BCE

BCE INC

OTC · Telephone Communications (No Radiotelephone) · CIK 0000718940
$24.59 +0.08% $22.9B
22 New Institutional Positions12 Institutional Exits
Vol
Market Cap$22.9B
Cap SizeLarge Cap
Analyst ConsensusHold (45%)
Inst. Holders50 funds
Inst. Value$9.1B
Inst. Activity22 buys / 12 sells
Reddit Sentiment50° Neutral
SEC Reports1
Exchange OTC·Sector Telephone Communications (No Radiotelephone)·CIK 0000718940·Prev Close $24.57

Recent Activity

Jun 11, 2026 SEC
Institutional 13F filings for BCE (2025-Q3) reveal a mixed cluster: six buyers added $176.3M while seven sellers reduced
INST-CLUSTER — Impact 3/10
Inst.
ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP — TRIM
7,465,895 shares ($188.4M)
Inst.
TORONTO DOMINION BANK — TRIM
4,807,070 shares ($121.3M)
Jun 11, 2026 short_volume
Short Volume: BCE — 59.7% short (0.4M / 0.7M)
Short: 399,414 | Exempt: 100 | TRF Vol: 669,589 | Short Ratio: 59.7% | Off-exchange volume (dark poo

Price Targets

$27.15 +10.4% upside Buy
Current $24.59 Low $23.89 Median $25.40 High $32.17 3 analysts
$23.89 $32.17

Analyst Ratings

Hold45% buy · 22 analysts
1Strong Buy
9Buy
9Hold
3Sell
0Strong Sell
Recent Analyst Actions
DateFirmActionRating
Mar 17, 2026 RBC Capital MAINTAIN Outperform → Outperform

Earnings Estimates

PeriodEPS Est.RangeGrowth#
Current Q $0.74 ▲ +0.5% $0.64 — $1.51 18% YoY 12
Next Q $0.70 $0.66 — $0.73 -12% YoY 11
Current FY $2.60 ▲ +1.6% $2.42 — $2.86 -7% YoY 17
Next FY $2.70 ▼ -0.6% $2.47 — $2.93 4% YoY 16

Top Institutional Holders

FundValueMove
NOMURA ASSET MANAGEMENT CO
ROYAL BANK OF CANADA$1.5B
FIL Ltd$944.0M
BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/$908.0M
CAISSE DE DEPOT ET$857.8M

Reddit Sentiment

50°
Neutral
Bearish Neutral Bullish
2 mentions 0 bullish 0 bearish
50 institutional holders with $9.1B total value (361,720,597 shares) as of 2026-Q1. Top holders: NOMURA, ROYAL, FIL. Net buying activity: 22 institutions added/increased vs 12 reduced.

Top Institutional Holders — 2026-Q1

#FundSharesValue% of TrackedLast Move
1NOMURA ASSET MANAGEMENT CO LTD$0.000.0%
2ROYAL BANK OF CANADA59,242,080$1.5B16.4%
3FIL Ltd37,411,448$944.0M10.3%
4BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/35,980,451$908.0M9.9%
5CAISSE DE DEPOT ET PLACEMENT DU QUEBEC34,107,306$857.8M9.4%
6CIBC WORLD MARKET INC.23,359,992$589.4M6.4%
7NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/21,250,639$535.4M5.9%
8ROYAL BANK OF CANADA13,579,100$342.7M3.7%
9VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC8,868,566$223.8M2.4%
10TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP8,412,506$212.3M2.3%ADD +90.9%
11ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP7,465,895$188.4M2.1%TRIM -47.2%
12TD ASSET MANAGEMENT INC7,049,517$177.3M1.9%
13CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD6,752,594$170.4M1.9%ADD +37.0%
14Vanguard Global Advisers, LLC6,508,315$164.2M1.8%
15ROYAL BANK OF CANADA6,351,500$160.3M1.8%
16MORGAN STANLEY6,020,210$152.0M1.7%ADD +30.8%
17Cullen Capital Management, LLC5,966,886$150.6M1.6%
18MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE5,038,362$127.0M1.4%
19BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/4,837,452$122.1M1.3%TRIM -25.7%
20TORONTO DOMINION BANK4,807,070$121.3M1.3%TRIM -32.4%

