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 superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, risk, profitability, institutional ownership and media sentiment.
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. Rogers Communications' average media sentiment score of 0.22 beat Shaw Communications' score of 0.00 indicating that Rogers Communications is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
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.
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.
Shaw Communications has a beta of 0.34, suggesting that its share price is 66% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Rogers Communications has a beta of 0.62, suggesting that its share price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500.
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 endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company 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.
Summary
Rogers Communications beats Shaw Communications on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
This chart shows the average media sentiment of TSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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This page (TSE:RCI.A) was last updated on 7/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
