VZ vs. T, LUMN, IDT, CNSL, ATNI, AMX, BCE, TEF, 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), Consolidated Communications (CNSL), ATN International (ATNI), América Móvil (AMX), BCE (BCE), Telefónica (TEF), Telefônica Brasil (VIV), and KT (KT). These companies are all part of the "telephone communication, except radio" industry.
Verizon Communications (NYSE:VZ) and AT&T (NYSE:T) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, risk, community ranking and dividends.
AT&T has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Verizon Communications. AT&T is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Verizon Communications, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, AT&T had 2 more articles in the media than Verizon Communications. MarketBeat recorded 30 mentions for AT&T and 28 mentions for Verizon Communications. Verizon Communications' average media sentiment score of 0.88 beat AT&T's score of 0.42 indicating that Verizon Communications is being referred to more favorably in the media.
62.1% of Verizon Communications shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 57.1% of AT&T shares are held by institutional investors. 0.0% of Verizon Communications shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of AT&T shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Verizon Communications pays an annual dividend of $2.66 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.5%. AT&T pays an annual dividend of $1.11 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.1%. Verizon Communications pays out 99.3% 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 59.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.
Verizon Communications currently has a consensus target price of $44.77, indicating a potential upside of 9.35%. AT&T has a consensus target price of $21.32, indicating a potential upside of 17.68%. Given AT&T's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe AT&T is more favorable than Verizon Communications.
AT&T received 308 more outperform votes than Verizon Communications when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.96% of users gave AT&T an outperform vote while only 59.05% of users gave Verizon Communications an outperform vote.
Verizon Communications has a beta of 0.42, suggesting that its share price is 58% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AT&T has a beta of 0.6, suggesting that its share price is 40% less volatile than the S&P 500.
AT&T has a net margin of 11.13% compared to Verizon Communications' net margin of 8.44%. Verizon Communications' return on equity of 20.41% beat AT&T's return on equity.
Summary
AT&T beats Verizon Communications on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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