Recent Position Changes

FundActionPrev SharesCurr SharesChange %ValueQuarter
ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIPTRIM14,151,2117,465,895-47.2%$188.4M2026-Q1
TORONTO DOMINION BANKTRIM7,110,8244,807,070-32.4%$121.3M2026-Q1
MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORPADD2,254,9773,885,182+72.3%$98.0M2026-Q1
JUPITER ASSET MANAGEMENT LTDNEW3,332,879$83.8M2026-Q1
1832 Asset Management L.P.ADD1,386,5512,354,751+69.8%$59.4M2026-Q1
TD Waterhouse Canada Inc.ADD1,325,2882,242,774+69.2%$56.3M2026-Q1
BALYASNY ASSET MANAGEMENT L.P.DOUBLED792,4991,888,784+138.3%$47.7M2026-Q1
CIBC Asset Management IncTRIM1,957,7001,310,254-33.1%$33.0M2026-Q1
Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd.DOUBLED184,427945,994+412.9%$23.9M2026-Q1
DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LPDOUBLED402,471879,778+118.6%$22.2M2026-Q1
BRITISH COLUMBIA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CorpADD488,772790,697+61.8%$20.0M2026-Q1
Invesco Ltd.TRIM1,875,714614,234-67.3%$15.5M2026-Q1
VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLCTRIM749,098554,240-26.0%$14.0M2026-Q1
HEALTHCARE OF ONTARIO PENSION PLAN TRUST FUNDDOUBLED83,751532,508+535.8%$13.4M2026-Q1
STIFEL FINANCIAL CORPADD164,921214,473+30.0%$5.4M2026-Q1
ExodusPoint Capital Management, LPDOUBLED60,595132,666+118.9%$3.3M2026-Q1
Baird Financial Group, Inc.DOUBLED13,569118,951+776.6%$3.0M2026-Q1
BNP Paribas Asset Management Holding S.A.ADD50,64198,263+94.0%$2.5M2026-Q1
RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLCDOUBLED12,50075,198+501.6%$1.9M2026-Q1
Pictet Asset Management Holding SADOUBLED26,43964,962+145.7%$1.6M2026-Q1
Orion Porfolio Solutions, LLCADD34,76445,658+31.3%$1.2M2026-Q1
CAPSTONE INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLCADD31,50245,246+43.6%$1.1M2026-Q1
WEALTH ENHANCEMENT ADVISORY SERVICES, LLCTRIM44,31133,231-25.0%$812.5K2026-Q1
PICTON MAHONEY ASSET MANAGEMENTNEAR_EXIT1,963,93931,541-98.4%$796.1K2026-Q1
Cerity Partners LLCADD22,50630,277+34.5%$764.2K2026-Q1

No insider trading data available yet. Insider transactions are collected from SEC Form 4 filings.

1 SEC filing reports analyzed. Sentiment: 0 bullish, 0 bearish, 1 mixed, 0 neutral. Avg impact: 3.0/10.

No press releases analyzed yet. Press releases are collected from GlobeNewsWire and analyzed by the LLM pipeline.

Current analyst consensus: Hold (45% buy). Based on 22 analysts: 1 strong buy, 9 buy, 9 hold, 3 sell, 0 strong sell.

Analyst Price Targets

$27.15 mean target +10.4% upside Buy (2.50)
$23.89 Low $32.17 High
MetricValue
Current Price$24.59
Target Low$23.89
Target Mean$27.15
Target Median$25.40
Target High$32.17
# Analysts3
RecommendationBuy (2.50)

Earnings Estimates & Revisions

PeriodEPS AvgEPS LowEPS HighEPS Growth30d Rev.Up/DownRev. AvgRev. GrowthAnalysts
Current Q
2026-06-30
$0.74 $0.64 $1.51 18.2% +0.5% 4↑ 4↓ $6.3B 2.8% 12
Next Q
2026-09-30
$0.70 $0.66 $0.73 -11.7% +0.3% 2↑ 5↓ $6.1B 1.5% 11
Current FY
2026-12-31
$2.60 $2.42 $2.86 -7.2% +1.6% 11↑ 4↓ $25.0B 2.4% 17
Next FY
2027-12-31
$2.70 $2.47 $2.93 4.0% -0.6% 7↑ 6↓ $25.5B 1.8% 16

Current Quarter EPS Revision History

TimepointEPS EstimateChange
Current$0.745
7d ago$0.745
30d ago$0.741+0.004
60d ago$0.740+0.005
90d ago$0.744+0.001
1 analyst firms have rated this stock: 0 upgrades, 0 downgrades, 0 initiations.

