BT Group (BT.A) Competitors

Vodafone Group Public (LON:VOD) and BT Group (LON:BT.A) are both large-cap communication services companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, earnings, dividends and media sentiment.

Is VOD or BT.A more profitable?

BT Group has a net margin of 4.11% compared to Vodafone Group Public's net margin of 1.79%. BT Group's return on equity of 6.33% beat Vodafone Group Public's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Vodafone Group Public	1.79%	1.20%	1.45%
BT Group	4.11%	6.33%	3.77%

Does the media refer more to VOD or BT.A?

In the previous week, Vodafone Group Public and Vodafone Group Public both had 1 articles in the media. BT Group's average media sentiment score of 0.20 beat Vodafone Group Public's score of 0.00 indicating that BT Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Vodafone Group Public	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
BT Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has higher valuation & earnings, VOD or BT.A?

BT Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Vodafone Group Public. Vodafone Group Public is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than BT Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Vodafone Group Public	£44.66B	0.50	£797.39M	£2.20	33.24
BT Group	£20.80B	0.78	£855M	£0.09	1,841.11

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in VOD or BT.A?

56.4% of Vodafone Group Public shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 27.7% of BT Group shares are held by institutional investors. 5.9% of Vodafone Group Public shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 43.9% of BT Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts rate VOD or BT.A?

Vodafone Group Public currently has a consensus target price of GBX 75.50, indicating a potential upside of 3.03%. Given Vodafone Group Public's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Vodafone Group Public is more favorable than BT Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Vodafone Group Public	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
BT Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Which has more volatility and risk, VOD or BT.A?

Vodafone Group Public has a beta of 0.54, indicating that its stock price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BT Group has a beta of 0.69, indicating that its stock price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is VOD or BT.A a better dividend stock?

Vodafone Group Public pays an annual dividend of GBX 8 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.9%. BT Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 8 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.8%. Vodafone Group Public pays out 362.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. BT Group pays out 8,888.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Vodafone Group Public is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in VOD or BT.A?

Vodafone Group Public received 896 more outperform votes than BT Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 75.29% of users gave Vodafone Group Public an outperform vote while only 72.64% of users gave BT Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Vodafone Group Public	Outperform Votes 2404 75.29%	Underperform Votes 789 24.71%
BT Group	Outperform Votes 1508 72.64%	Underperform Votes 568 27.36%

Summary

Vodafone Group Public and BT Group tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.