Rogers (NYSE:ROG – Get Free Report) and Surge Component (OTCMKTS:SPRS – Get Free Report) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends and earnings.
Volatility & Risk
Rogers has a beta of 0.34, suggesting that its share price is 66% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Surge Component has a beta of 0.39, suggesting that its share price is 61% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent recommendations for Rogers and Surge Component, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Rogers | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
| Surge Component | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Profitability
This table compares Rogers and Surge Component’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Rogers | -7.62% | 3.56% | 2.97% |
| Surge Component | 2.80% | 4.98% | 3.87% |
Institutional and Insider Ownership
96.0% of Rogers shares are held by institutional investors. 1.1% of Rogers shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 56.0% of Surge Component shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Rogers and Surge Component”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Rogers | $810.80 million | 2.68 | -$61.80 million | ($3.34) | -36.54 |
| Surge Component | $36.32 million | 0.55 | $1.14 million | $0.18 | 19.00 |
Surge Component has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Rogers. Rogers is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Surge Component, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Surge Component beats Rogers on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Rogers
Rogers Corporation engages in the design, development, manufacture, and sale of engineered materials and components worldwide. It operates through Advanced Electronics Solutions (AES), Elastomeric Material Solutions (EMS), and Other segments. The AES segment offers circuit materials, ceramic substrate materials, busbars, and cooling solutions for applications in electric and hybrid electric vehicles (EV/HEV), wireless infrastructure, automotive, renewable energy, aerospace and defense, mass transit, industrial, connected devices, and wired infrastructure. This segment sells its products under the curamik, ROLINX, RO4000, RO3000, RT/duroid, CLTE Series, TMM, AD Series, DiClad, CuClad Series, Kappa, COOLSPAN, TC Series, IsoClad, MAGTREX, IM, 2929 Bondply, SpeedWave Prepreg, RO4400/RO4400T, and Radix names. The EMS segment provides engineered material solutions, including polyurethane and silicone materials used in cushioning, gasketing, sealing, and vibration management applications; customized silicones used in flex heater and semiconductor thermal applications; and polytetrafluoroethylene and ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene materials used in wire and cable protection, electrical insulation, conduction and shielding, hose and belt protection, vibration management, cushioning, gasketing and sealing, and venting applications. This segment sells its products under the PORON, BISCO, DeWAL, ARLON, eSorba, XRD, Silicone Engineering, and R/bak names. The Other segment provides elastomer components; and elastomer floats for level sensing in fuel tanks, motors, and storage tanks for applications in the general industrial and automotive markets under the ENDUR and NITROPHYL names. The company was founded in 1832 and is headquartered in Chandler, Arizona.
About Surge Component
Surge Components, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, supplies electronic products and components. It offers capacitors, which are electrical energy storage devices; and discrete semiconductor components, such as rectifiers, transistors, diodes, circuit protection devices, and audible components comprising audible transducers, Piezo buzzers, speakers, and microphones. The company also provides resonators, alarms, chimes, filters, and discriminators, as well as fuses, printed circuit boards, and switches. Its products are used in the electronic circuitry of various industries, including automotive, computer, communications, cellular telephones, consumer electronics, garage door openers, security equipment, audio equipment, telecom products, computer related products, power supply products, utility meters, and household appliances. The company sells its products to original equipment manufacturers and distributors through independent sales representatives or organizations in Canada, China, other Asian countries, South America, and Europe. Surge Components, Inc. was incorporated in 1981 and is headquartered in Deer Park, New York.
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