RCI.A vs. QBR.B, QBR.A, and RCI.B
Should you be buying Rogers Communications stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Rogers Communications include Quebecor (QBR.B), Quebecor (QBR.A), and Rogers Communications (RCI.B). These companies are all part of the "telecom services" industry.
Quebecor (TSE:QBR.B) and Rogers Communications (TSE:RCI.A) are both mid-cap business services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, dividends, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, institutional ownership, community ranking and earnings.
In the previous week, Quebecor had 5 more articles in the media than Rogers Communications. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Quebecor and 1 mentions for Rogers Communications. Rogers Communications' average media sentiment score of 1.13 beat Quebecor's score of 0.00 indicating that Quebecor is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Quebecor has a net margin of 11.97% compared to Quebecor's net margin of 2.91%. Rogers Communications' return on equity of 38.24% beat Quebecor's return on equity.
Quebecor received 424 more outperform votes than Rogers Communications when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 78.53% of users gave Quebecor an outperform vote while only 61.11% of users gave Rogers Communications an outperform vote.
Quebecor has a beta of 0.37, meaning that its stock price is 63% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Rogers Communications has a beta of 0.54, meaning that its stock price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500.
53.2% of Quebecor shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.1% of Rogers Communications shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Quebecor shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 97.6% of Rogers Communications shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Quebecor has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Rogers Communications. Quebecor is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Rogers Communications, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Quebecor presently has a consensus target price of C$36.81, suggesting a potential upside of 20.07%. Rogers Communications has a consensus target price of C$65.00, suggesting a potential upside of 14.02%. Given Rogers Communications' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Quebecor is more favorable than Rogers Communications.
Quebecor pays an annual dividend of C$1.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. Rogers Communications pays an annual dividend of C$2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. Quebecor pays out 46.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Rogers Communications pays out 185.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Quebecor is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Summary
Quebecor beats Rogers Communications on 16 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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