Countdown to Rogers Communication (RCI) Q3 Earnings: Wall Street Forecasts for Key Metrics

Core Viewpoint - Analysts project that Rogers Communication (RCI) will report quarterly earnings of $0.92 per share, reflecting an 11.5% decline year over year, with revenues expected to reach $3.84 billion, a 2.1% increase from the same quarter last year [1]. Earnings Estimates - Over the past 30 days, the consensus EPS estimate has been revised downward by 0.7%, indicating a collective reassessment by covering analysts [2]. - Revisions to earnings projections are crucial for predicting investor behavior and are strongly linked to short-term stock price performance [3]. Key Metrics Forecast - Analysts estimate 'Wireless Subscriber - Postpaid mobile phone - Gross additions' at 378.29 thousand, down from 459.00 thousand in the same quarter last year [5]. - The 'Home Phone - Total Home Phone Subscriber' is expected to reach 1.43 million, compared to 1.53 million a year ago [5]. - The estimate for 'Wireless Subscriber - Total Postpaid mobile phone subscribers' is 10.93 million, slightly up from 10.70 million in the same quarter last year [6]. - For 'Wireless Subscriber - Prepaid mobile phone - Gross additions', the consensus stands at 165.01 thousand, down from 185.00 thousand in the previous year [6]. - 'Wireless Subscriber - Prepaid mobile phone - Net additions' is projected at 52.91 thousand, compared to 93.00 thousand last year [7]. - The estimate for 'Cable Subscriber - Homes passed' is 10.41 million, up from 10.15 million a year ago [8]. - Analysts expect 'Cable Subscriber - Net additions' to be 9.78 thousand, down from 13.00 thousand last year [8]. - 'Cable Subscriber - Total Customer Relationships' is forecasted to reach 4.83 million, compared to 4.67 million last year [9]. - 'Retail Internet - Net Additions' is expected at 22.51 thousand, down from 33.00 thousand in the same quarter last year [9]. - 'Retail Internet - Total Retail Internet Subscribers' is projected to be 4.47 million, compared to 4.25 million last year [10]. - 'Video - Total Video Subscriber' is expected to reach 2.54 million, down from 2.65 million a year ago [10]. Stock Performance - Shares of Rogers Communication have increased by 4.4% over the past month, outperforming the Zacks S&P 500 composite, which moved up by 1.2% [11]. - With a Zacks Rank of 4 (Sell), RCI is anticipated to underperform the overall market in the near future [11].