.54.
BCE Stock Performance Analysis:
BCE Inc [BCE] fell into the red zone at the end of the last week, falling into a negative trend and dropping by -0.27. With this latest performance, BCE shares gained by 1.90% in over the last four-week period, additionally sinking by -5.06% over the last 6 months – not to mention a drop of -5.35% in the past year of trading.
Insight into BCE Inc Fundamentals:
Operating Margin for any stock indicates how profitable investing would be, and BCE Inc [BCE] shares currently have an operating margin of 22.76% and a Gross Margin at 30.66%. BCE Inc’s Net Margin is presently recorded at 1.45%.
Return on Equity for this stock inclined to 0.73%, with Return on Assets sitting at 0.73%.
BCE Stock EPS
The progress of the company may be observed through the prism of EPS growth rate, while Wall Street analysts are focusing on predicting the 5-year EPS growth rate for BCE. When it comes to the mentioned value, analysts are expecting to see the 5-year EPS growth rate for BCE Inc go to -2.46%.
BCE Inc [BCE] Institutonal Ownership Details
There are presently around $45.66%, or 45.67% of BCE stock, in the hands of institutional investors. The top three institutional holders of BCE stocks are: ROYAL BANK OF CANADA with ownership of 49.97 million shares, which is approximately 5.4778%. BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/, holding 37.53 million shares of the stock with an approximate value of $$1.24 billion in BCE stocks shares; and BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/, currently with $$741.58 million in BCE stock with ownership which is approximately 2.5112%.