Individual Analyst Actions

DateAnalyst FirmActionPrevious RatingNew Rating
Mar 17, 2026 RBC Capital MAINTAIN Outperform Outperform

Monthly Consensus History

PeriodStrong BuyBuyHoldSellStrong SellBuy %Distribution
Jun 1, 20261993045%
May 1, 20261993045%
Apr 1, 20261983048%
Mar 1, 20261983048%
Feb 1, 202611083050%
Jan 1, 202611074050%
Strong BuyBuyHoldSellStrong Sell

No congressional trading data available for this ticker. Data is sourced from Senate and House financial disclosure filings.

50°
Neutral
Bearish Neutral Bullish
2 mentions 0 bullish 0 bearish 2 time periods

Reddit Sentiment History

DateMentionsSentimentBullishBearishThreads
May 22, 2026150° Neutral001
May 22, 2026150° Neutral001

Recent Reddit Threads

r/stocks Neutral 21d 14h ago
Is it time to sell BCE?
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Jun 11, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: BCE — 59.7% short (0.4M / 0.7M)
Short: 399,414 | Exempt: 100 | TRF Vol: 669,589 | Short Ratio: 59.7% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
Jun 10, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: BCE — 63.3% short (0.5M / 0.8M)
Short: 508,630 | Exempt: 0 | TRF Vol: 803,506 | Short Ratio: 63.3% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
Jun 9, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: BCE — 73.0% short (0.7M / 0.9M)
Short: 652,956 | Exempt: 250 | TRF Vol: 894,244 | Short Ratio: 73.0% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
Jun 5, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: BCE — 70.3% short (0.6M / 0.8M)
Short: 596,588 | Exempt: 10,000 | TRF Vol: 849,054 | Short Ratio: 70.3% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
Jun 4, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: BCE — 73.5% short (1.7M / 2.3M)
Short: 1,669,275 | Exempt: 385 | TRF Vol: 2,271,278 | Short Ratio: 73.5% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
Jun 3, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: BCE — 64.1% short (0.4M / 0.7M)
Short: 436,692 | Exempt: 0 | TRF Vol: 681,522 | Short Ratio: 64.1% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
Jun 2, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: BCE — 60.2% short (0.5M / 0.8M)
Short: 496,946 | Exempt: 0 | TRF Vol: 824,859 | Short Ratio: 60.2% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
Jun 1, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: BCE — 74.3% short (0.4M / 0.6M)
Short: 421,368 | Exempt: 0 | TRF Vol: 567,380 | Short Ratio: 74.3% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
May 29, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: BCE — 76.8% short (0.6M / 0.8M)
Short: 588,334 | Exempt: 0 | TRF Vol: 765,995 | Short Ratio: 76.8% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
May 27, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: BCE — 66.5% short (0.4M / 0.7M)
Short: 439,367 | Exempt: 773 | TRF Vol: 660,387 | Short Ratio: 66.5% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
May 26, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: BCE — 71.0% short (0.4M / 0.6M)
Short: 406,495 | Exempt: 2 | TRF Vol: 572,857 | Short Ratio: 71.0% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
May 21, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: BCE — 60.5% short (0.3M / 0.5M)
Short: 313,962 | Exempt: 0 | TRF Vol: 518,717 | Short Ratio: 60.5% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
May 20, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: BCE — 56.8% short (0.4M / 0.7M)
Short: 415,421 | Exempt: 71 | TRF Vol: 731,843 | Short Ratio: 56.8% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
May 19, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: BCE — 63.8% short (0.4M / 0.7M)
Short: 440,483 | Exempt: 0 | TRF Vol: 690,120 | Short Ratio: 63.8% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
May 18, 2026
short_volume
Short Volume: BCE — 57.2% short (0.4M / 0.6M)
Short: 369,542 | Exempt: 12,311 | TRF Vol: 646,057 | Short Ratio: 57.2% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)