<div id="readability-page-1"><p>BCE Inc. (NYSE:BCE - Free Report) <span>TSE: BCE<span></span></span> - Equities research analysts at  Cormark raised their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for BCE  in a report issued on  Tuesday, November 5th. Cormark analyst D. Mcfadgen now expects that the utilities provider will post earnings per share of $2.28 for the year, up from their previous estimate of $2.20. The consensus estimate for BCE's current full-year earnings is $2.20 per share.</p><p>Several other equities research analysts have also recently issued reports on the stock. BMO Capital Markets boosted their price objective on shares of BCE from $48.00 to $51.00 and gave the company a &#34;market perform&#34; rating in a research report on Thursday, September 19th. Canaccord Genuity Group  restated a &#34;hold&#34; rating on shares of BCE in a report on Tuesday. Edward Jones lowered BCE from a &#34;buy&#34; rating to a &#34;hold&#34; rating in a research report on Tuesday. National Bank Financial downgraded BCE from a &#34;strong-buy&#34; rating to a &#34;hold&#34; rating in a research report on Monday, September 30th. Finally, Cibc World Mkts upgraded BCE from a &#34;hold&#34; rating to a &#34;strong-buy&#34; rating in a report on Friday, August 2nd. Nine investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, one  has given a buy rating and one  has issued  a strong buy rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock  has a consensus rating of &#34;Hold&#34; and a consensus price target of $46.33.</p><p><b>View Our Latest Stock Report on BCE</b></p><h2>BCE Trading Down 1.0 %</h2><p>NYSE BCE opened at $28.84 on Wednesday. The stock has a market cap of $26.31 billion, a PE ratio of 18.14, a PEG ratio of 5.36 and a beta of 0.59. BCE has a 12 month low of $28.64 and a 12 month high of $41.77. The company's 50-day moving average price is $34.00 and its 200-day moving average price is $33.68. The company has a current ratio of 0.65, a quick ratio of 0.62 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.00. </p><h2>Institutional Inflows and Outflows</h2><p>Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Intact Investment Management Inc. boosted its holdings in  BCE by 66.4% in the third quarter. Intact Investment Management Inc. now owns 1,360,980 shares of the utilities provider's stock worth $47,320,000 after acquiring an additional 543,320 shares in the last quarter.  Pathway Financial Advisers LLC boosted its stake in  BCE by 3,355.4% in the 3rd quarter. Pathway Financial Advisers LLC now owns 1,852,025 shares of the utilities provider's stock worth $64,450,000 after purchasing an additional 1,798,427 shares in the last quarter.  CIBC Asset Management Inc grew its position in  BCE by 23.8% during the 2nd quarter. CIBC Asset Management Inc now owns 5,520,090 shares of the utilities provider's stock worth $178,677,000 after purchasing an additional 1,061,488 shares during the last quarter.  Creative Planning increased its stake in  BCE by 116.0% during the 2nd quarter. Creative Planning now owns 56,099 shares of the utilities provider's stock valued at $1,816,000 after purchasing an additional 30,125 shares in the last quarter.  Finally, &amp;PARTNERS acquired a new position in shares of  BCE in the 2nd quarter valued at $298,000. 41.46% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors. </p><h2>BCE Company Profile</h2> (Get Free Report)<p>BCE Inc, a communications company, provides wireless, wireline, Internet, and television (TV) services to residential, business, and wholesale customers in Canada. The company operates through two segments, Bell Communication and Technology Services, and Bell Media. 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<p>Cormark analysts have raised their FY2025 earnings per share estimate for BCE Inc. to $3.28, up from $3.20. The consensus estimate for BCE's current full-year earnings is $3.20 per share. Various analysts have recently adjusted their ratings on BCE, with BMO Capital Markets upgrading its price target and several others issuing hold ratings. BCE's stock has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a price target of $61.33. The company operates in the communications sector, providing various services in Canada.</p>

What is Cormark's Forecast for BCE FY2025 Earnings?