Millicom International Cellular (TIGO) Competitors

Rogers Communications (NYSE:RCI) and Millicom International Cellular (NASDAQ:TIGO) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, risk, community ranking, dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership and valuation.

Do analysts prefer RCI or TIGO?

Rogers Communications currently has a consensus price target of $61.75, suggesting a potential upside of 126.40%. Millicom International Cellular has a consensus price target of $33.98, suggesting a potential upside of 12.52%. Given Rogers Communications' higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Rogers Communications is more favorable than Millicom International Cellular.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Rogers Communications	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.14
Millicom International Cellular	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the media refer more to RCI or TIGO?

In the previous week, Rogers Communications had 2 more articles in the media than Millicom International Cellular. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Rogers Communications and 9 mentions for Millicom International Cellular. Rogers Communications' average media sentiment score of 1.35 beat Millicom International Cellular's score of 0.61 indicating that Rogers Communications is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Rogers Communications	8 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Millicom International Cellular	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is RCI or TIGO more profitable?

Rogers Communications has a net margin of 8.40% compared to Millicom International Cellular's net margin of 2.70%. Rogers Communications' return on equity of 25.19% beat Millicom International Cellular's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Rogers Communications	8.40%	25.19%	3.86%
Millicom International Cellular	2.70%	4.43%	1.11%

Which has more volatility & risk, RCI or TIGO?

Rogers Communications has a beta of 0.67, suggesting that its stock price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Millicom International Cellular has a beta of 1.23, suggesting that its stock price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor RCI or TIGO?

Rogers Communications received 207 more outperform votes than Millicom International Cellular when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 56.16% of users gave Rogers Communications an outperform vote while only 56.08% of users gave Millicom International Cellular an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Rogers Communications	Outperform Votes 410 56.16%	Underperform Votes 320 43.84%
Millicom International Cellular	Outperform Votes 203 56.08%	Underperform Votes 159 43.92%

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, RCI or TIGO?

Rogers Communications has higher revenue and earnings than Millicom International Cellular. Rogers Communications is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Millicom International Cellular, 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	$20.60B	0.71	$1.27B	$2.32	11.76
Millicom International Cellular	$5.80B	0.90	-$82M	$1.48	20.41

Is RCI or TIGO a better dividend stock?

Rogers Communications pays an annual dividend of $1.38 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.1%. Millicom International Cellular pays an annual dividend of $3.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.9%. Rogers Communications pays out 59.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Millicom International Cellular pays out 202.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of RCI or TIGO?

45.5% of Rogers Communications shares are owned by institutional investors. 29.0% of Rogers Communications shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Millicom International Cellular shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Rogers Communications beats Millicom International Cellular on 14 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.