VZ vs. T, LUMN, IDT, CNSL, ATNI, AMX, TEF, BCE, VIV, and FYBR
Should you be buying Verizon Communications stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Verizon Communications include AT&T (T), Lumen Technologies (LUMN), IDT (IDT), Consolidated Communications (CNSL), ATN International (ATNI), América Móvil (AMX), Telefónica (TEF), BCE (BCE), Telefônica Brasil (VIV), and Frontier Communications Parent (FYBR). These companies are all part of the "telephone communication, except radio" industry.
Verizon Communications vs.
AT&T (NYSE:T) and Verizon Communications (NYSE:VZ) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, community ranking, valuation and earnings.
AT&T has a net margin of 7.42% compared to Verizon Communications' net margin of 7.30%. Verizon Communications' return on equity of 20.05% beat AT&T's return on equity.
AT&T currently has a consensus price target of $23.40, suggesting a potential upside of 2.50%. Verizon Communications has a consensus price target of $46.37, suggesting a potential upside of 9.82%. Given Verizon Communications' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Verizon Communications is more favorable than AT&T.
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 insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of Verizon Communications shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
AT&T has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Verizon Communications. 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.
AT&T received 318 more outperform votes than Verizon Communications when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.85% of users gave AT&T an outperform vote while only 58.89% of users gave Verizon Communications an outperform vote.
In the previous week, Verizon Communications had 5 more articles in the media than AT&T. MarketBeat recorded 62 mentions for Verizon Communications and 57 mentions for AT&T. Verizon Communications' average media sentiment score of 1.16 beat AT&T's score of 0.70 indicating that Verizon Communications is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
AT&T has a beta of 0.59, suggesting that its share price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Verizon Communications has a beta of 0.43, suggesting that its share price is 57% less volatile than the S&P 500.
AT&T pays an annual dividend of $1.11 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.9%. Verizon Communications pays an annual dividend of $2.71 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.4%. AT&T pays out 90.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Verizon Communications pays out 116.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. 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.
Summary
AT&T beats Verizon Communications on 12 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:VZ) was last updated on 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
