Rogers Communications (RCI.A) Competitors

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

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

Shaw Communications has a beta of 0.34, indicating that its stock price is 66% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Rogers Communications has a beta of 0.62, indicating that its stock price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500.

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

Rogers Communications has higher revenue and earnings than Shaw Communications. Shaw 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
Shaw Communications	C$5.43B	0.00	C$736M	C$1.47	N/A
Rogers Communications	C$20.42B	0.25	C$879M	C$1.63	28.22

Is SJR.B or RCI.A more profitable?

Shaw Communications has a net margin of 13.55% compared to Rogers Communications' net margin of 4.30%. Shaw Communications' return on equity of 11.76% beat Rogers Communications' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Shaw Communications	13.55%	11.76%	5.10%
Rogers Communications	4.30%	7.93%	4.20%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in SJR.B or RCI.A?

Shaw Communications received 189 more outperform votes than Rogers Communications when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.67% of users gave Shaw Communications an outperform vote while only 60.16% of users gave Rogers Communications an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Shaw Communications	Outperform Votes 266 66.67%	Underperform Votes 133 33.33%
Rogers Communications	Outperform Votes 77 60.16%	Underperform Votes 51 39.84%

Does the media prefer SJR.B or RCI.A?

In the previous week, Rogers Communications had 1 more articles in the media than Shaw Communications. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Rogers Communications and 0 mentions for Shaw Communications. Shaw Communications' average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Rogers Communications' score of -0.97 indicating that Shaw Communications is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Shaw Communications	Neutral
Rogers Communications	Negative

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

Shaw Communications pays an annual dividend of C$1.19 per share. Rogers Communications pays an annual dividend of C$2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. Shaw Communications pays out 81.0% 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.

Do institutionals & insiders believe in SJR.B or RCI.A?

61.3% of Shaw Communications shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.0% of Rogers Communications shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.6% of Shaw Communications shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 97.6% of Rogers Communications shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Shaw Communications and Rogers Communications tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.