Investment Analysts’ Weekly Ratings Updates for BCE (BCE)

A number of firms have modified their ratings and price targets on shares of BCE (TSE: BCE) recently:

• 3/17/2026 – BCE had its price target raised by TD Securities from C$40.00 to C$41.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 3/17/2026 – BCE had its price target raised by Scotiabank from C$39.50 to C$41.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 3/17/2026 – BCE had its price target raised by Royal Bank Of Canada from C$38.00 to C$39.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 3/17/2026 – BCE had its price target raised by Desjardins from C$40.00 to C$42.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 2/17/2026 – BCE had its price target raised by TD Securities from C$38.00 to C$40.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 2/6/2026 – BCE had its price target raised by National Bank Financial 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 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 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 JPMorgan Chase & Co. from C$33.00 to C$37.00.
• 1/27/2026 – BCE was upgraded by Barclays PLC from “strong sell” to “hold”.

BCE Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, April 15th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, April 15th will be paid a $0.4375 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Monday, March 16th. This represents a $1.75 annualized dividend and a yield of 5.0%. BCE’s dividend payout ratio is currently 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.