Investors may find better financial performance in BCE Inc (BCE)

BCE Inc [BCE] stock is trading at $21.62, up 1.79%. An important factor to consider is whether the stock is rising or falling in short-term value. The BCE shares have gain 2.95% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -9.08%, and not seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.

From an analyst’s perspective:

BCE Inc [NYSE: BCE] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on February 07, 2025, when JP Morgan downgraded its rating to a Underweight. Previously, BofA Securities downgraded its rating to Underperform on January 14, 2025. Edward Jones downgraded its rating to a Hold. Canaccord Genuity downgraded its rating to a Hold. CIBC upgraded its rating to Sector Outperform for this stock on April 23, 2024. In a note dated April 02, 2024, BMO Capital Markets downgraded an Market Perform rating on this stock.

BCE Inc [BCE] stock has fluctuated between $20.28 and $36.17 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $49.96 within the next 12 months. BCE Inc [NYSE: BCE] shares were valued at $21.62 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 131.08% based on the average BCE price forecast.

Analyzing the BCE fundamentals

BCE Inc [NYSE:BCE] reported sales of 17.82B for the trailing twelve months, which represents a drop of -3.37%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.49% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.28%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.04%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.01%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.0, Equity is 0.02 and Total Capital is 0.12. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of2.24.

Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 21.40 points at the first support level, and at 21.18 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 21.84, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 22.06.

Ratios To Look Out For

For context, BCE Inc’s Current Ratio is 0.55. On the other hand, the Quick Ratio is 0.53, and the Cash Ratio is 0.11. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 1.12, the price to book ratio is 2.10 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 174.07.

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