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This summary was created by AI, based on 21 opinions in the last 12 months.

Experts have mixed opinions on the performance of Rogers Communications, with some highlighting its strong wireless business and potential benefits of the Shaw merger, while others express concerns about debt, technical outages, and board succession issues. Overall, the company is seen as having potential for growth and profitability, but also faces challenges in a competitive and evolving market.

Consensus
Mixed
Valuation
Fair Value
DON'T BUY

About 60% of revenue is wireless (largest of its peers), 30% from internet and cable, 10% from media. Took on a material amount of debt, biggest knock against it despite recurring revenue. Technical outages, board succession issues. 

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TOP PICK

Beginning to see benefits, synergies, and increased scale of Shaw merger. Sees more free cash coming, will help delever balance sheet. Wireless impressive in Q3. Merger will help them take bold steps in 10G in coaxial cable, can really help longer term. 10x 2025 and 16% EPS growth, cheaper than BCE and Telus. On risk/reward the name won't hurt you. Decent yield of 3.2%.

(Analysts’ price target is $76.30)
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TOP PICK

Performing very well in wireless business. Will see benefits of Shaw deal soon. Trading at lower multiple than Telus. Better growth rate than peers. Expecting strong share price performance in 2024. Net subscribers up 18% YoY. Dividend strong for defensive investors looking for safety. 

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PAST TOP PICK
(A Top Pick Dec 30/22, Down 10%)

All telcos are down this year. The valuation has fallen so low that he's buying more shares. The pandemic showed the need to sustain and improve the networks. Rogers and their peers enjoy an oligopoly too.

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BUY
RCI.B vs. BCE

BCE dividend is north of 7%, while Rogers is not that high. BCE has media assets. Tends to increase dividend every year, so it's a bit more geared to income. For the more conservative and income-focused investor.

They both share the sports teams in Toronto.

Rogers tends to be more focused on the cellular side. With Shaw acquisition, you should see more growth in the West. Cell ads will come. More competition. More growthy and volatile. If you made him pick, he'd choose this one now, as the Shaw acquisition will help grow the company.

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BUY

Telcos in Canada are in a unique spot. Quebecor has really upped the competitive pressure, positive for the consumer but negative for BCE and Telus. Stay away from those two, and see how things shake out. Prefers RCI.B, with its ability to shave costs from Shaw, or QBR.B.

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DON'T BUY

He targets $47 or 13% lower. It yields 3.7% that they can cover. But the market isn't excited, plus this is sensitive to interest rates. It's only slightly better than BCE. Maybe it's interesting at $41.

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TOP PICK

It has good penetration into the New Canadian population which is leading to explosive population growth. There has been a lot of noise over the SHAW acquisition but it looks like the integration of the acquisition is going well. It sits at an attractive valuation.    Buy 15  Hold 3  Sell 1

(Analysts’ price target is $75.92)
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COMMENT

He owns BCE. RCI is sideways, and he likes sideways because you can trade within that range of $54-70.

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TOP PICK

He likes telcos, and Rogers offer the most upside in coming years. With the Shaw deal done, Rogers will start paying down debt and strengthen their balance sheet, increase cash flow and raise their dividend eventually. Likes their valuation and growth. The sector is out of favour, so shares are cheap.

(Analysts’ price target is $76.22)
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BUY
RCI.B vs. NPI

NPI has regulatory issues in Spain. A great stock that needs to be owned longer term by ESG investors. Not much EPS growth for the next couple of years, very expensive valuation.

Cheaper telecom. Synergies coming from Shaw. Nice dividend. Telcos will be facing more competition. 

Risk/reward is good for both, so you can get in and do well, but Rogers is the lower-risk play.

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COMMENT

Aggressive price competition is coming, and Rogers has the best competitive response. It can take some costs out of Shaw, but the other players can't do that. 

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BUY

Excellent company for long term investor.
Shaw deal finally approved.
Telecom will see steady growth going forward.
Tailwinds in the business. 

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TOP PICK

Lots of drama with this name, so why this name? He expects synergies from Shaw. This trades at only 10.5x PE with a 16% growth rate. Too cheap to ignore.

(Analysts’ price target is $72.76)
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HOLD

It has been more consistent in execution in the past several quarters. It has a 3 1/2% dividend yield which is lower than Telus and BCE. However its payout ratio is lower at 3 1/2 to 7% and even if it doubled its dividend, its ratio would still be lower.

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Rogers Communications (B)(RCI.B-T) Rating

Ranking : 4 out of 5

Bullish - Buy Signals / Votes : 8

Neutral - Hold Signals / Votes : 2

Bearish - Sell Signals / Votes : 4

Total Signals / Votes : 14

Stockchase rating for Rogers Communications (B) is calculated according to the stock experts' signals. A high score means experts mostly recommend to buy the stock while a low score means experts mostly recommend to sell the stock.

Rogers Communications (B)(RCI.B-T) Frequently Asked Questions

What is Rogers Communications (B) stock symbol?

Rogers Communications (B) is a Canadian stock, trading under the symbol RCI.B-T on the Toronto Stock Exchange (RCI.B-CT). It is usually referred to as TSX:RCI.B or RCI.B-T

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In the last year, 14 stock analysts published opinions about RCI.B-T. 8 analysts recommended to BUY the stock. 4 analysts recommended to SELL the stock. The latest stock analyst recommendation is . Read the latest stock experts' ratings for Rogers Communications (B).

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Is Rogers Communications (B) worth watching?

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What is Rogers Communications (B) stock price?

On 2024-03-18, Rogers Communications (B) (RCI.B-T) stock closed at a price of $57.15.