Quebecor (QBR.A) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community favor QBR.A or RCI.A?

Rogers Communications received 27 more outperform votes than Quebecor when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 66.67% of users gave Quebecor an outperform vote while only 61.11% of users gave Rogers Communications an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Quebecor	Outperform Votes 50 66.67%	Underperform Votes 25 33.33%
Rogers Communications	Outperform Votes 77 61.11%	Underperform Votes 49 38.89%

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

Quebecor has a beta of 0.37, indicating that its share price is 63% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Rogers Communications has a beta of 0.56, indicating that its share price is 44% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in QBR.A or RCI.A?

4.9% of Quebecor shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.2% of Rogers Communications shares are held by institutional investors. 91.1% of Quebecor 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 large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is QBR.A or RCI.A a better dividend stock?

Quebecor pays an annual dividend of C$1.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.5%. Rogers Communications pays an annual dividend of C$2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Quebecor pays out 43.6% 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.

Is QBR.A or RCI.A more profitable?

Quebecor has a net margin of 12.37% compared to Rogers Communications' net margin of 2.91%. Quebecor's return on equity of 39.22% beat Rogers Communications' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Quebecor	12.37%	39.22%	7.61%
Rogers Communications	2.91%	5.67%	4.50%

Which has better valuation & earnings, QBR.A or RCI.A?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Quebecor	C$5.68B	0.39	C$702.80M	C$2.98	9.73
Rogers Communications	C$20.37B	0.32	C$594M	C$1.08	54.17

Do analysts prefer QBR.A or RCI.A?

Rogers Communications has a consensus target price of C$65.00, suggesting a potential upside of 11.11%. Given Rogers Communications' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Rogers Communications is more favorable than Quebecor.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Quebecor	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
Rogers Communications	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Does the media favor QBR.A or RCI.A?

In the previous week, Rogers Communications had 1 more articles in the media than Quebecor. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Rogers Communications and 0 mentions for Quebecor. Rogers Communications' average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Quebecor's score of 0.00 indicating that Rogers Communications is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Quebecor	Neutral
Rogers Communications	Positive

Summary

Quebecor beats Rogers Communications on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.