Rogers (ROG) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in LFUS or ROG?

Rogers received 101 more outperform votes than Littelfuse when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.86% of users gave Rogers an outperform vote while only 58.00% of users gave Littelfuse an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Littelfuse	Outperform Votes 377 58.00%	Underperform Votes 273 42.00%
Rogers	Outperform Votes 478 64.86%	Underperform Votes 259 35.14%

Which has more risk and volatility, LFUS or ROG?

Littelfuse has a beta of 1.3, meaning that its stock price is 30% 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.

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 better earnings & 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	1.99	$113M	$4.50	39.24
Rogers	$830.10M	1.27	$56.60M	$1.41	40.45

Do analysts recommend LFUS or ROG?

Littelfuse currently has a consensus target price of $258.00, suggesting a potential upside of 46.11%. Rogers has a consensus target price of $85.00, suggesting a potential upside of 49.04%. Given Rogers' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Rogers is more favorable than Littelfuse.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Littelfuse	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Rogers	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Do insiders and institutionals believe in LFUS or ROG?

96.1% of Littelfuse shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.0% of Rogers shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.5% of Littelfuse shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Rogers shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media refer more to LFUS or ROG?

In the previous week, Rogers had 44 more articles in the media than Littelfuse. MarketBeat recorded 58 mentions for Rogers and 14 mentions for Littelfuse. Littelfuse's average media sentiment score of 0.89 beat Rogers' score of 0.46 indicating that Littelfuse is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Littelfuse	9 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Rogers	12 Very Positive mention(s)	13 Positive mention(s)	26 Neutral mention(s)	5 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

Littelfuse beats Rogers on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.