Editor's Note: Any reference to TheStreet Ratings and its underlying recommendation does not reflect the opinion of TheStreet, Inc. or any of its contributors including Jim Cramer or Stephanie Link. BCE ( BCE) pushed the Telecommunications industry higher today making it today's featured telecommunications winner. The industry as a whole closed the day down 1.0%. By the end of trading, BCE rose $0.75 (1.9%) to $41.24 on average volume. Throughout the day, 1,187,571 shares of BCE exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 1,006,700 shares. The stock ranged in a price between $40.88-$41.38 after having opened the day at $40.94 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $40.49. Other companies within the Telecommunications industry that increased today were: Alvarion ( ALVR), up 86.2%, Deltathree ( DDDC), up 10.0%, xG Technology ( XGTI), up 5.9% and Parametric Sound ( PAMT), up 5.7%. BCE Inc. provides communications solutions to residential, business, and wholesale customers primarily in Canada. BCE has a market cap of $31.3 billion and is part of the technology sector. Shares are down 5.7% year to date as of the close of trading on Wednesday. Currently there are 3 analysts that rate BCE a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and 9 rate it a hold. TheStreet Ratings rates BCE as a buy. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its revenue growth, growth in earnings per share, expanding profit margins, increase in net income and notable return on equity. We feel these strengths outweigh the fact that the company shows weak operating cash flow.
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