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Rogers Communications (RCI.B) Competitors

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C$44.38 -0.96 (-2.12%)
(As of 05:28 PM ET)

RCI.B vs. BCE, T, SJR.B, RCI.A, GTT, NLN, ZCH, AMX, I, and P

Should you be buying Rogers Communications stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Rogers Communications include BCE (BCE), TELUS (T), Shaw Communications (SJR.B), Rogers Communications (RCI.A), GT Gold (GTT), NeuLion (NLN), BMO MSCI China ESG Leaders Index ETF (ZCH), Amex Exploration (AMX), Intellipharmaceutics International (I), and Primero Mining (P). These companies are all part of the "communication" industry.

Rogers Communications vs.

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

Rogers Communications received 4 more outperform votes than BCE when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 58.67% of users gave Rogers Communications an outperform vote while only 47.77% of users gave BCE an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Rogers CommunicationsOutperform Votes
433
58.67%
Underperform Votes
305
41.33%
BCEOutperform Votes
429
47.77%
Underperform Votes
469
52.23%

BCE has a net margin of 8.75% compared to Rogers Communications' net margin of 4.30%. BCE's return on equity of 10.63% beat Rogers Communications' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Rogers Communications4.30% 7.93% 4.20%
BCE 8.75%10.63%4.82%

Rogers Communications has a beta of 0.62, meaning that its share price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BCE has a beta of 0.48, meaning that its share price is 52% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Rogers Communications presently has a consensus target price of C$66.68, suggesting a potential upside of 49.24%. BCE has a consensus target price of C$44.68, suggesting a potential upside of 34.99%. Given Rogers Communications' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Rogers Communications is more favorable than BCE.

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
BCE
0 Sell rating(s)
9 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.10

Rogers Communications pays an annual dividend of C$2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.5%. BCE pays an annual dividend of C$3.99 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.1%. 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. BCE pays out 185.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

BCE has higher revenue and earnings than Rogers Communications. BCE is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Rogers Communications, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Rogers CommunicationsC$20.42B0.92C$879MC$1.6327.41
BCEC$24.57B1.23C$1.96BC$2.1515.40

In the previous week, BCE had 9 more articles in the media than Rogers Communications. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for BCE and 1 mentions for Rogers Communications. BCE's average media sentiment score of -0.14 beat Rogers Communications' score of -0.21 indicating that BCE 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)
0 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
BCE
1 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
2 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

61.8% of Rogers Communications shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 43.7% of BCE shares are held by institutional investors. 11.3% of Rogers Communications shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of BCE shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Rogers Communications and BCE tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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RCI.B vs. The Competition

MetricRogers CommunicationsTelecom Services IndustryBusiness SectorTSE Exchange
Market CapC$18.84BC$9.25BC$6.83BC$5.67B
Dividend Yield3.75%8.86%2.97%5.76%
P/E Ratio27.41122.9845.8828.24
Price / Sales0.9254.36448.751,217.69
Price / Cash45.5631.7029.1478.43
Price / Book2.243.185.653.34
Net IncomeC$879MC$582.25MC$124.97MC$286.11M
7 Day Performance-7.74%5.20%4.08%-2.12%
1 Month Performance-10.69%-1.02%10.90%2.16%
1 Year Performance-26.10%12.94%30.18%37.64%

Rogers Communications Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
RCI.B
Rogers Communications
3.6714 of 5 stars
C$44.38
-2.1%
C$66.23
+49.2%
-24.5%C$18.71BC$20.42B27.2323,000Analyst Forecast
News Coverage
High Trading Volume
BCE
BCE
3.3786 of 5 stars
C$34.41
-2.6%
C$44.68
+29.9%
-34.7%C$31.39BC$24.57B16.8945,132Dividend Cut
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
News Coverage
T
TELUS
3.3651 of 5 stars
C$20.73
flat
C$24.31
+17.3%
-16.1%C$30.68BC$19.91B39.11160,700Analyst Forecast
SJR.B
Shaw Communications
N/AC$40.48
+0.0%
N/AN/AC$19.32BC$5.43B27.549,300High Trading Volume
RCI.A
Rogers Communications
1.6565 of 5 stars
C$49.50
-1.0%
C$72.50
+46.5%
-19.5%C$5.50BC$20.42B30.3726,000News Coverage
High Trading Volume
GTT
GT Gold
N/AC$3.85
+13.2%
N/A+0.0%C$501.42MN/A-45.836,300Gap Up
NLN
NeuLion
N/AC$1.08
+0.9%
N/AN/AC$302.76MN/A0.00147,000High Trading Volume
ZCH
BMO MSCI China ESG Leaders Index ETF
N/AC$15.64
-1.1%
N/A+19.8%C$148.50MN/A0.00291,526News Coverage
AMX
Amex Exploration
3.8239 of 5 stars
C$1.12
-1.8%
C$3.25
+190.2%
-7.3%C$128.78MN/A112.00176,000News Coverage
I
Intellipharmaceutics International
N/AC$3.23
+1.3%
N/AN/AC$97.40MN/A0.001,069Gap Up
P
Primero Mining
N/AC$0.31
+1.6%
N/AN/AC$59.84MN/A0.002,488

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This page (TSE:RCI.B) was last updated on 12/18/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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