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 businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, risk, community ranking, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.

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 5.4%. América Móvil pays an annual dividend of $0.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. América Móvil pays out 49.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Does the media favor VOD or AMX?

In the previous week, América Móvil had 2 more articles in the media than Vodafone Group Public. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for América Móvil and 5 mentions for Vodafone Group Public. Vodafone Group Public's average media sentiment score of 0.26 beat América Móvil's score of 0.15 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	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
América Móvil	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

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

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

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%

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, VOD or AMX?

América Móvil has higher revenue and earnings than Vodafone Group Public.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Vodafone Group Public	$37.01B	0.57	$1.24B	N/A	N/A
América Móvil	$47.69B	0.95	$1.55B	$0.49	29.97

Do analysts prefer VOD or AMX?

América Móvil has a consensus price target of $17.15, indicating a potential upside of 16.79%. Given América Móvil's higher probable 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)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75
América Móvil	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25

Does the MarketBeat Community favor VOD or AMX?

Vodafone Group Public received 685 more outperform votes than América Móvil when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.49% of users gave Vodafone Group Public an outperform vote while only 61.71% of users gave América Móvil an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Vodafone Group Public	Outperform Votes 1196 69.49%	Underperform Votes 525 30.51%
América Móvil	Outperform Votes 511 61.71%	Underperform Votes 317 38.29%

Which has more volatility and risk, VOD or AMX?

Vodafone Group Public has a beta of 0.78, suggesting that its share price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, América Móvil has a beta of 0.93, suggesting that its share price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

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