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 debt / equity, BCE reads 0.00 and VZ reads 0.21; on altman z (solvency), BCE reads 0.45 and VZ reads 6.66. 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 | $21.67 | $46.83 |
| Market cap | $20.1B | $195.3B |
| Sector | Telecom | Telecom |
| Stage | Mature | Mature |
| P/E | 4.3 | 12.2 |
| P/B | 1.17 | 1.86 |
| P/S | 1.12 | 1.41 |
| EV/EBITDA | 5.2 | 4.5 |
| 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 | — | 16.8% |
| FCF yield | 12.0% | 19.9% |
| Dividend yield | — | 5.8% |
| Debt / equity | 0.00 | 0.21 |
| Current ratio | 0.58 | 0.60 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 0.45 | 6.66 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 7 / 9 | 8 / 9 |
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