BT Group (BT.A) Competitors GBX 148.10 -1.75 (-1.17%) (As of 08:35 AM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsHeadlinesInsider TradesSustainability BT.A vs. VOD, BBGI, PHI, TEF, CNCT, CEL, CNSL, FOX, OTT, and BCEShould you be buying BT Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of BT Group include Vodafone Group Public (VOD), BBGI Global Infrastructure (BBGI), Pacific Horizon Investment Trust (PHI), Telford Homes (TEF), Smiths News Plc (CNCT.L) (CNCT), Celadon Pharmaceuticals (CEL), Cambridge Nutritional Sciences (CNSL), Fox Marble (FOX), Oxford Technology 3 Venture Capital Trust (OTT), and Beacon Energy (BCE). These companies are all part of the "communication" industry. BT Group vs. Vodafone Group Public BBGI Global Infrastructure Pacific Horizon Investment Trust Telford Homes Smiths News Plc (CNCT.L) Celadon Pharmaceuticals Cambridge Nutritional Sciences Fox Marble Oxford Technology 3 Venture Capital Trust Beacon Energy Vodafone Group Public (LON:VOD) and BT Group (LON:BT.A) are both large-cap communication services companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation and community ranking. Which has more risk & volatility, VOD or BT.A? Vodafone Group Public has a beta of 0.54, meaning that its share price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BT Group has a beta of 0.69, meaning that its share price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of 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, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has better valuation & earnings, VOD or BT.A? Vodafone Group Public has higher revenue and earnings than BT Group. BT Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Vodafone Group Public, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioVodafone Group Public£36.72B0.50£1.20B£0.041,739.50BT Group£20.80B0.70£855M£0.091,645.56 Does the MarketBeat Community prefer VOD or BT.A? Vodafone Group Public received 896 more outperform votes than BT Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 75.31% of users gave Vodafone Group Public an outperform vote while only 72.64% of users gave BT Group an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformVodafone Group PublicOutperform Votes240475.31% Underperform Votes78824.69% BT GroupOutperform Votes150872.64% Underperform Votes56827.36% Do analysts prefer VOD or BT.A? Vodafone Group Public currently has a consensus price target of GBX 77.50, suggesting a potential upside of 11.38%. Given Vodafone Group Public's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly 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) 2.00BT Group 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Does the media refer more to VOD or BT.A? In the previous week, BT Group had 5 more articles in the media than Vodafone Group Public. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for BT Group and 0 mentions for Vodafone Group Public. BT Group's average media sentiment score of 0.22 beat Vodafone Group Public's score of -0.16 indicating that BT Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Vodafone Group Public Neutral BT Group Neutral 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 3.11%. 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 Public3.11% 2.50% 1.45% BT Group 4.11%6.33%3.77% 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 11.5%. BT Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 8 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.4%. Vodafone Group Public pays out 20,000.0% 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. SummaryBT Group beats Vodafone Group Public on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. 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Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of LON and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart BT.A vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricBT GroupTelecom Services IndustryBusiness SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£14.48B£9.32B£6.61B£1.39BDividend Yield5.40%9.06%2.93%11.73%P/E Ratio1,645.56126.3334.591,549.36Price / Sales0.7058.12171.77209,059.57Price / Cash3.5432.0426.3732.93Price / Book1.163.104.862.80Net Income£855M£586.10M£123.37M£152.70M7 Day Performance5.84%-0.71%0.13%-0.51%1 Month Performance1.47%-1.52%8.35%7.11%1 Year Performance24.98%9.12%29.92%91.82% BT Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BT.ABT Group2.6123 of 5 starsGBX 148.10-1.2%N/A+25.5%£14.48B£20.80B1,645.5698,400High Trading VolumeVODVodafone Group Public2.1656 of 5 starsGBX 69.58-2.3%GBX 77.50+11.4%-4.7%£18.19B£36.72B1,732.00104,000Gap DownBBGIBBGI Global InfrastructureN/AGBX 123.89-0.1%N/A-7.0%£885.47M£68.47M1,548.611,160PHIPacific Horizon Investment TrustN/AGBX 567+0.4%N/A+4.1%£513.42M£42.42M1,890.0718,800TEFTelford HomesN/AGBX 349.50flatN/A+0.0%£265.88M£336.12M7.85104,200High Trading VolumeCNCTSmiths News Plc (CNCT.L)N/AGBX 25.60+1.6%N/A+0.0%£63.41M£1.44B-1.413Gap UpCELCeladon PharmaceuticalsN/AGBX 13.80-11.0%N/A-86.5%£9.50M£11,258.00-193.752,780High Trading VolumeCNSLCambridge Nutritional SciencesN/AGBX 3.20-8.6%N/AN/A£7.61M£9.77M-362.103,200FOXFox MarbleN/AGBX 1.35+14.9%N/A+0.0%£5.63M£722,064.00-135.0010,600OTTOxford Technology 3 Venture Capital TrustN/AGBX 34-19.4%N/AN/A£2.13M£-85,000.00-12.59203Gap DownBCEBeacon EnergyN/AGBX 0flatN/A-98.1%£740,000.00N/A-0.3544,600 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies VOD Competitors BBGI Competitors PHI Competitors TEF Competitors CNCT Competitors CEL Competitors CNSL Competitors FOX Competitors OTT Competitors BCE Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (LON:BT.A) was last updated on 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThe Crypto That’s Making Wall Street SweatThe Crypto Wall Street Is Desperate to Hide It's happening now, right under everyone's radar. 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