Telecom Argentina (TEO) Competitors

Rogers Communications (NYSE:RCI) and Telecom Argentina (NYSE:TEO) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, media sentiment, community ranking, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, risk, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Do analysts rate RCI or TEO?

Rogers Communications presently has a consensus price target of $61.75, indicating a potential upside of 124.34%. Telecom Argentina has a consensus price target of $9.17, indicating a potential downside of 8.10%. Given Rogers Communications' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Rogers Communications is more favorable than Telecom Argentina.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Rogers Communications	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.14
Telecom Argentina	2 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.67

Does the MarketBeat Community favor RCI or TEO?

Rogers Communications received 137 more outperform votes than Telecom Argentina when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 56.16% of users gave Rogers Communications an outperform vote while only 55.71% of users gave Telecom Argentina an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Rogers Communications	Outperform Votes 410 56.16%	Underperform Votes 320 43.84%
Telecom Argentina	Outperform Votes 273 55.71%	Underperform Votes 217 44.29%

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in RCI or TEO?

45.5% of Rogers Communications shares are owned by institutional investors. 29.0% of Rogers Communications shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Telecom Argentina shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk & volatility, RCI or TEO?

Rogers Communications has a beta of 0.67, meaning that its share price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Telecom Argentina has a beta of 0.99, meaning that its share price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, RCI or TEO?

Rogers Communications has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Telecom Argentina. Telecom Argentina is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Rogers Communications, 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 Communications	$20.60B	0.72	$1.27B	$2.32	11.86
Telecom Argentina	$4.14T	0.00	-$979.37M	$2.15	4.64

Does the media prefer RCI or TEO?

In the previous week, Rogers Communications had 6 more articles in the media than Telecom Argentina. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Rogers Communications and 3 mentions for Telecom Argentina. Rogers Communications' average media sentiment score of 1.29 beat Telecom Argentina's score of 0.39 indicating that Rogers Communications is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Rogers Communications	6 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Telecom Argentina	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is RCI or TEO a better dividend stock?

Rogers Communications pays an annual dividend of $1.38 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.0%. Telecom Argentina pays an annual dividend of $0.29 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Rogers Communications pays out 59.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Telecom Argentina pays out 13.5% 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.

Is RCI or TEO more profitable?

Rogers Communications has a net margin of 8.40% compared to Telecom Argentina's net margin of -1.91%. Rogers Communications' return on equity of 25.19% beat Telecom Argentina's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Rogers Communications	8.40%	25.19%	3.86%
Telecom Argentina	-1.91%	-1.26%	-0.59%

Summary

Rogers Communications beats Telecom Argentina on 17 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.