AT&T (T) Competitors $27.22 +0.43 (+1.61%) As of 04/14/2025 03:59 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock T vs. VZ, LUMN, IDT, ATNI, AMX, TEF, BCE, VIV, TLK, and FYBRShould you be buying AT&T stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of AT&T include Verizon Communications (VZ), Lumen Technologies (LUMN), IDT (IDT), ATN International (ATNI), América Móvil (AMX), Telefónica (TEF), BCE (BCE), Telefônica Brasil (VIV), Perusahaan Perseroan (Persero) PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk (TLK), and Frontier Communications Parent (FYBR). These companies are all part of the "telephone communication, except radio" industry. AT&T vs. Verizon Communications Lumen Technologies IDT ATN International América Móvil Telefónica BCE Telefônica Brasil Perusahaan Perseroan (Persero) PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk Frontier Communications Parent AT&T (NYSE:T) and Verizon Communications (NYSE:VZ) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations and risk. Is T or VZ more profitable? Verizon Communications has a net margin of 12.99% compared to AT&T's net margin of 8.95%. Verizon Communications' return on equity of 19.80% beat AT&T's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets AT&T8.95% 13.97% 4.16% Verizon Communications 12.99%19.80%5.08% Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in T or VZ? 57.1% of AT&T shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 62.1% of Verizon Communications shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of AT&T shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of Verizon Communications shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts prefer T or VZ? AT&T currently has a consensus target price of $27.24, suggesting a potential upside of 0.06%. Verizon Communications has a consensus target price of $46.92, suggesting a potential upside of 5.86%. Given Verizon Communications' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Verizon Communications is more favorable than AT&T.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score AT&T 1 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 17 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.78Verizon Communications 0 Sell rating(s) 10 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.58 Is T or VZ a better dividend stock? AT&T pays an annual dividend of $1.11 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. Verizon Communications pays an annual dividend of $2.71 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.1%. AT&T pays out 74.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Verizon Communications pays out 65.5% 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. Verizon Communications has increased its dividend for 20 consecutive years. Verizon Communications is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Does the media prefer T or VZ? In the previous week, Verizon Communications had 20 more articles in the media than AT&T. MarketBeat recorded 87 mentions for Verizon Communications and 67 mentions for AT&T. Verizon Communications' average media sentiment score of 1.16 beat AT&T's score of 1.11 indicating that Verizon Communications is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment AT&T 46 Very Positive mention(s) 5 Positive mention(s) 9 Neutral mention(s) 5 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Verizon Communications 53 Very Positive mention(s) 11 Positive mention(s) 13 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has stronger valuation and earnings, T or VZ? Verizon Communications has higher revenue and earnings than AT&T. Verizon Communications is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than AT&T, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAT&T$122.34B1.60$10.95B$1.4918.27Verizon Communications$134.79B1.38$17.51B$4.1410.71 Which has more risk and volatility, T or VZ? AT&T has a beta of 0.42, meaning that its share price is 58% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Verizon Communications has a beta of 0.41, meaning that its share price is 59% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community favor T or VZ? AT&T received 331 more outperform votes than Verizon Communications when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.24% of users gave AT&T an outperform vote while only 58.90% of users gave Verizon Communications an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAT&TOutperform Votes146368.24% Underperform Votes68131.76% Verizon CommunicationsOutperform Votes113258.90% Underperform Votes79041.10% SummaryVerizon Communications beats AT&T on 14 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get AT&T News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for T and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart T vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAT&TTelephone communication, except radio IndustryComputer SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$195.39B$23.79B$22.19B$18.51BDividend Yield4.21%15.40%3.00%4.25%P/E Ratio18.2713.9439.0531.06Price / Sales1.603.722,145.3326.47Price / Cash5.069.0234.6617.54Price / Book1.652.635.724.29Net Income$10.95B$1.03B$737.35M$1.02B7 Day Performance1.55%3.67%4.43%4.23%1 Month Performance2.31%-1.38%-5.48%-6.79%1 Year Performance66.89%6.59%53,099.42%-0.03% AT&T Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)TAT&T4.2855 of 5 stars$27.22+1.6%$27.24+0.1%+64.2%$195.39B$122.34B18.27160,700Positive NewsVZVerizon Communications4.7904 of 5 stars$42.56-0.1%$46.82+10.0%+10.0%$179.26B$134.79B10.29117,100Analyst UpgradePositive NewsLUMNLumen Technologies3.0878 of 5 stars$3.60+5.0%$4.59+27.5%+150.4%$3.67B$13.11B-71.5529,000Positive NewsGap UpIDTIDT1.4023 of 5 stars$48.09+1.7%N/A+32.1%$1.21B$1.22B16.471,690Short Interest ↑News CoverageGap DownATNIATN International3.8019 of 5 stars$18.19+1.9%$26.00+43.0%-36.5%$280.05M$729.08M-6.652,300Positive NewsAMXAmérica Móvil3.4826 of 5 stars$13.93+0.5%$17.15+23.1%-21.5%$42.49B$869.22B28.43176,000Upcoming EarningsAnalyst UpgradeNews CoveragePositive NewsGap DownTEFTelefónica1.5415 of 5 stars$4.41-0.8%N/A+9.0%$24.98B$41.32B-16.94104,200Gap DownBCEBCE2.7622 of 5 stars$22.07-2.8%$40.00+81.2%-33.6%$20.44B$24.41B184.7844,600Positive NewsVIVTelefônica Brasil3.3931 of 5 stars$8.48+1.5%$9.97+17.6%-10.3%$13.98B$55.85B13.4335,039Positive NewsTLKPerusahaan Perseroan (Persero) PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia TbkN/A$13.73+0.0%N/A-30.8%$13.61B$150.20T9.5420,900Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsGap DownFYBRFrontier Communications Parent0.7282 of 5 stars$35.81+0.9%$35.31-1.4%+50.3%$8.94B$5.87B-27.7413,300News CoveragePositive News Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies VZ Competitors LUMN Competitors IDT Competitors ATNI Competitors AMX Competitors TEF Competitors BCE Competitors VIV Competitors TLK Competitors FYBR Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:T) was last updated on 4/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWarning: “DOGE Collapse” imminentElon Strikes Back You may already sense that the tide is turning against Elon Musk and DOGE. 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