BCE (BCE) Competitors

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

Do analysts prefer AMX or BCE?

América Móvil currently has a consensus price target of $17.15, suggesting a potential upside of 16.79%. BCE has a consensus price target of $40.50, suggesting a potential upside of 69.14%. Given BCE's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe BCE is more favorable than América Móvil.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
América Móvil	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25
BCE	4 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.92

Does the media refer more to AMX or BCE?

In the previous week, BCE had 7 more articles in the media than América Móvil. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for BCE and 8 mentions for América Móvil. BCE's average media sentiment score of 1.06 beat América Móvil's score of 0.15 indicating that BCE is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
América Móvil	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
BCE	9 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, AMX or BCE?

América Móvil has higher revenue and earnings than BCE. América Móvil is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than BCE, 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	$47.69B	0.95	$1.55B	$0.49	29.97
BCE	$17.82B	1.23	$251.08M	$0.12	199.54

Is AMX or BCE more profitable?

América Móvil has a net margin of 3.25% compared to BCE's net margin of 0.99%. BCE's return on equity of 17.89% beat América Móvil's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
América Móvil	3.25%	6.38%	1.62%
BCE	0.99%	17.89%	3.88%

Is AMX or BCE a better dividend stock?

América Móvil pays an annual dividend of $0.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. BCE pays an annual dividend of $2.82 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.8%. América Móvil pays out 49.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. BCE pays out 2,350.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

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

6.3% of América Móvil shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 41.5% of BCE shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of América Móvil shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of BCE shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility & risk, AMX or BCE?

América Móvil has a beta of 0.93, suggesting that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BCE has a beta of 0.57, suggesting that its stock price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in AMX or BCE?

América Móvil received 103 more outperform votes than BCE when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.71% of users gave América Móvil an outperform vote while only 55.74% of users gave BCE an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
América Móvil	Outperform Votes 511 61.71%	Underperform Votes 317 38.29%
BCE	Outperform Votes 408 55.74%	Underperform Votes 324 44.26%

Summary

América Móvil beats BCE on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.