Vodafone Group Public (VOD) Competitors

Vodafone Group Public (NASDAQ:VOD) and América Móvil (NYSE:AMX) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, analyst recommendations, dividends, community ranking, earnings, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership and risk.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in VOD or AMX?

7.8% of Vodafone Group Public shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 6.3% of América Móvil shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Vodafone Group Public 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 large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, VOD or AMX?

América Móvil has higher revenue and earnings than Vodafone Group Public. Vodafone Group Public is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than América Móvil, 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	$37.01B	0.61	$1.24B	$1.14	8.33
América Móvil	$869.22B	0.05	$1.55B	$0.49	29.53

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in VOD or AMX?

Vodafone Group Public received 685 more outperform votes than América Móvil when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.47% of users gave Vodafone Group Public an outperform vote while only 61.85% of users gave América Móvil an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Vodafone Group Public	Outperform Votes 1199 69.47%	Underperform Votes 527 30.53%
América Móvil	Outperform Votes 514 61.85%	Underperform Votes 317 38.15%

Does the media refer more to VOD or AMX?

In the previous week, Vodafone Group Public had 10 more articles in the media than América Móvil. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Vodafone Group Public and 7 mentions for América Móvil. América Móvil's average media sentiment score of 1.25 beat Vodafone Group Public's score of 0.61 indicating that América Móvil is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Vodafone Group Public	7 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
América Móvil	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is VOD or AMX a better dividend stock?

Vodafone Group Public pays an annual dividend of $0.45 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.7%. América Móvil pays an annual dividend of $0.23 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Vodafone Group Public pays out 39.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. América Móvil pays out 46.9% 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. Vodafone Group Public is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Is VOD or AMX more profitable?

América Móvil has a net margin of 3.25% compared to Vodafone Group Public's net margin of 0.00%. América Móvil's return on equity of 6.38% beat Vodafone Group Public's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Vodafone Group Public	N/A	N/A	N/A
América Móvil	3.25%	6.38%	1.62%

Do analysts prefer VOD or AMX?

América Móvil has a consensus price target of $17.15, suggesting a potential upside of 18.52%. Given América Móvil's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe América Móvil is more favorable than Vodafone Group Public.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Vodafone Group Public	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
América Móvil	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25

Which has more risk and volatility, VOD or AMX?

Vodafone Group Public has a beta of 0.75, indicating that its share price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, América Móvil has a beta of 0.95, indicating that its share price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Vodafone Group Public beats América Móvil on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.