Rogers Communications (RCI) Competitors

Rogers Communications (NYSE:RCI) and América Móvil (NYSE:AMX) are both large-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, community ranking, valuation, earnings and risk.

Does the media prefer RCI or AMX?

In the previous week, Rogers Communications had 3 more articles in the media than América Móvil. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Rogers Communications and 2 mentions for América Móvil. Rogers Communications' average media sentiment score of 0.82 beat América Móvil's score of 0.40 indicating that Rogers Communications is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Rogers Communications	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
América Móvil	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is RCI or AMX a better dividend stock?

Rogers Communications pays an annual dividend of $1.45 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.4%. América Móvil pays an annual dividend of $0.23 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Rogers Communications pays out 62.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. América Móvil pays out 42.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor RCI or AMX?

América Móvil received 107 more outperform votes than Rogers Communications when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.96% of users gave América Móvil an outperform vote while only 56.15% of users gave Rogers Communications an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Rogers Communications	Outperform Votes 411 56.15%	Underperform Votes 321 43.85%
América Móvil	Outperform Votes 518 61.96%	Underperform Votes 318 38.04%

Which has more risk & volatility, RCI or AMX?

Rogers Communications has a beta of 0.73, indicating that its share price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, América Móvil has a beta of 0.78, indicating that its share price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, RCI or AMX?

América Móvil has higher revenue and earnings than Rogers Communications. Rogers Communications is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than América Móvil, 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	$20.68B	0.70	$1.27B	$2.33	11.62
América Móvil	$897.96B	0.06	$1.55B	$0.54	31.64

Do analysts prefer RCI or AMX?

Rogers Communications presently has a consensus price target of $67.00, indicating a potential upside of 147.54%. América Móvil has a consensus price target of $17.22, indicating a potential upside of 0.78%. Given Rogers Communications' higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Rogers Communications is more favorable than América Móvil.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Rogers Communications	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25
América Móvil	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Is RCI or AMX more profitable?

Rogers Communications has a net margin of 8.40% compared to América Móvil's net margin of 3.25%. Rogers Communications' return on equity of 25.19% beat América Móvil's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Rogers Communications	8.40%	25.19%	3.86%
América Móvil	3.25%	6.38%	1.62%

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of RCI or AMX?

45.5% of Rogers Communications shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 6.3% of América Móvil shares are held by institutional investors. 29.0% of Rogers Communications shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of América Móvil shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Rogers Communications beats América Móvil on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.