Rogers (ROG) Competitors

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

Do analysts prefer ROG or LFUS?

Rogers currently has a consensus price target of $85.00, indicating a potential upside of 36.72%. Littelfuse has a consensus price target of $280.00, indicating a potential upside of 59.47%. Given Littelfuse's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Littelfuse is more favorable than Rogers.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Rogers	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Littelfuse	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71

Which has more volatility & risk, ROG or LFUS?

Rogers has a beta of 0.56, meaning that its stock price is 44% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Littelfuse has a beta of 1.27, meaning that its stock price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in ROG or LFUS?

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 58.27% of users gave Littelfuse an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Rogers	Outperform Votes 478 64.86%	Underperform Votes 259 35.14%
Littelfuse	Outperform Votes 377 58.27%	Underperform Votes 270 41.73%

Does the media prefer ROG or LFUS?

In the previous week, Rogers had 40 more articles in the media than Littelfuse. MarketBeat recorded 51 mentions for Rogers and 11 mentions for Littelfuse. Littelfuse's average media sentiment score of 1.17 beat Rogers' score of 0.36 indicating that Littelfuse is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Rogers	14 Very Positive mention(s)	15 Positive mention(s)	14 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	4 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Littelfuse	10 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders & institutionals believe in ROG or LFUS?

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

Is ROG or LFUS 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
Rogers	3.14%	3.98%	3.37%
Littelfuse	5.16%	8.55%	5.36%

Which has higher earnings and valuation, ROG or LFUS?

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
Rogers	$830.10M	1.39	$56.60M	$1.41	44.09
Littelfuse	$2.19B	1.98	$113M	$4.50	39.02

Summary

Littelfuse beats Rogers on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.