GOOG vs. OMC, LAMR, IPG, CCO, NCMI, GOOGL, META, APP, TTD, and BIDU
Should you be buying Alphabet stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Alphabet include Omnicom Group (OMC), Lamar Advertising (LAMR), Interpublic Group of Companies (IPG), Clear Channel Outdoor (CCO), National CineMedia (NCMI), Alphabet (GOOGL), Meta Platforms (META), AppLovin (APP), Trade Desk (TTD), and Baidu (BIDU).
Alphabet vs.
Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOG) and Omnicom Group (NYSE:OMC) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, community ranking, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership and valuation.
Alphabet currently has a consensus price target of $200.56, suggesting a potential upside of 1.52%. Omnicom Group has a consensus price target of $110.00, suggesting a potential upside of 28.80%. Given Omnicom Group's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Omnicom Group is more favorable than Alphabet.
Alphabet received 2039 more outperform votes than Omnicom Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 82.60% of users gave Alphabet an outperform vote while only 49.48% of users gave Omnicom Group an outperform vote.
Alphabet has a beta of 0.99, meaning that its share price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Omnicom Group has a beta of 0.98, meaning that its share price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Alphabet pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Omnicom Group pays an annual dividend of $2.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Alphabet pays out 10.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Omnicom Group pays out 38.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.
Alphabet has a net margin of 27.74% compared to Omnicom Group's net margin of 9.45%. Omnicom Group's return on equity of 36.59% beat Alphabet's return on equity.
In the previous week, Alphabet had 147 more articles in the media than Omnicom Group. MarketBeat recorded 155 mentions for Alphabet and 8 mentions for Omnicom Group. Alphabet's average media sentiment score of 0.81 beat Omnicom Group's score of 0.46 indicating that Alphabet is being referred to more favorably in the media.
27.3% of Alphabet shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.0% of Omnicom Group shares are held by institutional investors. 13.0% of Alphabet shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of Omnicom Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Alphabet has higher revenue and earnings than Omnicom Group. Omnicom Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Alphabet, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Alphabet beats Omnicom Group on 17 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:GOOG) was last updated on 1/20/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
