Vodafone Group Public (VOD) Competitors

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

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of VOD or BT.A?

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

Does the media prefer VOD or BT.A?

In the previous week, BT Group had 2 more articles in the media than Vodafone Group Public. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for BT Group and 3 mentions for Vodafone Group Public. Vodafone Group Public's average media sentiment score of 0.35 beat BT Group's score of 0.24 indicating that Vodafone Group Public is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Vodafone Group Public	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
BT Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

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 11.0%. 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.

Which has more volatility & risk, 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.

Which has preferable valuation and 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	0.49	£797.39M	£2.20	32.95
BT Group	£20.80B	0.78	£855M	£0.09	1,837.22

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%

Do analysts rate VOD or BT.A?

Vodafone Group Public presently has a consensus target price of GBX 75.50, suggesting a potential upside of 3.91%. Given Vodafone Group Public's stronger consensus rating and higher possible 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)	2.00
BT Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Does the MarketBeat Community favor 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 beats BT Group on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.