Rogers Communications (RCI.A) Competitors

Rogers Communications (TSE:RCI.A) and Rogers Communications (TSE:RCI.B) are both communication services companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, profitability, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, risk and analyst recommendations.

Do analysts rate RCI.A or RCI.B?

Rogers Communications presently has a consensus target price of C$72.50, suggesting a potential upside of 77.91%. Rogers Communications has a consensus target price of C$55.73, suggesting a potential upside of 50.66%. Given Rogers Communications' higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Rogers Communications is more favorable than Rogers Communications.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Rogers Communications	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Rogers Communications	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Is RCI.A or RCI.B more profitable?

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Rogers Communications	4.30%	7.93%	4.20%
Rogers Communications	4.30%	7.93%	4.20%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor RCI.A or RCI.B?

Rogers Communications received 371 more outperform votes than Rogers Communications when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 60.16% of users gave Rogers Communications an outperform vote while only 58.87% of users gave Rogers Communications an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Rogers Communications	Outperform Votes 77 60.16%	Underperform Votes 51 39.84%
Rogers Communications	Outperform Votes 448 58.87%	Underperform Votes 313 41.13%

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, RCI.A or RCI.B?

Rogers 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Rogers Communications	C$20.42B	0.22	C$879M	C$1.63	25.00
Rogers Communications	C$20.42B	0.76	C$879M	C$1.63	22.69

Is RCI.A or RCI.B a better dividend stock?

Rogers Communications pays an annual dividend of C$2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.9%. Rogers Communications pays an annual dividend of C$2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.4%. 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 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.

Which has more volatility and risk, RCI.A or RCI.B?

Rogers Communications has a beta of 0.62, meaning that its stock price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Rogers Communications has a beta of 0.62, meaning that its stock price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to RCI.A or RCI.B?

In the previous week, Rogers Communications had 4 more articles in the media than Rogers Communications. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Rogers Communications and 2 mentions for Rogers Communications. Rogers Communications' average media sentiment score of 0.79 beat Rogers Communications' score of 0.37 indicating that Rogers Communications is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Rogers Communications	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Rogers Communications	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of RCI.A or RCI.B?

0.0% of Rogers Communications shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 61.8% of Rogers Communications shares are owned by institutional investors. 97.6% of Rogers Communications shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 11.3% of Rogers Communications shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Rogers Communications beats Rogers Communications on 8 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.