Critical Review: BCE (NYSE:BCE) and Tower One Wireless (OTCMKTS:TOWTF)

BCE (NYSE:BCE) and Tower One Wireless (OTCMKTS:TOWTF) are both utilities companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, valuation and analyst recommendations.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

41.5% of BCE shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of BCE shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 32.0% of Tower One Wireless shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares BCE and Tower One Wireless’ top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
BCE	$18.28 billion	1.61	$1.68 billion	$1.69	19.06
Tower One Wireless	$8.53 million	0.00	-$3.34 million	N/A	N/A

BCE has higher revenue and earnings than Tower One Wireless.

Profitability

This table compares BCE and Tower One Wireless’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
BCE	8.82%	17.13%	4.28%
Tower One Wireless	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for BCE and Tower One Wireless, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
BCE	0	6	1	0	2.14
Tower One Wireless	0	0	0	0	N/A

BCE currently has a consensus price target of $49.00, suggesting a potential upside of 52.13%.

Volatility and Risk

BCE has a beta of 0.56, indicating that its stock price is 44% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Tower One Wireless has a beta of 0.04, indicating that its stock price is 96% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

BCE beats Tower One Wireless on 8 of the 9 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 Tower One Wireless

Tower One Wireless Corp. owns, develops, and operates build-to-suit multitenant communications towers in Argentina, Colombia, Mexico, the United States, and internationally. It primarily engages in the leasing of space on communications sites to mobile network operators. The company also provides tower-related services, including site acquisition, zoning and permitting, structural analysis, and construction. Tower One Wireless Corp. was incorporated in 2005 and is headquartered in Bogotá, Colombia.