Rogers (ROG) Competitors

Littelfuse (NASDAQ:LFUS) and Rogers (NYSE:ROG) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, profitability, earnings and valuation.

Is LFUS or ROG more profitable?

Littelfuse has a net margin of 5.16% compared to Rogers' net margin of 3.14%. Littelfuse's return on equity of 8.55% beat Rogers' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Littelfuse	5.16%	8.55%	5.36%
Rogers	3.14%	3.98%	3.37%

Which has more volatility & risk, LFUS or ROG?

Littelfuse has a beta of 1.26, meaning that its stock price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Rogers has a beta of 0.51, meaning that its stock price is 49% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor LFUS or ROG?

In the previous week, Rogers had 14 more articles in the media than Littelfuse. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for Rogers and 10 mentions for Littelfuse. Littelfuse's average media sentiment score of 0.87 beat Rogers' score of -0.17 indicating that Littelfuse is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Littelfuse	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Rogers	3 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	6 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has higher earnings and valuation, LFUS or ROG?

Littelfuse has higher revenue and earnings than Rogers. Littelfuse is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Rogers, 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
Littelfuse	$2.19B	2.57	$113M	$4.50	50.48
Rogers	$830.10M	1.68	$56.60M	$1.41	53.51

Do analysts prefer LFUS or ROG?

Littelfuse currently has a consensus price target of $280.00, indicating a potential upside of 23.25%. Given Littelfuse's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Littelfuse is more favorable than Rogers.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Littelfuse	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71
Rogers	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in LFUS or ROG?

Rogers received 101 more outperform votes than Littelfuse when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.81% of users gave Rogers an outperform vote while only 58.39% of users gave Littelfuse an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Littelfuse	Outperform Votes 376 58.39%	Underperform Votes 268 41.61%
Rogers	Outperform Votes 477 64.81%	Underperform Votes 259 35.19%

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of LFUS or ROG?

96.1% of Littelfuse shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.0% of Rogers shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.3% of Littelfuse shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Rogers 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.

Summary

Littelfuse beats Rogers on 15 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.