Rogers Communications (RCI.A) Competitors

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

Do analysts prefer RCI.B or RCI.A?

Rogers Communications currently has a consensus price target of C$72.96, suggesting a potential upside of 38.86%. Rogers Communications has a consensus price target of C$65.00, suggesting a potential upside of 11.68%. Given Rogers Communications' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Rogers Communications is more favorable than Rogers Communications.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Rogers Communications	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Rogers Communications	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Which has higher earnings and valuation, RCI.B or RCI.A?

Rogers Communications 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
Rogers Communications	C$20.37B	1.08	C$594M	C$1.08	48.65
Rogers Communications	C$20.37B	0.32	C$594M	C$1.08	53.89

Is RCI.B or RCI.A more profitable?

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Rogers Communications	2.91%	5.67%	4.50%
Rogers Communications	2.91%	5.67%	4.50%

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in RCI.B or RCI.A?

62.3% of Rogers Communications shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.2% of Rogers Communications shares are held by institutional investors. 11.3% of Rogers Communications shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 97.6% of Rogers Communications shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in RCI.B or RCI.A?

Rogers Communications received 349 more outperform votes than Rogers Communications when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 61.11% of users gave Rogers Communications an outperform vote while only 58.84% of users gave Rogers Communications an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Rogers Communications	Outperform Votes 426 58.84%	Underperform Votes 298 41.16%
Rogers Communications	Outperform Votes 77 61.11%	Underperform Votes 49 38.89%

Is RCI.B or RCI.A a better dividend stock?

Rogers Communications pays an annual dividend of C$2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. Rogers Communications pays an annual dividend of C$2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. 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. 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.

Does the media favor RCI.B or RCI.A?

In the previous week, Rogers Communications had 1 more articles in the media than Rogers Communications. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Rogers Communications and 0 mentions for Rogers Communications. Rogers Communications' average media sentiment score of 0.59 beat Rogers Communications' score of 0.00 indicating that Rogers Communications is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Rogers Communications	Positive
Rogers Communications	Neutral

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

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

Summary

Rogers Communications beats Rogers Communications on 9 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.