The Globe and Mail reports in its Tuesday edition that BCE has been facing a competitive environment pressured by low economic and population growth. Guest columnist Ted Dixon writes that the stock has tried to break through the $36 level a few times over the course of 2025, but so far that ceiling has held and the stock is down 3.2 per cent year-to-date. When it reported third-quarter results, operating revenue (up 1.5 per cent), adjusted net earnings (up 6.5 per cent), adjusted EBITDA (up 1.5 per cent) and free cash flow (up 20.6 per cent) were all improved year-over-year (EBITDA means earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization). BCE also reaffirmed full-year 2025 guidance for revenue and adjusted EBITDA growth of 0 per cent to 2 per cent. Notably, it still sees free cash flow growth of 6 per cent to 11 per cent. Meanwhile, a pair of directors spent $484,050 buying shares in the public market on Nov. 10. This positive combination of cash flow growth and insider buying coincides with a share price that sports a trailing 12-month price-earnings ratio of 4.9 which compares favourably with the Toronto Stock Exchange average. With pessimism factored into the share price, now may be time for a rebound.