Rogers Communications (RCI.B) Competitors

BCE (TSE:BCE) and Rogers Communications (TSE:RCI.B) are both large-cap communication services companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, community ranking, profitability, risk and earnings.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, BCE or RCI.B?

BCE has higher revenue and earnings than Rogers Communications. BCE is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Rogers Communications, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
BCE	C$24.63B	1.73	C$1.75B	C$1.92	24.29
Rogers Communications	C$20.37B	1.08	C$594M	C$1.08	48.65

Does the media favor BCE or RCI.B?

In the previous week, Rogers Communications had 1 more articles in the media than BCE. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Rogers Communications and 0 mentions for BCE. Rogers Communications' average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat BCE's score of 0.59 indicating that BCE is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
BCE	Positive
Rogers Communications	Positive

Do analysts recommend BCE or RCI.B?

BCE currently has a consensus price target of C$52.15, suggesting a potential upside of 11.82%. Rogers Communications has a consensus price target of C$72.96, suggesting a potential upside of 38.86%. Given BCE's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Rogers Communications is more favorable than BCE.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
BCE	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.30
Rogers Communications	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the MarketBeat Community favor BCE or RCI.B?

BCE and Rogers Communications both received 426 outperform votes by MarketBeat users. However, 58.84% of users gave Rogers Communications an outperform vote while only 49.19% of users gave BCE an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
BCE	Outperform Votes 426 49.19%	Underperform Votes 440 50.81%
Rogers Communications	Outperform Votes 426 58.84%	Underperform Votes 298 41.16%

Is BCE or RCI.B more profitable?

BCE has a net margin of 7.88% compared to BCE's net margin of 2.91%. Rogers Communications' return on equity of 9.36% beat BCE's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
BCE	7.88%	9.36%	4.88%
Rogers Communications	2.91%	5.67%	4.50%

Which has more risk and volatility, BCE or RCI.B?

BCE has a beta of 0.44, indicating that its share price is 56% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Rogers Communications has a beta of 0.56, indicating that its share price is 44% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals believe in BCE or RCI.B?

43.0% of BCE shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 62.3% of Rogers Communications shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of BCE shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 11.3% of Rogers Communications shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is BCE or RCI.B a better dividend stock?

BCE pays an annual dividend of C$3.99 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.6%. Rogers Communications pays an annual dividend of C$2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. BCE pays out 207.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Rogers Communications pays out 185.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Summary

Rogers Communications beats BCE on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.