RCI.A vs. QBR.B, QBR.A, and RCI.B
Should you be buying Rogers Communications stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Rogers Communications include Quebecor (QBR.B), Quebecor (QBR.A), and Rogers Communications (RCI.B). These companies are all part of the "telecom services" industry.
Rogers Communications (TSE:RCI.A) and Quebecor (TSE:QBR.B) are both mid-cap business services companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, community ranking, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership and earnings.
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.
Quebecor received 424 more outperform votes than Rogers Communications when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 78.77% of users gave Quebecor an outperform vote while only 61.11% of users gave Rogers Communications an outperform vote.
In the previous week, Rogers Communications had 1 more articles in the media than Quebecor. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Rogers Communications and 0 mentions for Quebecor. Rogers Communications' average media sentiment score of 0.20 beat Quebecor's score of 0.00 indicating that Rogers Communications is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Rogers Communications has a beta of 0.54, meaning that its stock price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Quebecor has a beta of 0.38, meaning that its stock price is 62% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Rogers Communications presently has a consensus target price of C$65.00, indicating a potential upside of 12.59%. Quebecor has a consensus target price of C$37.94, indicating a potential upside of 30.86%. Given Quebecor's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Quebecor is more favorable than Rogers Communications.
Quebecor has a net margin of 11.97% compared to Rogers Communications' net margin of 2.91%. Quebecor's return on equity of 38.24% beat Rogers Communications' return on equity.
Rogers Communications pays an annual dividend of C$2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. Quebecor pays an annual dividend of C$1.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.5%. 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 46.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Quebecor is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
0.1% of Rogers Communications shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 54.0% of Quebecor shares are held by institutional investors. 97.6% of Rogers Communications shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Quebecor shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Quebecor beats Rogers Communications on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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