Rogers Communications (RCI) Competitors

Chunghwa Telecom (NYSE:CHT) and Rogers Communications (NYSE:RCI) are both large-cap utilities companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment, risk, valuation, community ranking, dividends and earnings.

Do analysts prefer CHT or RCI?

Rogers Communications has a consensus target price of $61.75, suggesting a potential upside of 102.13%. Given Rogers Communications' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Rogers Communications is more favorable than Chunghwa Telecom.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Chunghwa Telecom	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Rogers Communications	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Is CHT or RCI more profitable?

Chunghwa Telecom has a net margin of 16.09% compared to Rogers Communications' net margin of 7.34%. Rogers Communications' return on equity of 23.75% beat Chunghwa Telecom's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Chunghwa Telecom	16.09%	9.25%	6.88%
Rogers Communications	7.34%	23.75%	3.67%

Which has more risk & volatility, CHT or RCI?

Chunghwa Telecom has a beta of 0.19, suggesting that its stock price is 81% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Rogers Communications has a beta of 0.67, suggesting that its stock price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer CHT or RCI?

Rogers Communications received 130 more outperform votes than Chunghwa Telecom when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 63.35% of users gave Chunghwa Telecom an outperform vote while only 56.32% of users gave Rogers Communications an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Chunghwa Telecom	Outperform Votes 280 63.35%	Underperform Votes 162 36.65%
Rogers Communications	Outperform Votes 410 56.32%	Underperform Votes 318 43.68%

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

2.1% of Chunghwa Telecom shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 45.5% of Rogers Communications shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Chunghwa Telecom shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 29.0% of Rogers Communications shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has better earnings and valuation, CHT or RCI?

Chunghwa Telecom has higher revenue and earnings than Rogers Communications. Rogers Communications is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Chunghwa Telecom, 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
Chunghwa Telecom	$225.21B	0.13	$1.21B	$1.46	25.95
Rogers Communications	$20.46B	0.80	$628.94M	$2.05	14.90

Does the media refer more to CHT or RCI?

In the previous week, Rogers Communications had 11 more articles in the media than Chunghwa Telecom. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Rogers Communications and 0 mentions for Chunghwa Telecom. Chunghwa Telecom's average media sentiment score of 1.18 beat Rogers Communications' score of 0.34 indicating that Chunghwa Telecom is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Chunghwa Telecom	Positive
Rogers Communications	Neutral

Is CHT or RCI a better dividend stock?

Chunghwa Telecom pays an annual dividend of $1.13 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Rogers Communications pays an annual dividend of $1.47 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.8%. Chunghwa Telecom pays out 77.4% 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 71.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Rogers Communications is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Rogers Communications beats Chunghwa Telecom on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.