TalkTalk Telecom Group (OTCMKTS:TLKTF) vs. BCE (NYSE:BCE) Financial Analysis

BCE (NYSE:BCE) and TalkTalk Telecom Group (OTCMKTS:TLKTF) are both utilities companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends and earnings.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

41.5% of BCE shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of BCE shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares BCE and TalkTalk Telecom Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
BCE	8.82%	17.13%	4.28%
TalkTalk Telecom Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for BCE and TalkTalk Telecom Group, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
BCE	0	6	1	0	2.14
TalkTalk Telecom Group	0	0	0	0	N/A

BCE presently has a consensus target price of $49.00, suggesting a potential upside of 52.60%. Given BCE’s higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe BCE is more favorable than TalkTalk Telecom Group.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares BCE and TalkTalk Telecom Group’s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
BCE	$18.28 billion	1.60	$1.68 billion	$1.69	19.00
TalkTalk Telecom Group	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

BCE has higher revenue and earnings than TalkTalk Telecom Group.

Summary

BCE beats TalkTalk Telecom Group on 8 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About BCE

BCE Inc., a communications company, provides wireless, wireline, Internet, and television (TV) services to residential, business, and wholesale customers in Canada. The company operates through two segments, Bell Communication and Technology Services, and Bell Media. The Bell Communication and Technology Services segment provides wireless products and services including mobile data and voice plans and devices; wireline products and services comprising data, including internet access, internet protocol television, cloud-based services, and business solutions, as well as voice, and other communication services and products; and satellite TV and connectivity services for residential, small and medium-sized business, government, and large enterprise customers. This segment also buys and sells local telephone, long distance, and data and other services from or to resellers and other carriers; and operates consumer electronics retail stores. The Bell Media segment provides conventional TV, specialty TV, pay TV, streaming services, digital media services, radio broadcasting services, and out-of-home advertising services. BCE Inc. was founded in 1880 and is headquartered in Verdun, Canada.

About TalkTalk Telecom Group

TalkTalk Telecom Group PLC provides telecommunications services to consumers and business to business customers in the United Kingdom. It offers fiber, broadband, landline, TV, and mobile services under the TalkTalk and TalkTalk Business brands. Its products include HomeSafe, a home filtering service for residential customers; WorkSafe that provides protection for internet devices to business customers; SuperSafe, which offers protection from viruses and malwares; CallSafe, a security feature that screens inbound calls; and TalkSafe, a way of identifying a customer when they call using their voice. TalkTalk Telecom Group PLC was founded in 2002 and is based in Salford, the United Kingdom.