PLDT (PHI) Competitors

PLDT (NYSE:PHI) and Rogers Communications (NYSE:RCI) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, community ranking, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, earnings, dividends and risk.

Which has more volatility and risk, PHI or RCI?

PLDT has a beta of 0.68, meaning that its share price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Rogers Communications has a beta of 0.67, meaning that its share price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, PHI or RCI?

Rogers Communications has lower revenue, but higher earnings than PLDT. PLDT 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
PLDT	$216.83B	0.02	$479.05M	$2.62	8.46
Rogers Communications	$20.60B	0.71	$1.27B	$2.32	11.76

Is PHI or RCI more profitable?

PLDT has a net margin of 12.34% compared to Rogers Communications' net margin of 8.40%. Rogers Communications' return on equity of 25.19% beat PLDT's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
PLDT	12.34%	22.11%	3.94%
Rogers Communications	8.40%	25.19%	3.86%

Do institutionals and insiders believe in PHI or RCI?

2.3% of PLDT shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 45.5% of Rogers Communications shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of PLDT shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 29.0% of Rogers Communications shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is PHI or RCI a better dividend stock?

PLDT pays an annual dividend of $1.17 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.3%. Rogers Communications pays an annual dividend of $1.38 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.1%. PLDT pays out 44.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Rogers Communications pays out 59.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. PLDT is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer PHI or RCI?

Rogers Communications received 44 more outperform votes than PLDT when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 60.60% of users gave PLDT an outperform vote while only 56.16% of users gave Rogers Communications an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
PLDT	Outperform Votes 366 60.60%	Underperform Votes 238 39.40%
Rogers Communications	Outperform Votes 410 56.16%	Underperform Votes 320 43.84%

Does the media refer more to PHI or RCI?

In the previous week, Rogers Communications had 9 more articles in the media than PLDT. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Rogers Communications and 2 mentions for PLDT. Rogers Communications' average media sentiment score of 1.35 beat PLDT's score of 0.38 indicating that Rogers Communications is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
PLDT	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
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

Do analysts rate PHI or RCI?

Rogers Communications has a consensus price target of $61.75, suggesting a potential upside of 126.40%. Given Rogers Communications' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Rogers Communications is more favorable than PLDT.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
PLDT	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Rogers Communications	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.14

Summary

Rogers Communications beats PLDT on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.