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Rogers Communication, Inc. (NYSE:RCI) Receives $67.00 Consensus PT from Brokerages

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Shares of Rogers Communication, Inc. (NYSE:RCI - Get Free Report) TSE: RCI.B have earned an average rating of "Hold" from the eight ratings firms that are presently covering the company, Marketbeat Ratings reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, four have given a hold recommendation and three have given a buy recommendation to the company. The average 12 month price target among brokerages that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $67.00.

Several equities research analysts recently commented on the company. Canaccord Genuity Group raised Rogers Communication from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Friday, April 4th. BMO Capital Markets reissued an "outperform" rating on shares of Rogers Communication in a research note on Wednesday, July 2nd. Finally, Scotiabank lowered Rogers Communication from a "sector outperform" rating to a "sector perform" rating in a report on Tuesday, April 1st.

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Institutional Investors Weigh In On Rogers Communication

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of RCI. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. boosted its stake in Rogers Communication by 885.4% in the 1st quarter. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. now owns 946 shares of the Wireless communications provider's stock worth $25,000 after purchasing an additional 850 shares during the period. Jones Financial Companies Lllp raised its position in Rogers Communication by 141.4% during the fourth quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 1,796 shares of the Wireless communications provider's stock valued at $55,000 after acquiring an additional 1,052 shares in the last quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc acquired a new stake in shares of Rogers Communication in the 1st quarter valued at $79,000. Parallel Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Rogers Communication by 176.9% in the second quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 2,891 shares of the Wireless communications provider's stock worth $86,000 after buying an additional 1,847 shares during the last quarter. Finally, CWM LLC boosted its position in Rogers Communication by 57.4% during the first quarter. CWM LLC now owns 3,736 shares of the Wireless communications provider's stock worth $100,000 after purchasing an additional 1,363 shares during the period. 45.49% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Rogers Communication Stock Performance

Shares of RCI traded up $0.73 during trading hours on Thursday, reaching $32.88. 1,489,454 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,087,129. Rogers Communication has a twelve month low of $23.18 and a twelve month high of $41.84. The business's fifty day simple moving average is $27.45 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $27.59. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.97, a current ratio of 1.00 and a quick ratio of 0.94. The firm has a market capitalization of $17.69 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.11, a P/E/G ratio of 1.79 and a beta of 0.76.

Rogers Communication (NYSE:RCI - Get Free Report) TSE: RCI.B last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 23rd. The Wireless communications provider reported $0.69 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.71 by ($0.02). The company had revenue of $3.46 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $4.96 billion. Rogers Communication had a return on equity of 25.28% and a net margin of 8.53%. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 1.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.99 earnings per share. Analysts predict that Rogers Communication will post 3.57 earnings per share for the current year.

Rogers Communication Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, July 3rd. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 9th were issued a $0.3611 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 9th. This represents a $1.44 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.39%. This is a boost from Rogers Communication's previous quarterly dividend of $0.35. Rogers Communication's dividend payout ratio is currently 62.66%.

About Rogers Communication

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Rogers Communications Inc operates as a communications and media company in Canada. It operates through three segments: Wireless, Cable, and Media. The company offers mobile Internet access, wireless voice and enhanced voice, device financing, device protection, global voice and data roaming, wireless home phone, bridging landline, machine-to-machine and Internet of Things solutions, and advanced wireless solutions for businesses, as well as device shipping and express pickup services; and postpaid and prepaid services under the Rogers, Fido, and chatr brands.

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