VZ vs. T, LUMN, IDT, CNSL, ATNI, AMX, TEF, BCE, TLK, and VIV
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), Perusahaan Perseroan (Persero) PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk (TLK), and Telefônica Brasil (VIV). These companies are all part of the "telephone communication, except radio" industry.
Verizon Communications vs.
Verizon Communications (NYSE:VZ) and AT&T (NYSE:T) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, profitability, valuation, dividends and risk.
62.1% of Verizon Communications shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 57.1% of AT&T shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of Verizon Communications shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of AT&T shares are owned by company 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.
AT&T has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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.
In the previous week, Verizon Communications had 19 more articles in the media than AT&T. MarketBeat recorded 71 mentions for Verizon Communications and 52 mentions for AT&T. Verizon Communications' average media sentiment score of 1.04 beat AT&T's score of 0.91 indicating that Verizon Communications is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Verizon Communications has a beta of 0.46, meaning that its stock price is 54% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AT&T has a beta of 0.59, meaning that its stock price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Verizon Communications pays an annual dividend of $2.71 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.0%. AT&T pays an annual dividend of $1.11 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.0%. 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. 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 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.
AT&T received 327 more outperform votes than Verizon Communications when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.06% of users gave AT&T an outperform vote while only 58.94% of users gave Verizon Communications an outperform vote.
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.
Verizon Communications presently has a consensus price target of $46.54, indicating a potential upside of 19.78%. AT&T has a consensus price target of $25.83, indicating a potential upside of 15.87%. Given Verizon Communications' higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Verizon Communications is more favorable than AT&T.
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 1/20/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
