NYSE: BCE

BCE (BCE) Stock Analysis & Forecast

Sep 28 close

$20.56−0.41 (−2.0%)

Gekko Brief

AI summary

This week's coverage of BCE centers on its fiber and 5G network expansion, with CFO Curtis Millen highlighting a strategy built on customer experience, disciplined capital allocation and AI-powered infrastructure across wireless, wireline and managed technology services. Several pieces also point to earlier Q2 results showing revenue growth, higher EBITDA and strength in Bell Media, alongside recognition of BCE's fiber build-out in the U.S. Coverage frames the stock as a blue-chip telecom name attracting attention despite a stock price that has fallen over 40% across the past three years amid regulatory pressure, competition and debt levels.

BCE closed at $20.56, down 2% on the day and sitting below both its 50-day average of $22.64 and 200-day average of $23.85, with the 50-day below the 200-day. Shares have declined 12.1% over one month, 7.6% over three months and 18.6% over six months, trading near the 52-week low of $20.46 versus a high of $26.52. The GekkoIndex reads 75.5, placing BCE in the Buying zone, while the price sits 40.5% below the Gekko Fair Value estimate of $34.55.

BCE's next earnings report is scheduled for 5 November 2026, 37 days out and beyond a typical 20-trading-day holding window; the prior quarter posted EPS of $0.63 against an estimate of $0.58, with a -0.4% reaction. No insider, Congress or unusual options activity appears in the current windows. Seasonality over the next 20 trading days has averaged -0.5% across 5 years, positive in 3 of them. Analyst consensus carries a target of $26.60, implying 29.4% upside.

Written by AI and checked automatically against the figures on this page. Generated Sep 29, 2026 from the data above.

BCE price vs fair value

▲$34.55$20.56Sep ’25Mar ’26Sep ’26
Close $20.56200-day averageGekko Fair Value $34.55

BCE quick facts

Market cap
$19.17B
P/E ratio
4.4
Forward P/E
11.3
EPS, TTM
$4.80
Revenue, TTM
$24.80B
Profit margin
25.9%
Dividend yield
8.10%
Beta
0.61
Volume
4.21M avg 3.85M
1-year return
−10.8%
Typical daily move
±2.4%
Typical 20-day move
±3.9%
50-day average
$22.64
200-day average
$23.85
Next earnings
Nov 5
Shares outstanding
932.5M
52-week range
$20.46$26.52

BCE swing-trade checklist

BCE scores 3 supportive, 1 mixed and 1 headwind across the 5 checklist items with data.

Six things swing traders check before a 20-day hold, read from the latest data.

3 supportive1 mixed1 headwind

  • Trendheadwind

    Below 50 and 200-day

    Close $20.56 is below the 50-day ($22.64) and 200-day ($23.85) averages, and the 50-day is below the 200-day.

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  • GekkoIndexsupportive

    75.5, Buying

    Reading 75.5 is in the Buying zone.

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  • Fair valuesupportive

    40.5% below

    Price is 40.5% below Gekko Fair Value (more than 5% below).

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  • Smart moneyno data

    No data

    No insider, Congress or unusual options activity in the window.

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  • Earnings risksupportive

    Reports in 37 days

    Next report Nov 5, 2026, 37 days away — outside a typical 20-trading-day hold.

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  • Seasonalitymixed

    −0.5% on average

    From this point in the calendar, the next 20 trading days averaged −0.5% over 5 years, rising in 3 of them.

    See seasonality

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BCE stock chart and price history

BCE closed at $20.56 on Sep 28, 2026, −10.8% over the past year, inside a 52-week range of $20.46 to $26.52.

Close50-day average200-day averageVolume
BCE share price, past year, with 50-day and 200-day moving averages and volume$22$24$26NovDecJan 2026FebMarAprMayJunJulAugSep20.56

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Performance Breakdown

1 month
−12.1%
3 months
−7.6%
6 months
−18.6%
1 year
−10.8%
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About BCE

BCE supplies mobile, home phone, internet, and TV services to everyday customers, companies, and other carriers across Canada. It has built a wide presence through its Bell-branded offerings that touch nearly every part of communications and home entertainment.

