Telefónica (TEF) Competitors

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

Which has better valuation and earnings, AMX or TEF?

América Móvil has higher revenue and earnings than Telefónica. Telefónica is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than América Móvil, 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	$869.22B	0.05	$1.55B	$0.49	29.14
Telefónica	$41.32B	0.63	-$965.41M	-$0.04	-114.25

Does the media prefer AMX or TEF?

In the previous week, Telefónica had 4 more articles in the media than América Móvil. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Telefónica and 3 mentions for América Móvil. América Móvil's average media sentiment score of 1.63 beat Telefónica's score of 0.41 indicating that América Móvil is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
América Móvil	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Telefónica	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is AMX or TEF a better dividend stock?

América Móvil pays an annual dividend of $0.23 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Telefónica pays an annual dividend of $0.22 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.8%. América Móvil pays out 46.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Telefónica pays out -550.0% 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. Telefónica is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Is AMX or TEF more profitable?

América Móvil has a net margin of 3.25% compared to Telefónica's net margin of -2.84%. Telefónica's return on equity of 10.10% beat América Móvil's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
América Móvil	3.25%	6.38%	1.62%
Telefónica	-2.84%	10.10%	2.54%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor AMX or TEF?

Telefónica received 85 more outperform votes than América Móvil when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 61.85% of users gave América Móvil an outperform vote while only 57.38% of users gave Telefónica an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
América Móvil	Outperform Votes 514 61.85%	Underperform Votes 317 38.15%
Telefónica	Outperform Votes 599 57.38%	Underperform Votes 445 42.62%

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

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

Which has more risk and volatility, AMX or TEF?

América Móvil has a beta of 0.95, indicating that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Telefónica has a beta of 0.62, indicating that its stock price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate AMX or TEF?

América Móvil currently has a consensus target price of $17.15, indicating a potential upside of 20.10%. Given América Móvil's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe América Móvil is more favorable than Telefónica.

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
Telefónica	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.80

Summary

América Móvil beats Telefónica on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.