Rogers (ROG) & Its Peers Head-To-Head Contrast

Rogers (NYSE:ROG) is one of 376 publicly-traded companies in the “Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its rivals? We will compare Rogers to similar businesses based on the strength of its dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation and earnings.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings for Rogers and its rivals, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Rogers	1	0	1	2	3.00
Rogers Competitors	2048	7630	10462	668	2.47

Rogers presently has a consensus target price of $180.00, suggesting a potential upside of 37.34%. As a group, “Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components” companies have a potential upside of 32.65%. Given Rogers’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Rogers is more favorable than its rivals.

Profitability

This table compares Rogers and its rivals’ 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	-139.91%	-19.77%	-5.96%

Insider and Institutional Ownership

96.0% of Rogers shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 43.5% 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 hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Volatility and Risk

Rogers has a beta of 0.42, meaning that its stock price is 58% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Rogers’ rivals have a beta of -0.30, meaning that their average stock price is 130% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Rogers and its rivals revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Rogers	$854.90 million	-$61.80 million	51.80
Rogers Competitors	$115.53 billion	$173.71 million	5.27

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

Summary

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

About Rogers

Rogers Corporation (NYSE: ROG) develops and manufactures engineered materials for applications that require specialized electrical, thermal, or mechanical performance. Its products include high-frequency circuit materials, ceramic substrates for power electronics, and engineered foam and silicone materials. The company’s materials are used in markets including automotive and vehicle electrification, telecommunications, renewable energy, aerospace and defense, and industrial equipment. Rogers serves customers globally through its international operations.