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 investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, community ranking, institutional ownership, dividends and earnings.

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

Shaw Communications pays an annual dividend of C$1.19 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Rogers Communications pays an annual dividend of C$2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. 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 and insiders hold more shares of SJR.B or RCI.A?

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

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 favor 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%

Which has preferable 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	3.56	C$736M	C$1.47	27.54
Rogers Communications	C$20.42B	0.26	C$879M	C$1.63	28.99

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

In the previous week, Rogers Communications had 5 more articles in the media than Shaw Communications. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Rogers Communications and 0 mentions for Shaw Communications. Shaw Communications' average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Rogers Communications' score of -0.34 indicating that Shaw Communications is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Shaw Communications	Neutral
Rogers Communications	Neutral

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

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

Summary

Shaw Communications beats Rogers Communications on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.