Weekly Analysts’ Ratings Changes for BCE (BCE)

Several brokerages have updated their recommendations and price targets on shares of BCE (TSE: BCE) in the last few weeks:

• 10/13/2026 – BCE was upgraded by Canaccord Genuity Group Inc. from “hold” to “buy”. They now have a C$32.00 price target on the stock.
• 10/8/2026 – BCE had its price target lowered by Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce from C$39.00 to C$38.00. They now have an “outperformer” rating on the stock.
• 10/7/2026 – BCE had its price target lowered by Desjardins from C$43.00 to C$41.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 10/1/2026 – BCE had its price target lowered by National Bank Financial from C$38.00 to C$36.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 9/17/2026 – BCE had its price target raised by Desjardins from C$41.00 to C$43.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 9/15/2026 – BCE had its price target raised by TD from C$37.00 to C$40.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.

BCE Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, October 15th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, October 15th were given a dividend of $0.4375 per share. This represents a $1.75 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 6.2%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, September 15th. BCE’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 25.96%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other BCE news, Director Louis Vachon purchased 10,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, September 18th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of C$30.63 per share, with a total value of C$306,300.00. Following the completion of the purchase, the director owned 100,000 shares of the company’s stock, valued at C$3,063,000. The trade was a 11.11% increase in their position. 0.02% of the stock is owned by insiders.

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.