Rogers Communications (RCI.A) Competitors

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

Is RCI.A or QBR.B more profitable?

Quebecor has a net margin of 11.97% compared to Rogers Communications' net margin of 4.40%. Quebecor's return on equity of 38.24% beat Rogers Communications' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Rogers Communications	4.40%	8.27%	4.47%
Quebecor	11.97%	38.24%	7.12%

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

Rogers Communications pays an annual dividend of C$2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. Quebecor pays an annual dividend of C$1.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.6%. Rogers Communications pays out 123.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Quebecor pays out 46.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Quebecor is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

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

Rogers Communications has a beta of 0.54, suggesting that its stock price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Quebecor has a beta of 0.38, suggesting that its stock price is 62% less volatile than the S&P 500.

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

0.1% of Rogers Communications shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 54.0% of Quebecor shares are held by institutional investors. 97.6% of Rogers Communications shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Quebecor shares are held 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.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, RCI.A or QBR.B?

Rogers Communications has higher revenue and earnings than Quebecor. Quebecor 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$19.31B	0.32	C$849M	C$1.62	33.96
Quebecor	C$5.43B	0.81	C$650.50M	C$2.80	10.20

Does the media favor RCI.A or QBR.B?

In the previous week, Quebecor had 5 more articles in the media than Rogers Communications. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Quebecor and 0 mentions for Rogers Communications. Quebecor's average media sentiment score of -0.69 beat Rogers Communications' score of -1.20 indicating that Quebecor is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Rogers Communications	Negative
Quebecor	Negative

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer RCI.A or QBR.B?

Quebecor received 424 more outperform votes than Rogers Communications when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 78.77% of users gave Quebecor an outperform vote while only 61.11% of users gave Rogers Communications an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Rogers Communications	Outperform Votes 77 61.11%	Underperform Votes 49 38.89%
Quebecor	Outperform Votes 501 78.77%	Underperform Votes 135 21.23%

Do analysts prefer RCI.A or QBR.B?

Rogers Communications currently has a consensus price target of C$65.00, suggesting a potential upside of 18.14%. Quebecor has a consensus price target of C$37.94, suggesting a potential upside of 32.88%. Given Quebecor's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Quebecor is more favorable than Rogers Communications.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Rogers Communications	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Quebecor	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

Summary

Quebecor beats Rogers Communications on 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.