Rogers (ROG) and Its Competitors Critical Review

Rogers (NYSE:ROG – Get Free Report) is one of 377 public companies in the “Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components” industry, but how does it compare to its peers? We will compare Rogers to related businesses based on the strength of its analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, valuation and dividends.

Profitability

This table compares Rogers and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Rogers 5.30% 5.89% 4.92%
Rogers Competitors -158.14% -25.87% -6.85%

Insider and Institutional Ownership

96.0% of Rogers shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 43.2% of shares of all “Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components” companies are held by institutional investors. 1.1% of Rogers shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 16.4% of shares of all “Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Rogers and its peers, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Rogers 1 0 1 2 3.00
Rogers Competitors 2049 7614 10449 665 2.47

Rogers currently has a consensus target price of $195.00, indicating a potential upside of 59.79%. As a group, “Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components” companies have a potential upside of 41.07%. Given Rogers’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Rogers is more favorable than its peers.

Risk & Volatility

Rogers has a beta of 0.42, suggesting that its share price is 58% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Rogers’ peers have a beta of -0.29, suggesting that their average share price is 129% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Rogers and its peers gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

Gross Revenue Net Income Price/Earnings Ratio
Rogers $810.80 million -$61.80 million 48.24
Rogers Competitors $4.00 billion $172.92 million 4.89

Rogers’ peers have higher revenue and earnings than Rogers. Rogers is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Summary

Rogers beats its peers on 9 of the 13 factors compared.

About Rogers

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Rogers Corporation engages in the design, development, manufacture, and sale of engineered materials and components worldwide. It operates through Advanced Electronics Solutions (AES), Elastomeric Material Solutions (EMS), and Other segments. The AES segment offers circuit materials, ceramic substrate materials, busbars, and cooling solutions for applications in electric and hybrid electric vehicles (EV/HEV), wireless infrastructure, automotive, renewable energy, aerospace and defense, mass transit, industrial, connected devices, and wired infrastructure. This segment sells its products under the curamik, ROLINX, RO4000, RO3000, RT/duroid, CLTE Series, TMM, AD Series, DiClad, CuClad Series, Kappa, COOLSPAN, TC Series, IsoClad, MAGTREX, IM, 2929 Bondply, SpeedWave Prepreg, RO4400/RO4400T, and Radix names. The EMS segment provides engineered material solutions, including polyurethane and silicone materials used in cushioning, gasketing, sealing, and vibration management applications; customized silicones used in flex heater and semiconductor thermal applications; and polytetrafluoroethylene and ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene materials used in wire and cable protection, electrical insulation, conduction and shielding, hose and belt protection, vibration management, cushioning, gasketing and sealing, and venting applications. This segment sells its products under the PORON, BISCO, DeWAL, ARLON, eSorba, XRD, Silicone Engineering, and R/bak names. The Other segment provides elastomer components; and elastomer floats for level sensing in fuel tanks, motors, and storage tanks for applications in the general industrial and automotive markets under the ENDUR and NITROPHYL names. The company was founded in 1832 and is headquartered in Chandler, Arizona.

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