BCE Inc. (TSE:BCE – Free Report) (NYSE:BCE) – Investment analysts at National Bank Financial issued their Q3 2024 earnings per share estimates for shares of BCE in a research note issued on Monday, September 30th. National Bank Financial analyst A. Shine anticipates that the company will post earnings of $0.75 per share for the quarter. National Bank Financial currently has a “Hold” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for BCE’s current full-year earnings is $3.06 per share. National Bank Financial also issued estimates for BCE’s FY2025 earnings at $3.02 EPS.
BCE (TSE:BCE – Get Free Report) (NYSE:BCE) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 1st. The company reported C$0.78 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of C$0.80 by C($0.02). BCE had a return on equity of 10.63% and a net margin of 8.75%. The business had revenue of C$6.01 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of C$6.07 billion.
BCE Stock Performance
TSE:BCE opened at C$45.76 on Thursday. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is C$47.23 and its 200 day simple moving average is C$46.06. The company has a current ratio of 0.65, a quick ratio of 0.43 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 197.43. BCE has a twelve month low of C$42.58 and a twelve month high of C$56.18. The firm has a market capitalization of C$41.75 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.28, a PEG ratio of 1.90 and a beta of 0.48.
BCE Dividend Announcement
The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, October 15th. Investors of record on Tuesday, October 15th will be issued a $0.998 dividend. This represents a $3.99 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 8.72%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, September 16th. BCE’s dividend payout ratio is currently 185.58%.
About BCE
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.
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