TELUS (TU) Competitors

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

Does the media refer more to AMX or TU?

In the previous week, TELUS had 3 more articles in the media than América Móvil. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for TELUS and 7 mentions for América Móvil. TELUS's average media sentiment score of 0.78 beat América Móvil's score of 0.15 indicating that TELUS is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
América Móvil	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
TELUS	4 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is AMX or TU a better dividend stock?

América Móvil pays an annual dividend of $0.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. TELUS pays an annual dividend of $1.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.1%. América Móvil pays out 49.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. TELUS pays out 224.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Is AMX or TU more profitable?

TELUS has a net margin of 4.85% compared to América Móvil's net margin of 3.25%. TELUS's return on equity of 9.07% beat América Móvil's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
América Móvil	3.25%	6.38%	1.62%
TELUS	4.85%	9.07%	2.68%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in AMX or TU?

América Móvil received 83 more outperform votes than TELUS when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.71% of users gave América Móvil an outperform vote while only 59.69% of users gave TELUS an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
América Móvil	Outperform Votes 511 61.71%	Underperform Votes 317 38.29%
TELUS	Outperform Votes 428 59.69%	Underperform Votes 289 40.31%

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, AMX or TU?

América Móvil has higher revenue and earnings than TELUS. América Móvil is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than TELUS, 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	$47.69B	0.95	$1.55B	$0.49	29.97
TELUS	$20.14B	1.16	$724.69M	$0.49	31.83

Do analysts prefer AMX or TU?

América Móvil presently has a consensus price target of $17.15, indicating a potential upside of 16.79%. TELUS has a consensus price target of $26.00, indicating a potential upside of 66.72%. Given TELUS's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe TELUS is more favorable than América Móvil.

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
TELUS	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25

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

6.3% of América Móvil shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 49.4% of TELUS shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of América Móvil shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of TELUS shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility & risk, AMX or TU?

América Móvil has a beta of 0.93, suggesting that its share price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, TELUS has a beta of 0.75, suggesting that its share price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

TELUS beats América Móvil on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.