RCI.B vs. T, BCE, RCI.A, SJR.B, 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), Rogers Communications (RCI.A), Shaw Communications (SJR.B), 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. Its Competitors
TELUS (TSE:T) and Rogers Communications (TSE:RCI.B) are both large-cap telecom services industry companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, dividends, media sentiment, profitability, earnings and institutional ownership.
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.
29.3% of TELUS shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 27.8% of Rogers Communications shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of TELUS shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 11.3% of Rogers Communications shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
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 has a beta of 0.975165, indicating that its share price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Rogers Communications has a beta of 1.019384, indicating that its share price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500.
TELUS pays an annual dividend of C$1.61 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 4.1%. TELUS pays out 247.7% 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 71.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.
TELUS presently has a consensus price target of C$23.32, indicating a potential upside of 2.72%. Rogers Communications has a consensus price target of C$54.27, indicating a potential upside of 10.24%. Given Rogers Communications' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Rogers Communications is more favorable than TELUS.
In the previous week, TELUS had 8 more articles in the media than Rogers Communications. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for TELUS and 5 mentions for Rogers Communications. Rogers Communications' average media sentiment score of 0.80 beat TELUS's score of 0.42 indicating that Rogers Communications is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Summary
Rogers Communications beats TELUS on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (TSE:RCI.B) was last updated on 9/9/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
