RCI.A vs. SJR.B, RCI.B, GTT, NLN, ZCH, AMX, I, P, CJR.B, and TLK
Should you be buying Rogers Communications stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Rogers Communications include Shaw Communications (SJR.B), Rogers Communications (RCI.B), GT Gold (GTT), NeuLion (NLN), BMO MSCI China ESG Leaders Index ETF (ZCH), Amex Exploration (AMX), Intellipharmaceutics International (I), Primero Mining (P), Corus Entertainment (CJR.B), and Frankly (TLK). These companies are all part of the "communication" industry.
Rogers Communications vs. Its Competitors
Shaw Communications (TSE:SJR.B) and Rogers Communications (TSE:RCI.A) are both telecom services industry companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, dividends and risk.
Shaw Communications has a beta of 0.34, indicating that its stock price is 66% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Rogers Communications has a beta of 0.62, indicating that its stock price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Shaw Communications has a net margin of 13.55% compared to Rogers Communications' net margin of 4.30%. Shaw Communications' return on equity of 11.76% beat Rogers Communications' return on equity.
61.3% of Shaw Communications shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.0% of Rogers Communications shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.6% of Shaw Communications shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 97.6% of Rogers Communications shares are owned by company 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.
Shaw Communications pays an annual dividend of C$1.19 per share. Rogers Communications pays an annual dividend of C$2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. Shaw Communications pays out 81.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Rogers Communications pays out 122.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.
Rogers Communications has higher revenue and earnings than Shaw Communications. Shaw Communications is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Rogers Communications, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, Rogers Communications had 3 more articles in the media than Shaw Communications. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Rogers Communications and 0 mentions for Shaw Communications. Shaw Communications' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Rogers Communications'average media sentiment score.
Summary
Rogers Communications beats Shaw Communications on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (TSE:RCI.A) was last updated on 7/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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