Vodafone Group Public (VOD) Competitors

Vodafone Group Public (NASDAQ:VOD) and Spotify Technology (NYSE:SPOT) 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 profitability, community ranking, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.

Is VOD or SPOT more profitable?

Spotify Technology has a net margin of 4.66% compared to Vodafone Group Public's net margin of 0.00%. Spotify Technology's return on equity of 19.07% 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
Spotify Technology	4.66%	19.07%	7.37%

Do analysts prefer VOD or SPOT?

Spotify Technology has a consensus price target of $421.69, suggesting a potential downside of 9.10%. Given Spotify Technology's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Spotify Technology is more favorable than Vodafone Group Public.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Vodafone Group Public	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Spotify Technology	1 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	23 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.76

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, VOD or SPOT?

Vodafone Group Public has higher revenue and earnings than Spotify Technology.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Vodafone Group Public	$37.01B	0.63	$1.24B	N/A	N/A
Spotify Technology	$14.34B	6.44	-$575.78M	$3.68	126.06

Does the MarketBeat Community favor VOD or SPOT?

Vodafone Group Public received 799 more outperform votes than Spotify Technology when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.58% of users gave Vodafone Group Public an outperform vote while only 62.03% of users gave Spotify Technology an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Vodafone Group Public	Outperform Votes 1196 69.58%	Underperform Votes 523 30.42%
Spotify Technology	Outperform Votes 397 62.03%	Underperform Votes 243 37.97%

Does the media refer more to VOD or SPOT?

In the previous week, Spotify Technology had 61 more articles in the media than Vodafone Group Public. MarketBeat recorded 67 mentions for Spotify Technology and 6 mentions for Vodafone Group Public. Spotify Technology's average media sentiment score of 0.82 beat Vodafone Group Public's score of 0.56 indicating that Spotify Technology is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Vodafone Group Public	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Spotify Technology	29 Very Positive mention(s)	7 Positive mention(s)	16 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of VOD or SPOT?

7.8% of Vodafone Group Public shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.1% of Spotify Technology shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Vodafone Group Public shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Spotify Technology shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility & risk, VOD or SPOT?

Vodafone Group Public has a beta of 0.77, indicating that its share price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Spotify Technology has a beta of 1.56, indicating that its share price is 56% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Spotify Technology beats Vodafone Group Public on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.