Vodafone Group Public (VOD) Competitors

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

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, AMX or VOD?

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
América Móvil	$869.22B	0.05	$1.55B	$0.49	31.20
Vodafone Group Public	$37.01B	0.59	$1.24B	$1.14	8.04

Does the media favor AMX or VOD?

In the previous week, América Móvil had 1 more articles in the media than Vodafone Group Public. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for América Móvil and 11 mentions for Vodafone Group Public. Vodafone Group Public's average media sentiment score of 1.32 beat América Móvil's score of 0.85 indicating that Vodafone Group Public is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
América Móvil	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Vodafone Group Public	8 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, AMX or VOD?

América Móvil has a beta of 0.79, meaning that its stock price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vodafone Group Public has a beta of 0.58, meaning that its stock price is 42% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is AMX or VOD 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
América Móvil	3.25%	6.38%	1.62%
Vodafone Group Public	N/A	N/A	N/A

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer AMX or VOD?

Vodafone Group Public received 683 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 61.94% of users gave América Móvil an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
América Móvil	Outperform Votes 516 61.94%	Underperform Votes 317 38.06%
Vodafone Group Public	Outperform Votes 1199 69.47%	Underperform Votes 527 30.53%

Is AMX or VOD a better dividend stock?

América Móvil pays an annual dividend of $0.23 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Vodafone Group Public pays an annual dividend of $0.45 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.9%. América Móvil pays out 46.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Vodafone Group Public pays out 39.5% 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.

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

6.3% of América Móvil shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 7.8% of Vodafone Group Public shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of América Móvil shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Vodafone Group Public shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts recommend AMX or VOD?

América Móvil currently has a consensus price target of $17.22, suggesting a potential upside of 12.62%. 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
América Móvil	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Vodafone Group Public	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Summary

América Móvil beats Vodafone Group Public on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.