Rogers Communications (RCI.A) Competitors

Rogers Communications (TSE:RCI.B) and Rogers Communications (TSE:RCI.A) are both business services companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, community ranking, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, media sentiment and dividends.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor RCI.B or RCI.A?

Rogers Communications received 354 more outperform votes than Rogers Communications when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 60.63% of users gave Rogers Communications an outperform vote while only 58.64% of users gave Rogers Communications an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Rogers Communications	Outperform Votes 431 58.64%	Underperform Votes 304 41.36%
Rogers Communications	Outperform Votes 77 60.63%	Underperform Votes 50 39.37%

Which has more volatility and risk, RCI.B or RCI.A?

Rogers Communications has a beta of 0.62, meaning that its share price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Rogers Communications has a beta of 0.62, meaning that its share price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to RCI.B or RCI.A?

In the previous week, Rogers Communications and Rogers Communications both had 1 articles in the media. Rogers Communications' average media sentiment score of 0.55 beat Rogers Communications' score of -0.35 indicating that Rogers Communications is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Rogers Communications	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Rogers Communications	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is RCI.B or RCI.A a better dividend stock?

Rogers Communications pays an annual dividend of C$2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. Rogers Communications pays an annual dividend of C$2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. Rogers Communications pays out 122.7% 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 122.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, RCI.B or RCI.A?

Rogers Communications 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	C$20.42B	1.02	C$879M	C$1.63	30.26
Rogers Communications	C$20.42B	0.29	C$879M	C$1.63	33.13

Do analysts prefer RCI.B or RCI.A?

Rogers Communications presently has a consensus target price of C$67.77, indicating a potential upside of 37.39%. Rogers Communications has a consensus target price of C$76.00, indicating a potential upside of 40.74%. Given Rogers Communications' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Rogers Communications is more favorable than Rogers Communications.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Rogers Communications	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.88
Rogers Communications	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Is RCI.B or RCI.A more profitable?

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Rogers Communications	4.30%	7.93%	4.20%
Rogers Communications	4.30%	7.93%	4.20%

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in RCI.B or RCI.A?

61.8% of Rogers Communications shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.0% of Rogers Communications shares are held by institutional investors. 11.3% of Rogers Communications shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 97.6% of Rogers Communications shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Rogers Communications beats Rogers Communications on 6 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.