The current payout offers a yield of 1.8%. BCE BCE has transformed itself from a telephone service provider to a media and communications giant. The stock has long been a favourite among conservative dividend investors, and the move into the media space initially had old-school shareholders worried, but the world is changing and BCE is keeping up with the times. BCE continues to invest in its state-of-the-art wireless and wireline networks. The company's Fibe TV offering is being well received and the fibre-to-the-home services help defend against resellers who try to compete via the old DSL lines. BCE has expanded its dominance in recent years through strategic acquisitions, and that trend isn't slowing down. The company is currently in the process of acquiring Manitoba Telecom Services for $3.9 billion. The addition of MTS gives BCE a great platform to push further west in its quest to remain the country's top communications provider. Analysts say the telecom stocks are getting too expensive.