Quebecor (QBR.A) Competitors

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

Do insiders and institutionals believe in RCI.A or QBR.A?

0.2% of Rogers Communications shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 4.9% of Quebecor shares are owned by institutional investors. 97.6% of Rogers Communications shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 91.1% of Quebecor shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media prefer RCI.A or QBR.A?

In the previous week, Quebecor's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Rogers Communications'average media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Rogers Communications	Neutral
Quebecor	Neutral

Which has higher earnings & valuation, RCI.A or QBR.A?

Quebecor has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Rogers Communications. Quebecor 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	0.30	C$594M	C$1.08	51.73
Quebecor	C$5.68B	0.40	C$702.80M	C$2.98	9.87

Is RCI.A or QBR.A more profitable?

Quebecor has a net margin of 12.37% compared to Quebecor's net margin of 2.91%. Rogers Communications' return on equity of 39.22% beat Quebecor's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Rogers Communications	2.91%	5.67%	4.50%
Quebecor	12.37%	39.22%	7.61%

Do analysts recommend RCI.A or QBR.A?

Rogers Communications presently has a consensus target price of C$65.00, suggesting a potential upside of 16.34%. Given Quebecor's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Rogers Communications is more favorable than Quebecor.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Rogers Communications	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Quebecor	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

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

Rogers Communications has a beta of 0.56, meaning that its share price is 44% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Quebecor has a beta of 0.37, meaning that its share price is 63% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer RCI.A or QBR.A?

Rogers Communications received 27 more outperform votes than Quebecor when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 66.67% of users gave Quebecor an outperform vote while only 61.11% of users gave Rogers Communications an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Rogers Communications	Outperform Votes 77 61.11%	Underperform Votes 49 38.89%
Quebecor	Outperform Votes 50 66.67%	Underperform Votes 25 33.33%

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

Rogers Communications pays an annual dividend of C$2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. Quebecor pays an annual dividend of C$1.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. 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. Quebecor pays out 43.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Quebecor is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Quebecor beats Rogers Communications on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.