VZ vs. T, LUMN, IDT, CNSL, ATNI, AMX, BCE, TEF, VIV, and KT
Should you be buying Verizon Communications stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Verizon Communications include AT&T (T), Lumen Technologies (LUMN), IDT (IDT), Consolidated Communications (CNSL), ATN International (ATNI), América Móvil (AMX), BCE (BCE), Telefónica (TEF), Telefônica Brasil (VIV), and KT (KT). These companies are all part of the "telephone communication, except radio" industry.
AT&T (NYSE:T) and Verizon Communications (NYSE:VZ) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, community ranking, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, risk and earnings.
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.
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 endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
AT&T has a net margin of 11.13% compared to AT&T's net margin of 8.44%. AT&T's return on equity of 20.41% beat Verizon Communications' return on equity.
AT&T pays an annual dividend of $1.11 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.1%. Verizon Communications pays an annual dividend of $2.66 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.5%. 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. AT&T has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Verizon Communications has increased its dividend for 19 consecutive years. Verizon Communications is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
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.
In the previous week, AT&T had 3 more articles in the media than Verizon Communications. MarketBeat recorded 35 mentions for AT&T and 32 mentions for Verizon Communications. AT&T's average media sentiment score of 0.74 beat Verizon Communications' score of 0.47 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 presently has a consensus price target of $20.81, indicating a potential upside of 14.11%. Verizon Communications has a consensus price target of $44.36, indicating a potential upside of 7.61%. Given Verizon Communications' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe AT&T is more favorable than Verizon Communications.
Summary
AT&T beats Verizon Communications on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.
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