Critical Comparison: Nixxy (NASDAQ:NIXX) vs. Rogers Communication (NYSE:RCI)

Rogers Communication (NYSE:RCI) and Nixxy (NASDAQ:NIXX) are both communication services companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Risk and Volatility

Rogers Communication has a beta of 0.64, suggesting that its share price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Nixxy has a beta of 0.32, suggesting that its share price is 68% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for Rogers Communication and Nixxy, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Rogers Communication	1	3	5	0	2.44
Nixxy	1	0	0	0	1.00

Rogers Communication presently has a consensus price target of $36.00, indicating a potential upside of 6.30%. Given Rogers Communication’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Rogers Communication is more favorable than Nixxy.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

45.5% of Rogers Communication shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 13.1% of Nixxy shares are owned by institutional investors. 29.0% of Rogers Communication shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.5% of Nixxy shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Rogers Communication and Nixxy”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Rogers Communication	$15.54 billion	1.18	$4.93 billion	$8.28	4.09
Nixxy	$97.91 million	0.16	-$14.98 million	($0.19)	-2.84

Rogers Communication has higher revenue and earnings than Nixxy. Nixxy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Rogers Communication, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares Rogers Communication and Nixxy’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Rogers Communication	27.54%	11.56%	3.05%
Nixxy	-7.88%	-75.34%	-45.90%

Summary

Rogers Communication beats Nixxy on 14 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

About Nixxy

Nixxy Inc. operates an on-demand recruiting platform which aims to deliver the right talent to both small and large businesses. It provides employers access to independent recruiters and utilizes an innovative web platform, with integrated AI-driven candidate to job matching and video screening software to source qualified talent. Nixxy Inc., formerly known as Recruiter.com Group Inc., is based in Bristol, CT.