PLDT (PHI) Competitors

PLDT (NYSE:PHI) and Paramount Global (NASDAQ:PARAA) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, institutional ownership, community ranking, earnings and media sentiment.

Do analysts recommend PHI or PARAA?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
PLDT	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Paramount Global	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Is PHI or PARAA a better dividend stock?

PLDT pays an annual dividend of $1.19 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.2%. Paramount Global pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. PLDT pays out 45.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Paramount Global pays out -2.1% 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.

Does the media refer more to PHI or PARAA?

In the previous week, Paramount Global had 1 more articles in the media than PLDT. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Paramount Global and 5 mentions for PLDT. Paramount Global's average media sentiment score of 1.15 beat PLDT's score of 0.77 indicating that Paramount Global is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
PLDT	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Paramount Global	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is PHI or PARAA more profitable?

PLDT has a net margin of 12.34% compared to Paramount Global's net margin of -18.89%. PLDT's return on equity of 22.11% beat Paramount Global's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
PLDT	12.34%	22.11%	3.94%
Paramount Global	-18.89%	5.81%	2.33%

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of PHI or PARAA?

2.3% of PLDT shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 6.0% of Paramount Global shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of PLDT shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of Paramount Global shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer PHI or PARAA?

PLDT received 365 more outperform votes than Paramount Global when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.60% of users gave PLDT an outperform vote while only 33.33% of users gave Paramount Global an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
PLDT	Outperform Votes 366 60.60%	Underperform Votes 238 39.40%
Paramount Global	Outperform Votes 1 33.33%	Underperform Votes 2 66.67%

Which has more risk & volatility, PHI or PARAA?

PLDT has a beta of 0.86, meaning that its stock price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Paramount Global has a beta of 1.33, meaning that its stock price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, PHI or PARAA?

PLDT has higher revenue and earnings than Paramount Global. Paramount Global is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than PLDT, 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
PLDT	$216.83B	0.02	$479.05M	$2.62	8.79
Paramount Global	$29.21B	0.51	-$608M	-$9.32	-2.38

Summary

PLDT beats Paramount Global on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.