Rogers Communications (RCI.B) Competitors

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

Which has better valuation and earnings, BCE or RCI.B?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
BCE	C$24.57B	1.40	C$1.96B	C$2.15	17.59
Rogers Communications	C$20.42B	1.04	C$879M	C$1.63	30.91

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in BCE or RCI.B?

Rogers Communications received 2 more outperform votes than BCE when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 58.64% of users gave Rogers Communications an outperform vote while only 47.88% of users gave BCE an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
BCE	Outperform Votes 429 47.88%	Underperform Votes 467 52.12%
Rogers Communications	Outperform Votes 431 58.64%	Underperform Votes 304 41.36%

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

In the previous week, BCE had 22 more articles in the media than Rogers Communications. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for BCE and 2 mentions for Rogers Communications. BCE's average media sentiment score of -0.36 beat Rogers Communications' score of -0.67 indicating that BCE is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
BCE	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	7 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Rogers Communications	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Negative

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of BCE or RCI.B?

43.7% of BCE shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 61.8% of Rogers Communications shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of BCE shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 11.3% of Rogers Communications shares are owned 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.

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

BCE has a beta of 0.48, meaning that its share price is 52% 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.

Is BCE or RCI.B a better dividend stock?

BCE pays an annual dividend of C$3.99 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.6%. Rogers Communications pays an annual dividend of C$2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. 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. 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.

Is BCE or RCI.B more profitable?

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
BCE	8.75%	10.63%	4.82%
Rogers Communications	4.30%	7.93%	4.20%

Do analysts prefer BCE or RCI.B?

BCE presently has a consensus price target of C$45.36, suggesting a potential upside of 19.98%. Rogers Communications has a consensus price target of C$67.77, suggesting a potential upside of 34.50%. Given Rogers Communications' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Rogers Communications is more favorable than BCE.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
BCE	0 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.10
Rogers Communications	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.88

Summary

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