BCE (BCE) Scheduled to Post Earnings on Thursday

BCE (NYSE:BCE) (TSE:BCE) will be releasing its earnings data before the market opens on Thursday, November 7th. Analysts expect BCE to post earnings of $0.58 per share for the quarter. Persons that are interested in registering for the company’s earnings conference call can do so using this link.

BCE Stock Down 1.0 %

BCE stock opened at $28.84 on Wednesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $26.31 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.14, a PEG ratio of 5.36 and a beta of 0.59. The company has a current ratio of 0.65, a quick ratio of 0.62 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.00. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $34.00 and a two-hundred day moving average of $33.68. BCE has a twelve month low of $28.64 and a twelve month high of $41.77.

Analyst Ratings Changes

BCE has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. Edward Jones lowered shares of BCE from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday. Cibc World Mkts raised shares of BCE from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Friday, August 2nd. Canaccord Genuity Group reaffirmed a “hold” rating on shares of BCE in a report on Tuesday. National Bank Financial downgraded BCE from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, September 30th. Finally, BMO Capital Markets raised their price target on BCE from $48.00 to $51.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a report on Thursday, September 19th. Nine investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, one has assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $46.33.

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.