Rogers Communications (RCI.B) Competitors

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

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

56.0% of TELUS shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 61.8% of Rogers Communications shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of TELUS shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 11.3% of Rogers Communications shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer T or RCI.B?

TELUS received 144 more outperform votes than Rogers Communications when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.15% of users gave TELUS an outperform vote while only 58.58% of users gave Rogers Communications an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
TELUS	Outperform Votes 581 63.15%	Underperform Votes 339 36.85%
Rogers Communications	Outperform Votes 437 58.58%	Underperform Votes 309 41.42%

Is T or RCI.B a better dividend stock?

TELUS pays an annual dividend of C$1.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.0%. Rogers Communications pays an annual dividend of C$2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.0%. TELUS pays out 253.1% 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 analysts rate T or RCI.B?

TELUS currently has a consensus target price of C$23.00, suggesting a potential upside of 3.65%. Rogers Communications has a consensus target price of C$60.31, suggesting a potential upside of 50.36%. Given Rogers Communications' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Rogers Communications is more favorable than TELUS.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
TELUS	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.38
Rogers Communications	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.63

Which has higher valuation & earnings, T or RCI.B?

TELUS has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Rogers Communications. Rogers Communications is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than TELUS, 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
TELUS	C$20.15B	1.66	C$931.40M	C$0.62	36.00
Rogers Communications	C$20.42B	0.83	C$879M	C$1.63	24.61

Does the media prefer T or RCI.B?

In the previous week, TELUS had 6 more articles in the media than Rogers Communications. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for TELUS and 2 mentions for Rogers Communications. Rogers Communications' average media sentiment score of 0.51 beat TELUS's score of 0.48 indicating that Rogers Communications is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

Is T or RCI.B more profitable?

TELUS has a net margin of 4.62% compared to Rogers Communications' net margin of 4.30%. Rogers Communications' return on equity of 7.93% beat TELUS's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
TELUS	4.62%	5.80%	3.58%
Rogers Communications	4.30%	7.93%	4.20%

Which has more risk & volatility, T or RCI.B?

TELUS has a beta of 0.72, suggesting that its share price is 28% 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

Rogers Communications beats TELUS on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.