T vs. VZ, AMX, LRCX, INTC, MU, UBER, ADI, NOW, PANW, and ANET
Should you be buying AT&T stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of AT&T include Verizon Communications (VZ), América Móvil (AMX), Lam Research (LRCX), Intel (INTC), Micron Technology (MU), Uber Technologies (UBER), Analog Devices (ADI), ServiceNow (NOW), Palo Alto Networks (PANW), and Arista Networks (ANET). These companies are all part of the "computer and technology" sector.
AT&T (NYSE:T) and Verizon Communications (NYSE:VZ) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, valuation, community ranking and profitability.
In the previous week, AT&T had 7 more articles in the media than Verizon Communications. MarketBeat recorded 47 mentions for AT&T and 40 mentions for Verizon Communications. Verizon Communications' average media sentiment score of 0.63 beat AT&T's score of 0.36 indicating that Verizon Communications is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
AT&T has a beta of 0.57, indicating that its stock price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Verizon Communications has a beta of 0.42, indicating that its stock price is 58% less volatile than the S&P 500.
AT&T received 308 more outperform votes than Verizon Communications when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.96% of users gave AT&T an outperform vote while only 59.05% of users gave Verizon Communications an outperform vote.
AT&T has a net margin of 11.13% compared to Verizon Communications' net margin of 8.44%. Verizon Communications' return on equity of 20.41% beat AT&T's return on equity.
AT&T presently has a consensus price target of $20.81, suggesting a potential upside of 19.62%. Verizon Communications has a consensus price target of $44.36, suggesting a potential upside of 10.73%. Given AT&T's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe AT&T is more favorable than Verizon Communications.
AT&T has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Verizon Communications. AT&T is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Verizon Communications, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
57.1% of AT&T shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 62.1% of Verizon Communications shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of AT&T shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of Verizon Communications shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
AT&T pays an annual dividend of $1.11 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.4%. Verizon Communications pays an annual dividend of $2.66 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.6%. AT&T pays out 59.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Verizon Communications pays out 99.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.
Summary
AT&T beats Verizon Communications on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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