GCI Liberty, Inc. – Series C GCI Group (NASDAQ:GLIBK – Get Free Report) and Rogers Communication (NYSE:RCI – Get Free Report) are both communication services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, dividends and risk.
Profitability
This table compares GCI Liberty, Inc. – Series C GCI Group and Rogers Communication’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| GCI Liberty, Inc. – Series C GCI Group | -32.53% | 11.56% | 5.78% |
| Rogers Communication | 27.54% | 11.56% | 3.05% |
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares GCI Liberty, Inc. – Series C GCI Group and Rogers Communication”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| GCI Liberty, Inc. – Series C GCI Group | $1.05 billion | 0.80 | -$309.00 million | ($11.25) | -2.08 |
| Rogers Communication | $15.54 billion | 1.09 | $4.93 billion | $8.28 | 3.80 |
Rogers Communication has higher revenue and earnings than GCI Liberty, Inc. – Series C GCI Group. GCI Liberty, Inc. – Series C GCI Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Rogers Communication, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for GCI Liberty, Inc. – Series C GCI Group and Rogers Communication, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| GCI Liberty, Inc. – Series C GCI Group | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| Rogers Communication | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2.56 |
Rogers Communication has a consensus target price of $36.00, indicating a potential upside of 14.46%. Given Rogers Communication’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Rogers Communication is more favorable than GCI Liberty, Inc. – Series C GCI Group.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
45.5% of Rogers Communication shares are held by institutional investors. 29.0% of Rogers Communication shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Volatility & Risk
GCI Liberty, Inc. – Series C GCI Group has a beta of -0.88, suggesting that its share price is 188% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Rogers Communication has a beta of 0.66, suggesting that its share price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Rogers Communication beats GCI Liberty, Inc. – Series C GCI Group on 12 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
About GCI Liberty, Inc. – Series C GCI Group
GCI Liberty Inc. consists of its wholly owned subsidiary GCI. The company is communications provider, providing data, voice and managed services to consumer and business customers throughout Alaska. GCI Liberty Inc. is based in ENGLEWOOD, Colo.
About Rogers Communication
Rogers Communications Inc. operates as a communications and media company in Canada. It operates through three segments: Wireless, Cable, and Media. The company offers mobile Internet access, wireless voice and enhanced voice, device financing, device protection, global voice and data roaming, wireless home phone, bridging landline, machine-to-machine and Internet of Things solutions, and advanced wireless solutions for businesses, as well as device shipping and express pickup services; and postpaid and prepaid services under the Rogers, Fido, and chatr brands. It also provides internet and WiFi services; and monitoring, security, automation, energy efficiency, and smart control through smartphone app. In addition, the company offers local and network TV; on-demand television; cloud-based digital video recorders; voice-activated remote controls, and integrated apps; personal video recorders; linear and time-shifted programming; digital specialty channels; and 4K television programming. Further, it provides residential and small business local telephony services; voicemail, call waiting, and long distance; voice, data networking, Internet protocol (IP), and Ethernet services; private networking, Internet, IP voice, and cloud solutions; optical wave and multi-protocol label switching services; information technology and network technologies; cable access network services; telecommunications technical consulting services; and season games through television, smartphones, tablets, personal computers, and other streaming devices, as well as operates Ignite TV and Ignite TV app. Additionally, the company owns Toronto Blue Jays and the Rogers Centre event venue; and operates Sportsnet ONE, Sportsnet 360, Sportsnet World, Citytv, OMNI, FX (Canada), FXX (Canada), and OLN television networks, as well as 52 AM and FM radio stations. It also offers Rogers and the Rogers World Elite Mastercard. The company was founded in 1960 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.
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