Rogers Communications (NYSE:RCI) and DISH Network (NASDAQ:DISH) are both large-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, earnings and valuation.
Volatility & Risk
Rogers Communications has a beta of 0.48, indicating that its share price is 52% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, DISH Network has a beta of 2, indicating that its share price is 100% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares Rogers Communications and DISH Network's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets |
|---|
| Rogers Communications | 11.38% | 17.61% | 4.51% |
| DISH Network | 10.01% | 11.81% | 4.16% |
Insider & Institutional Ownership
53.5% of Rogers Communications shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 42.5% of DISH Network shares are owned by institutional investors. 53.5% of DISH Network shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Rogers Communications and DISH Network's top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio |
|---|
| Rogers Communications | $11.36 billion | 2.15 | $1.54 billion | $3.13 | 15.45 |
| DISH Network | $12.81 billion | 1.55 | $1.40 billion | $2.60 | 14.56 |
Rogers Communications has higher earnings, but lower revenue than DISH Network. DISH Network is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Rogers Communications, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Rogers Communications and DISH Network, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score |
|---|
| Rogers Communications | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 2.73 |
| DISH Network | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2.38 |
Rogers Communications presently has a consensus target price of $68.6250, suggesting a potential upside of 41.88%. DISH Network has a consensus target price of $37.80, suggesting a potential downside of 0.26%. Given Rogers Communications' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Rogers Communications is more favorable than DISH Network.
Summary
Rogers Communications beats DISH Network on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
