We're taking a closer look at BCE today, as the chatter surrounding the stock has increased notably in the last few weeks. Today, its shares moved 2.3% compared to 1.0% for the S&P 500. Increased investor interest and volatility surrounding the stock are not reason enough to buy in -- you should first perform your own due diligence. Here are some figures that can get you started:
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BCE Inc., a communications company, provides wireless, wireline, Internet, and television (TV) services to residential, business, and wholesale customers in Canada.
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BCE has an average analyst rating of hold and is -5.62% away from its mean target price of $42.71 per share
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Its trailing 12 month earnings per share (EPS) is $1.8
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BCE has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 22.4 while the S&P 500 average is None
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Its forward earnings per share (EPS) is $2.4 and its forward P/E ratio is 16.8
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BCE has a Price to Earnings Growth (PEG) ratio of 18.18, which shows the company is potentially overvalued when we factor growth into the price to earnings calculus.
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The company has a Price to Book (P/B) ratio of 2.13 in contrast to the S&P 500's average ratio of None
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BCE is part of the Telecommunications sector, which has an average P/E ratio of None and an average P/B of None
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BCE has on average reported free cash flows of $8.01 Billion over the last four years, during which time they have grown by an an average of 2.1%
