Telefonica (TEF) Competitors

America Movil (NYSE:AMX) and Telefonica (NYSE:TEF) are both large-cap communication companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, profitability, earnings and valuation.

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of AMX or TEF?

6.3% of America Movil shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 1.1% of Telefonica shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of America Movil shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of Telefonica shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is AMX or TEF more profitable?

America Movil has a net margin of 6.11% compared to Telefonica's net margin of -5.88%. America Movil's return on equity of 12.59% beat Telefonica's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
America Movil	6.11%	12.59%	3.12%
Telefonica	-5.88%	8.57%	1.99%

Do analysts prefer AMX or TEF?

America Movil currently has a consensus price target of $18.12, indicating a potential downside of 4.98%. Given America Movil's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe America Movil is more favorable than Telefonica.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
America Movil	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Telefonica	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.80

Which has more volatility & risk, AMX or TEF?

America Movil has a beta of 0.8, meaning that its stock price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Telefonica has a beta of 0.51, meaning that its stock price is 49% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, AMX or TEF?

America Movil has higher revenue and earnings than Telefonica. Telefonica is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than America Movil, 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
America Movil	$47.69B	1.21	$1.13B	$0.94	20.29
Telefonica	$44.71B	0.69	-$53.02M	-$0.48	-11.27

Does the media favor AMX or TEF?

In the previous week, America Movil had 7 more articles in the media than Telefonica. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for America Movil and 1 mentions for Telefonica. Telefonica's average media sentiment score of 1.36 beat America Movil's score of 0.77 indicating that Telefonica is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
America Movil	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Telefonica	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is AMX or TEF a better dividend stock?

America Movil pays an annual dividend of $0.51 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Telefonica pays an annual dividend of $0.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.6%. America Movil pays out 54.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Telefonica pays out -52.1% 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. Telefonica is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

America Movil beats Telefonica on 16 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.