BCE vs Verizon Communications
BCE and VZ side by side, both in telephone communications. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How BCE and VZ compare
Verizon Communications grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (1.4% versus 0.24% for BCE).
Verizon Communications pays a dividend yielding 6.3%; BCE does not pay one.
Verizon Communications scores higher on the StockData Score (11 against 2 for BCE), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | BCE | VZ |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | – | $186B |
| Share price | $20.38 | $44.73 |
| Change, 1 year | −13.2% | 11.2% |
| Change, 5 years | −59.9% | −14.4% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.24 | 0.25 |
| Employees | 5,000 | 90K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 2 | 11 (better) |
| Valuation score | 0 | 3 (better) |
| Growth score | 2 (better) | 1 |
| Performance score | 0 | 1 (better) |
| Health score | 0 | 1 (better) |
| Dividend score | 0 | 5 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | – | 11.4× |
| P/S | – | 1.3× |
| EV/EBITDA | – | 7.2× |
| Fair value | – | $56.58 |
| Margin of safety | – | 20.9% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 0.24% | 1.4% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 1.3% | 1.5% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | – | −17.2% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 3672% (better) | −16.2% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 19.7% (better) | −1.1% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 68.4% | – |
| Operating margin | – | 20.9% |
| Net margin | – | 11.8% |
| FCF margin | 13.5% | – |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 1.75 | – |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 2.84 (better) | 3.33 |
| Interest coverage | – | 3.8× |
| Current ratio | 0.73 (better) | 0.63 |
| Altman Z-score | – | 1.19 |
| Piotroski F-score | – | 5 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | – | 6.3% |
| Payout ratio | – | 71.4% |
| Years of dividend growth | 0 | 16 (better) |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | −7.1% | 1.9% (better) |
| Shareholder yield | – | 6.3% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 48.9% | 69.1% |
| Held by insiders | 0.00% | 0.03% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | – | −$15.9M |
| Superinvestors holding | 1 | 3 (better) |
| Short interest, % of float | – | 2.1% |
Go deeper
- BCE stock overview
- BCE income statement
- BCE valuation and score
- VZ stock overview
- VZ income statement
- VZ valuation and score
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