Investment Analysts’ Weekly Ratings Changes for BCE (BCE)

BCE (TSE: BCE) has recently received a number of price target changes and ratings updates:

• 2/6/2026 – BCE had its price target raised by analysts at National Bankshares, Inc. from C$38.00 to C$39.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 2/6/2026 – BCE had its price target lowered by analysts at Scotiabank from C$40.25 to C$39.50. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 2/6/2026 – BCE had its price target lowered by analysts at Desjardins from C$41.00 to C$40.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 2/6/2026 – BCE had its price target raised by analysts at JPMorgan Chase & Co. from C$33.00 to C$37.00.
• 1/27/2026 – BCE was upgraded by analysts at Barclays PLC from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating.
• 1/20/2026 – BCE had its price target lowered by analysts at Scotiabank from C$40.75 to C$40.25. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 1/12/2026 – BCE had its price target lowered by analysts at Desjardins from C$42.00 to C$41.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 1/12/2026 – BCE had its price target lowered by analysts at Scotiabank from C$41.50 to C$40.75. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.

BCE Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, January 15th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, January 15th were issued a $0.4375 dividend. This represents a $1.75 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 5.0%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, December 15th. BCE’s payout ratio is presently 34.02%.

Bell Media is Canada’s leading media and entertainment company with a portfolio of assets in premium video, audio, out-of-home advertising, and digital media. This includes Canada’s most-watched television network, CTV; the largest Canadian-owned video streamer, Crave, with a premium add-on to include STARZ; a powerful suite of specialty channels; the most-trusted news brand, CTV News; Canada’s cross-platform sports leaders, TSN and RDS; leading out-of-home advertising network, Astral; Québec’s fast-growing conventional French-language network, Noovo; the country’s leading radio and podcast app, iHeartRadio Canada; and a range of award-winning original productions, brands, and services.