Rogers Communications Inc. (NYSE:RCI) Shares sold by Canada Pension Plan Investment Board

Canada Pension Plan Investment Board cut its position in shares of Rogers Communications Inc. (NYSE:RCI – Free Report) (TSE:RCI.B) by 41.2% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 100,015 shares of the Wireless communications provider’s stock after selling 70,175 shares during the period. Canada Pension Plan Investment Board’s holdings in Rogers Communications were worth $3,698,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Ridgewood Investments LLC purchased a new stake in Rogers Communications in the second quarter valued at $37,000. Headlands Technologies LLC purchased a new stake in Rogers Communications in the first quarter valued at $42,000. Acadian Asset Management LLC acquired a new stake in Rogers Communications in the second quarter valued at $55,000. CWM LLC boosted its holdings in Rogers Communications by 342.3% in the second quarter. CWM LLC now owns 1,809 shares of the Wireless communications provider’s stock valued at $67,000 after acquiring an additional 1,400 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Gulf International Bank UK Ltd boosted its holdings in Rogers Communications by 13.4% in the first quarter. Gulf International Bank UK Ltd now owns 2,720 shares of the Wireless communications provider’s stock valued at $111,000 after acquiring an additional 322 shares during the last quarter. 45.49% of shares are owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

The Wall Street analyst weighs in

RCI has been the subject of several recent research reports. Canaccord Genuity Group reiterated a “hold” rating and set a $57.00 target price (down previously from $59.00) on shares of Rogers Communications in a research note on Thursday, July 25th. TD Securities upped their target price on shares of Rogers Communications from $73.00 to $74.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, September 19th. BMO Capital Markets boosted their target price on shares of Rogers Communications from $67.00 to $70.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, September 19th. StockNews.com upgraded shares of Rogers Communications from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 11th. Finally, Canaccord Genuity Group cut shares of Rogers Communications from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 25th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. Rogers Communications currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $61.75, based on data from MarketBeat.com.

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Rogers Communications stock fell 0.9%

Shares of Rogers Communications stock opened at $40.22 on Thursday. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $39.58 and a 200-day simple moving average of $39.26. The firm has a market cap of $21.43 billion, a P/E ratio of 50.28, a P/E/G ratio of 1.06 and a beta of 0.67. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.58, a quick ratio of 0.60, and a current ratio of 0.65. Rogers Communications Inc. has a one year low of $35.55 and a one year high of $48.19.

Rogers Communications (NYSE:RCI – Get Your Free Report ) (TSE:RCI.B) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 24th. The wireless communications provider reported $1.16 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.83 by $0.33. The company had revenue of $5.09 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $5.14 billion. Rogers Communications had a net margin of 4.28% and a return on equity of 23.15%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 0.9% year over year. In the same quarter last year, the company earned $0.76 per share. As a group, equities analysts expect that Rogers Communications Inc. to post 3.57 earnings per share for the current year.

Rogers Communications cuts dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 3rd. Investors of record on Monday, September 9th will be paid a $0.365 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Monday, September 9. This represents a dividend of $1.46 on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.63%. Rogers Communications’s dividend payout ratio is currently 185.00%.

Rogers Communications Profile

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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, landline, car-to-car and Internet of Things solutions. of things and advanced wireless solutions for businesses, as well as device delivery and express pickup services; and postpaid and prepaid services under the Rogers, Fido and chatr brands.

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