Its operations run through three business groups. One, Bell Wireless, focuses on mobile calling, data plans, and the phones and devices customers use. Another, Bell Wireline, brings together home internet, IPTV, traditional phone lines, satellite TV, and related connectivity, while also trading network capacity and services with other telecom operators on a wholesale basis. The third, Bell Media, runs a mix of television channels across regular, specialty, and pay tiers, plus streaming services, online content, radio stations, and outdoor ad placements.

The company traces its start to 1880 and runs its operations from Verdun, Canada. Its stock is listed on the NYSE under the ticker BCE.

Listed
NYSE
Sector
Communications
Industry
Major telecommunications
Website
bce.ca

BCE GekkoIndex: the smart money zone

BCE’s GekkoIndex — Gekko’s 0 to 100 smart money score — reads 75.5, in the Buying zone, up 5 points over five sessions.

010075.5Buying

Up 5 points over five sessions.

Reading for Sep 28, 2026

What followed past readings in each zone

ZoneReadings5 days10 days20 days50 days
Buying (current zone)72−0.9%−1.2%−3.5%−6.0%
Accumulation265−0.6%−1.3%−1.5%−3.3%
Neutral312−0.2%−0.3%−1.0%−2.4%
Distribution22−0.3%−0.6%−0.6%−8.3%
Selling1Too few readings yet

Average BCE share-price change over the trading days after each daily reading in its GekkoIndex history. Across every stock Gekko tracks, Buying readings averaged +3.2% over 20 days. Past behaviour doesn’t guarantee future results.

Buying zone: Smart money likely accumulating heavily. About the five zones →

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Is BCE stock overvalued? Gekko Fair Value

BCE trades 40.5% below Gekko Fair Value of $34.55, so the shares are undervalued on Gekko’s estimate.

Gekko’s own estimate of what BCE shares are worth, recalculated every trading day.

$34.55

Gekko Fair Value, Sep 26, 2026

40.5% Undervalued

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BCE insider and Congress trading

No open-market insider purchases were filed for BCE, and no Congress trades were disclosed, in the last 90 days.

Plus buybacks, unusual options and fund positions, each dated to when it became public.

Insider buying last 90 days

No open-market insider purchases were filed for BCE in the last 90 days.

From Form 4 filings, dated to when each was filed.

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Congress trades last 90 days

No trades in BCE were disclosed by members of Congress in the last 90 days.

From congressional disclosures, which report amounts as ranges.

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Hedge funds and billionaires quarter ended Jun 30

2of the funds Gekko tracks hold BCE.

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BCE earnings: next date and track record

BCE reports on Nov 5, 2026 (37 days away), and beat the EPS estimate in 6 of its last 8 reports.

6 of 8reports beat the EPS estimate
±3.2%average move across the report
5 of 8reports followed by a gain

Share-price move across each report

+1.8%Aug ’24−1.3%Nov ’24+2.4%Feb ’25+6.9%May ’25+4.7%Aug ’25+3.6%Nov ’25−4.8%Feb ’26−0.4%May ’26
ReportedEPSSurpriseRevenueSurpriseMove
May 7, 2026$0.63
est $0.58
+8.6%$4.43B
est $4.38B
+1.3%−0.4%
Feb 5, 2026$0.49
est $0.45
+8.9%$4.66B
est $4.76B
−2.1%−4.8%
Nov 6, 2025$0.57
est $0.52
+9.6%$4.34B
est $6.55B
−33.8%+3.6%
Aug 7, 2025$0.46
est $0.52
−11.5%$4.47B
est $5.92B
−24.6%+4.7%
May 8, 2025$0.69
est $0.62
+11.3%$4.16B
est $5.93B
−29.8%+6.9%
Feb 13, 2025$0.79
est $0.71
+11.3%$4.46B—+2.4%
Nov 7, 2024$0.97
est $0.77
+26.0%$4.40B
est $4.36B
+0.9%−1.3%
Aug 1, 2024$0.78
est $0.79
−1.3%$4.39B
est $4.42B
−0.7%+1.8%

“Move” is the close of the first session after the report compared with the close of the last session before it, so it reads the same whether the company reported before the open or after the close.

BCE stock forecast and analyst price targets

Analysts’ average 12-month price target for BCE is $26.60, +29.4% from the last close.

