Rogers Communication (RCI) Competitors

America Movil (NYSE:AMX) and Rogers Communication (NYSE:RCI) are both large-cap communication companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Is AMX or RCI a better dividend stock?

America Movil pays an annual dividend of $0.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Rogers Communication pays an annual dividend of $1.46 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.5%. America Movil pays out 44.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Rogers Communication pays out 62.7% 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.

Do analysts prefer AMX or RCI?

America Movil currently has a consensus target price of $16.62, suggesting a potential downside of 9.62%. Rogers Communication has a consensus target price of $67.00, suggesting a potential upside of 108.63%. Given Rogers Communication's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Rogers Communication is more favorable than America Movil.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
America Movil	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Rogers Communication	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25

Is AMX or RCI more profitable?

Rogers Communication has a net margin of 8.53% compared to America Movil's net margin of 3.55%. Rogers Communication's return on equity of 25.28% beat America Movil's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
America Movil	3.55%	7.19%	1.79%
Rogers Communication	8.53%	25.28%	3.83%

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in AMX or RCI?

6.3% of America Movil shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 45.5% of Rogers Communication shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of America Movil shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 29.0% of Rogers Communication 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.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, AMX or RCI?

Rogers Communication has lower revenue, but higher earnings than America Movil. Rogers Communication is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than America Movil, 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
America Movil	$47.69B	1.17	$1.13B	$0.54	34.06
Rogers Communication	$15.04B	1.15	$1.27B	$2.33	13.78

Does the media favor AMX or RCI?

In the previous week, Rogers Communication had 11 more articles in the media than America Movil. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Rogers Communication and 4 mentions for America Movil. America Movil's average media sentiment score of 1.20 beat Rogers Communication's score of 0.47 indicating that America Movil is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
America Movil	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Rogers Communication	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more volatility & risk, AMX or RCI?

America Movil has a beta of 0.79, suggesting that its stock price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Rogers Communication has a beta of 0.76, suggesting that its stock price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Rogers Communication beats America Movil on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.