BCE INC. vs VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC, two Telecom stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where BCE and VZ diverge most: on altman z (solvency), BCE reads 0.41 and VZ reads 6.66; on p/e, BCE reads 3.8 and VZ reads 10.8. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. What VZ's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (whole-company basis). The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | BCE | VZ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $18.90 | $41.65 |
| Market cap | $17.6B | $173.7B |
| Sector | Telecom | Telecom |
| Stage | Mature | Mature |
| P/E | 3.8 | 10.8 |
| P/B | 1.02 | 1.65 |
| P/S | 0.98 | 1.25 |
| EV/EBITDA | 12.3 | 7.1 |
| Revenue growth | +1.1% | +1.4% |
| Operating margin | — | 21.0% |
| Net margin | 26.6% | 11.6% |
| Return on equity | 27.9% | 15.4% |
| Return on assets | 8.1% | 3.9% |
| Return on invested capital | — | 7.9% |
| FCF yield | 13.8% | 12.4% |
| Dividend yield | — | 6.6% |
| Debt / equity | 1.76 | 1.57 |
| Current ratio | 0.58 | 0.60 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 0.41 | 6.66 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 7 / 9 | 8 / 9 |
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