PLDT (PHI) Competitors

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

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, PHI or RCI?

Rogers Communication has higher revenue and earnings than PLDT. PLDT is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Rogers Communication, 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	$3.79B	1.31	$565.37M	$2.59	8.88
Rogers Communication	$15.04B	1.28	$1.27B	$2.01	17.74

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in PHI or RCI?

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

Does the media favor PHI or RCI?

In the previous week, Rogers Communication had 5 more articles in the media than PLDT. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Rogers Communication and 3 mentions for PLDT. Rogers Communication's average media sentiment score of 1.51 beat PLDT's score of 1.41 indicating that Rogers Communication is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
PLDT	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Rogers Communication	7 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Which has more volatility & risk, PHI or RCI?

PLDT has a beta of 0.71, suggesting that its share price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Rogers Communication has a beta of 0.77, suggesting that its share price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is PHI or RCI more profitable?

PLDT has a net margin of 14.67% compared to Rogers Communication's net margin of 7.33%. PLDT's return on equity of 28.96% beat Rogers Communication's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
PLDT	14.67%	28.96%	5.44%
Rogers Communication	7.33%	21.59%	3.72%

Do analysts prefer PHI or RCI?

Rogers Communication has a consensus target price of $59.00, suggesting a potential upside of 65.47%. Given Rogers Communication's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Rogers Communication is more favorable than PLDT.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
PLDT	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00
Rogers Communication	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.29

Is PHI or RCI a better dividend stock?

PLDT pays an annual dividend of $1.19 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.2%. Rogers Communication pays an annual dividend of $1.46 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. PLDT pays out 45.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Rogers Communication pays out 72.6% 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.

Summary

Rogers Communication beats PLDT on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.