AMX vs. VZ, T, ORAN, BCE, TEF, VIV, KT, FYBR, PHI, and TDS
Should you be buying América Móvil stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of América Móvil include Verizon Communications (VZ), AT&T (T), Orange (ORAN), BCE (BCE), Telefónica (TEF), Telefônica Brasil (VIV), KT (KT), Frontier Communications Parent (FYBR), PLDT (PHI), and Telephone and Data Systems (TDS). These companies are all part of the "telephone communication, except radio" industry.
Verizon Communications (NYSE:VZ) and América Móvil (NYSE:AMX) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, risk, media sentiment, dividends, institutional ownership and profitability.
62.1% of Verizon Communications shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 6.3% of América Móvil shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of Verizon Communications shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of América Móvil shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, Verizon Communications had 29 more articles in the media than América Móvil. MarketBeat recorded 33 mentions for Verizon Communications and 4 mentions for América Móvil. América Móvil's average media sentiment score of 0.74 beat Verizon Communications' score of 0.68 indicating that Verizon Communications is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Verizon Communications has higher revenue and earnings than América Móvil. Verizon Communications is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than América Móvil, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Verizon Communications presently has a consensus price target of $44.36, suggesting a potential upside of 7.79%. América Móvil has a consensus price target of $21.47, suggesting a potential upside of 15.78%. Given Verizon Communications' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe América Móvil is more favorable than Verizon Communications.
Verizon Communications has a beta of 0.42, meaning that its share price is 58% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, América Móvil has a beta of 0.96, meaning that its share price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Verizon Communications pays an annual dividend of $2.66 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.5%. América Móvil pays an annual dividend of $0.26 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. 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. América Móvil pays out 24.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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.
Verizon Communications received 624 more outperform votes than América Móvil when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 61.13% of users gave América Móvil an outperform vote while only 59.05% of users gave Verizon Communications an outperform vote.
Verizon Communications has a net margin of 8.44% compared to Verizon Communications' net margin of 7.28%. América Móvil's return on equity of 20.41% beat Verizon Communications' return on equity.
Summary
Verizon Communications beats América Móvil on 14 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.
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