PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia, Tbk (TLK) Competitors

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

Does the media prefer TLK or AMX?

In the previous week, America Movil had 1 more articles in the media than PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia, Tbk. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for America Movil and 2 mentions for PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia, Tbk. America Movil's average media sentiment score of 1.27 beat PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia, Tbk's score of 0.85 indicating that America Movil is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia, Tbk	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
America Movil	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is TLK or AMX a better dividend stock?

PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia, Tbk pays an annual dividend of $1.05 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.2%. America Movil pays an annual dividend of $0.77 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia, Tbk pays out 70.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. America Movil pays out 142.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia, Tbk is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Is TLK or AMX more profitable?

PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia, Tbk has a net margin of 15.69% compared to America Movil's net margin of 3.55%. PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia, Tbk's return on equity of 15.20% beat America Movil's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia, Tbk	15.69%	15.20%	8.24%
America Movil	3.55%	7.19%	1.79%

Do analysts rate TLK or AMX?

America Movil has a consensus price target of $16.62, indicating a potential downside of 9.62%. Given America Movil's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe America Movil is more favorable than PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia, Tbk.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia, Tbk	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
America Movil	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Do institutionals & insiders believe in TLK or AMX?

6.3% of America Movil shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of America Movil shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has better valuation & earnings, TLK or AMX?

PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia, Tbk has higher earnings, but lower revenue than America Movil. PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia, Tbk 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
PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia, Tbk	$9.45B	1.77	$1.47B	$1.48	11.40
America Movil	$897.96B	0.06	$1.13B	$0.54	34.06

Which has more volatility and risk, TLK or AMX?

PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia, Tbk has a beta of 0.6, indicating that its share price is 40% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, America Movil has a beta of 0.79, indicating that its share price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

America Movil beats PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia, Tbk on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.