$26.60consensus 12-month target, +29.4% from the last close
−3.5%average 20-day move after past Buying readings
−0.5%average move over the next 20 trading days in the last 5 years
±2.4%typical daily move, from the 14-day average range

Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions. These are analyst targets and historical base rates, which don’t guarantee future results.

BCE seasonality: the next 20 trading days

Over the next 20 trading days from Sep 29, BCE averaged −0.5% across the last 5 years, rising in 3 of them.

Next 20 trading days, by year

+2.8%2021+4.5%2022−4.0%2023−6.1%2024+0.9%2025

Average move and hit rate

WindowAverageYears higher
Next 5 trading days−1.3%1 of 5
Next 10 trading days−0.1%2 of 5
Next 15 trading days−0.5%2 of 5
Next 20 trading days−0.5%3 of 5
Next 30 trading days−1.4%3 of 5

For scale, BCE’s typical 20-trading-day move in either direction is about 3.9%.

BCE market cap and key statistics

BCE’s market cap is $19.17B, with a P/E ratio of 4.4 and revenue of $24.80B over the last twelve months.

Valuation

Market cap
$19.17B
P/E ratio
4.4
Forward P/E
11.3
EPS, TTM
$4.80
Gekko Fair Value
$34.55

Trading

Volume
4.21M
Avg volume, 20 days
3.85M
52-week high
$26.52
52-week low
$20.46
Shares outstanding
932.5M

Financials

Revenue, TTM
$24.80B
Profit margin
25.9%
Return on equity
30.5%
Quarterly earnings growth, YoY
−3.8%

Risk and income

Beta
0.61
Typical daily move
±2.4%
Typical 20-day move
±3.9%
Dividend yield
8.10%

BCE stock news this week

Coverage of BCE this week reads positive: 4 positive, 2 neutral and 1 negative headlines.

News sentiment positive

BCE peers

BCE’s 6 largest industry peers by market value, with today’s move, GekkoIndex zone and gap to Gekko Fair Value.

StockTodayGekkoIndex zonevs Fair Value
LUMNLumen Technologies−2.1%Accumulation19.7% below
LBTYKLiberty Global−1.4%Buying41.0% below
LBTYALiberty Global0.0%Buying21.9% below
LILAKLiberty Latin America−1.1%Neutral33.5% below
LILALiberty Latin America+0.7%Neutral39.3% below
IDTIDT+3.3%Neutral10.8% below

A peer links to its own page where one exists.

In the Buying zone today

Reporting earnings this week

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BCE stock FAQ

What is BCE’s market cap?

BCE’s market cap is $19.17B at the Sep 28, 2026 close of $20.56, with 932.5M shares outstanding. The shares trade on a P/E ratio of 4.4.

What is the BCE stock forecast?

The consensus analyst 12-month price target for BCE is $26.60, +29.4% from the last close. Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions of its own.

Is BCE stock overvalued or undervalued?

On Gekko’s estimate BCE is undervalued: the Sep 28, 2026 close of $20.56 is 40.5% below Gekko Fair Value of $34.55. Gekko Fair Value is recalculated every trading day, and a gap inside 5% either way counts as about fair value.

When does BCE report earnings next?

BCE is expected to report on Nov 5, 2026 (37 days away). Analysts expect earnings of $0.49 per share on revenue of $4.36B. BCE beat the earnings estimate in 6 of its last 8 reports, moving 3.2% on average across the report.

What is BCE’s 52-week high and low?

BCE’s 52-week high is $26.52 and its 52-week low is $20.46; it closed at $20.56 on Sep 28, 2026, −10.8% over the past year. Over the last five years the shares peaked at $59.34 on Apr 20, 2022.

Is BCE stock a buy right now?

Gekko describes the data; it does not make buy or sell recommendations. On the swing-trade checklist, 3 of the 5 items with data read as supportive (gekkoindex, fair value and earnings risk), 1 as mixed (seasonality) and 1 as a headwind (trend). The checklist is a description of current data, not a recommendation.

How this page works

During US trading hours the price at the top of the page is a delayed quote, refreshed every 15 minutes; everything else is rebuilt after each US market close. The GekkoIndex, Gekko Fair Value and the checklist are Gekko’s own, and the Gekko Brief is written by AI from this page’s data and checked against it before it is published. How Gekko’s data works →

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