Rogers Communications (RCI.B) Competitors

TELUS (TSE:T) and Rogers Communications (TSE:RCI.B) are both large-cap telecom services industry companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, dividends and media sentiment.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, T or RCI.B?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
TELUS	C$20.15B	1.65	C$931.40M	C$0.62	35.73
Rogers Communications	C$20.42B	0.91	C$879M	C$1.63	26.92

Is T or RCI.B a better dividend stock?

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 4.6%. 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.

Does the media favor T or RCI.B?

In the previous week, TELUS had 3 more articles in the media than Rogers Communications. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for TELUS and 8 mentions for Rogers Communications. TELUS's average media sentiment score of 0.27 beat Rogers Communications' score of 0.24 indicating that TELUS is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
TELUS	3 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Rogers Communications	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of T or RCI.B?

56.0% of TELUS shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 61.8% of Rogers Communications shares are held by institutional investors. 0.0% of TELUS shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 11.3% of Rogers Communications shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk & volatility, T or RCI.B?

TELUS has a beta of 0.72, meaning that its stock price is 28% 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.

Is T or RCI.B more profitable?

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.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
TELUS	4.62%	5.80%	3.58%
Rogers Communications	4.30%	7.93%	4.20%

Do analysts prefer T or RCI.B?

TELUS presently has a consensus price target of C$23.04, suggesting a potential upside of 4.64%. Rogers Communications has a consensus price target of C$55.11, suggesting a potential upside of 25.59%. Given Rogers Communications' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Rogers Communications is more favorable than TELUS.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
TELUS	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.42
Rogers Communications	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.73

Summary

Rogers Communications beats TELUS on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.