RCI.B vs. T, BCE, SJR.B, RCI.A, GTT, NLN, AMX, ZCH, I, and P
Should you be buying Rogers Communications stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Rogers Communications include TELUS (T), BCE (BCE), Shaw Communications (SJR.B), Rogers Communications (RCI.A), GT Gold (GTT), NeuLion (NLN), Amex Exploration (AMX), BMO MSCI China ESG Leaders Index ETF (ZCH), Intellipharmaceutics International (I), and Primero Mining (P). These companies are all part of the "communication" industry.
Rogers Communications vs.
TELUS (TSE:T) and Rogers Communications (TSE:RCI.B) are both large-cap communication services companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, community ranking and dividends.
TELUS presently has a consensus price target of C$23.04, suggesting a potential upside of 4.78%. Rogers Communications has a consensus price target of C$55.73, suggesting a potential upside of 49.61%. Given Rogers Communications' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Rogers Communications is more favorable than TELUS.
In the previous week, TELUS had 3 more articles in the media than Rogers Communications. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for TELUS and 7 mentions for Rogers Communications. Rogers Communications' average media sentiment score of 0.79 beat TELUS's score of 0.46 indicating that Rogers Communications is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
TELUS has a net margin of 4.62% compared to Rogers Communications' net margin of 4.30%. Rogers Communications' return on equity of 7.93% beat TELUS's return on equity.
TELUS pays an annual dividend of C$1.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.1%. Rogers Communications pays an annual dividend of C$2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.4%. TELUS pays out 253.1% 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.
56.0% of TELUS shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 61.8% of Rogers Communications shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of TELUS shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 11.3% of Rogers Communications shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
TELUS has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Rogers Communications. Rogers Communications is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than TELUS, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
TELUS received 135 more outperform votes than Rogers Communications when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.89% of users gave TELUS an outperform vote while only 58.87% of users gave Rogers Communications an outperform vote.
TELUS has a beta of 0.72, indicating that its share price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Rogers Communications has a beta of 0.62, indicating that its share price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Rogers Communications beats TELUS on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (TSE:RCI.B) was last updated on 6/11/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
