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Verizon Communications (VZ) Competitors

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$42.85 +0.15 (+0.35%)
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VZ vs. T, LUMN, IDT, ATNI, AMX, TEF, BCE, TLK, VIV, and KT

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), ATN International (ATNI), América Móvil (AMX), Telefónica (TEF), BCE (BCE), Perusahaan Perseroan (Persero) PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk (TLK), Telefônica Brasil (VIV), and KT (KT). 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 business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, community ranking and earnings.

AT&T pays an annual dividend of $1.11 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. Verizon Communications pays an annual dividend of $2.71 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.3%. AT&T pays out 74.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Verizon Communications pays out 65.5% 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. Verizon Communications has raised 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.

Verizon Communications has higher revenue and earnings than AT&T. 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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
AT&T$122.34B1.63$10.95B$1.4918.62
Verizon Communications$134.79B1.34$17.51B$4.1410.40

AT&T has a beta of 0.42, indicating that its stock price is 58% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Verizon Communications has a beta of 0.41, indicating that its stock price is 59% less volatile than the S&P 500.

AT&T received 335 more outperform votes than Verizon Communications when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.14% of users gave AT&T an outperform vote while only 58.87% of users gave Verizon Communications an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
AT&TOutperform Votes
1467
68.14%
Underperform Votes
686
31.86%
Verizon CommunicationsOutperform Votes
1132
58.87%
Underperform Votes
791
41.13%

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 company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Verizon Communications shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

AT&T currently has a consensus price target of $28.24, suggesting a potential upside of 1.78%. Verizon Communications has a consensus price target of $47.35, suggesting a potential upside of 10.01%. Given Verizon Communications' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Verizon Communications is more favorable than AT&T.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
AT&T
1 Sell rating(s)
6 Hold rating(s)
17 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.72
Verizon Communications
0 Sell rating(s)
9 Hold rating(s)
7 Buy rating(s)
2 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.61

In the previous week, AT&T had 2 more articles in the media than Verizon Communications. MarketBeat recorded 122 mentions for AT&T and 120 mentions for Verizon Communications. Verizon Communications' average media sentiment score of 0.92 beat AT&T's score of 0.90 indicating that Verizon Communications is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
AT&T
72 Very Positive mention(s)
9 Positive mention(s)
29 Neutral mention(s)
4 Negative mention(s)
2 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Verizon Communications
69 Very Positive mention(s)
6 Positive mention(s)
30 Neutral mention(s)
12 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Verizon Communications has a net margin of 12.99% compared to AT&T's net margin of 8.95%. Verizon Communications' return on equity of 19.80% beat AT&T's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
AT&T8.95% 13.97% 4.16%
Verizon Communications 12.99%19.80%5.08%

Summary

Verizon Communications beats AT&T on 14 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.

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VZ vs. The Competition

MetricVerizon CommunicationsTelephone communication, except radio IndustryComputer SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$181.14B$24.26B$22.60B$18.91B
Dividend Yield6.15%14.46%3.02%4.16%
P/E Ratio10.3914.8041.4132.34
Price / Sales1.343.602,224.7328.34
Price / Cash4.809.0234.6917.53
Price / Book1.802.686.024.45
Net Income$17.51B$1.03B$737.22M$1.02B
7 Day Performance-2.19%1.72%3.79%3.20%
1 Month Performance-1.24%0.95%-4.32%-5.90%
1 Year Performance9.00%9.45%52,664.86%3.61%

Verizon Communications Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
VZ
Verizon Communications
4.9507 of 5 stars
$42.85
+0.4%
$47.35
+10.5%
+7.6%$180.39B$134.79B10.35117,100Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
Insider Trade
T
AT&T
4.362 of 5 stars
$26.26
-3.3%
$27.24
+3.7%
+64.6%$188.50B$122.34B17.62160,700Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
News Coverage
LUMN
Lumen Technologies
3.1224 of 5 stars
$3.03
-7.9%
$4.59
+51.6%
+138.3%$3.11B$13.11B-60.5929,000Upcoming Earnings
News Coverage
IDT
IDT
1.4392 of 5 stars
$47.48
-3.7%
N/A+32.8%$1.20B$1.22B16.261,690Short Interest ↑
ATNI
ATN International
3.8876 of 5 stars
$17.42
-1.5%
$26.00
+49.3%
-39.0%$269.68M$729.08M-6.402,300Upcoming Earnings
AMX
América Móvil
3.246 of 5 stars
$16.09
-0.2%
$17.22
+7.0%
-9.8%$49.07B$869.22B32.84176,000Upcoming Earnings
Positive News
TEF
Telefónica
1.7665 of 5 stars
$5.01
+2.0%
N/A+10.6%$28.41B$41.32B-19.27104,200Analyst Forecast
BCE
BCE
1.7531 of 5 stars
$22.23
+0.9%
$40.00
+79.9%
-33.2%$20.49B$24.41B185.2544,600Analyst Revision
News Coverage
TLK
Perusahaan Perseroan (Persero) PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk
N/A$15.35
+0.4%
N/A-20.7%$15.21B$150.20T10.6620,900News Coverage
VIV
Telefônica Brasil
3.8558 of 5 stars
$8.92
-1.3%
$19.93
+123.5%
-50.1%$14.74B$55.85B14.1634,000Stock Split
KT
KT
4.3887 of 5 stars
$17.95
-0.3%
N/A+46.7%$9.26B$26.43T10.0821,800

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