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Airtel Africa (AAF) Competitors

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GBX 216.60 -1.80 (-0.82%)
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AAF vs. VOD, BT.A, ZEG, ISAT, HTWS, TALK, GAMA, KCOM, MANX, and MAI

Should you be buying Airtel Africa stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Airtel Africa include Vodafone Group Public (VOD), BT Group (BT.A), Zegona Communications (ZEG), Inmarsat (ISAT), Helios Towers (HTWS), TalkTalk Telecom Group (TALK), Gamma Communications (GAMA), KCOM Group (KCOM), Manx Telecom (MANX), and Maintel (MAI). These companies are all part of the "telecom services" industry.

Airtel Africa vs. Its Competitors

Airtel Africa (LON:AAF) and Vodafone Group Public (LON:VOD) are both communication services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, institutional ownership and valuation.

Vodafone Group Public has higher revenue and earnings than Airtel Africa. Airtel Africa is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Vodafone Group Public, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Airtel Africa£5.83B1.70-£97.44M-£1.70-127.41
Vodafone Group Public£44.66B0.60£797.39M£2.2040.01

In the previous week, Airtel Africa had 1 more articles in the media than Vodafone Group Public. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Airtel Africa and 2 mentions for Vodafone Group Public. Vodafone Group Public's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Airtel Africa's score of 0.25 indicating that Vodafone Group Public is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Airtel Africa
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Vodafone Group Public
1 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Airtel Africa has a beta of 1.04, indicating that its stock price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vodafone Group Public has a beta of 0.54, indicating that its stock price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Airtel Africa presently has a consensus target price of GBX 141.50, indicating a potential downside of 34.67%. Vodafone Group Public has a consensus target price of GBX 73, indicating a potential downside of 17.25%. Given Vodafone Group Public's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Vodafone Group Public is more favorable than Airtel Africa.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Airtel Africa
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
Vodafone Group Public
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00

22.2% of Airtel Africa shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 56.4% of Vodafone Group Public shares are held by institutional investors. 72.6% of Airtel Africa shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 5.9% of Vodafone Group Public shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Vodafone Group Public has a net margin of 1.79% compared to Airtel Africa's net margin of -1.67%. Vodafone Group Public's return on equity of 1.20% beat Airtel Africa's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Airtel Africa-1.67% -3.58% 9.60%
Vodafone Group Public 1.79%1.20%1.45%

Airtel Africa pays an annual dividend of GBX 5 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Vodafone Group Public pays an annual dividend of GBX 8 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.1%. Airtel Africa pays out -294.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Vodafone Group Public pays out 362.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Summary

Vodafone Group Public beats Airtel Africa on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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AAF vs. The Competition

MetricAirtel AfricaTelecom Services IndustryCommunication SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£9.93B£12.04B£3.53B£3.19B
Dividend Yield2.07%9.58%6.80%5.04%
P/E Ratio-127.4135.6821.10164.62
Price / Sales1.7030.38137.34450,848.62
Price / Cash6.4831.1616.3527.93
Price / Book3.714.295.055.91
Net Income-£97.44M£628.05M£78.98M£5.89B
7 Day Performance1.12%0.96%0.83%1.14%
1 Month Performance11.08%2.42%0.42%51.50%
1 Year Performance87.69%13.41%28.20%129.82%

Airtel Africa Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
AAF
Airtel Africa
1.0784 of 5 stars
GBX 216.60
-0.8%
GBX 141.50
-34.7%
+89.3%£9.93B£5.83B-127.414,098
VOD
Vodafone Group Public
1.7616 of 5 stars
GBX 87.51
+0.5%
GBX 73
-16.6%
+19.9%£26.45B£44.66B39.69104,000
BT.A
BT Group
2.3673 of 5 stars
GBX 211.60
-1.1%
N/A+56.9%£20.69B£20.80B2,351.1198,400News Coverage
ZEG
Zegona Communications
0.6124 of 5 stars
GBX 1,115
+0.9%
GBX 1,293.33
+16.0%
+235.8%£10.34BN/A-92.456High Trading Volume
ISAT
Inmarsat
N/AN/AN/AN/A£2.56B£1.44B-41.561,800High Trading Volume
HTWS
Helios Towers
1.275 of 5 stars
GBX 125
+0.5%
GBX 215
+72.0%
+10.4%£1.66B£1.46B-13.63725News Coverage
TALK
TalkTalk Telecom Group
N/AN/AN/AN/A£1.11B£1.52B7.57500High Trading Volume
GAMA
Gamma Communications
3.2117 of 5 stars
GBX 1,100
+0.7%
GBX 2,150
+95.5%
-27.0%£1.05B£543.91M18.761,895News Coverage
KCOM
KCOM Group
N/AN/AN/AN/A£619.93M£281.64M-18.181,464
MANX
Manx Telecom
N/AN/AN/AN/A£249.70M£81.47M20.72300
MAI
Maintel
N/AGBX 189.90
+0.1%
N/A-31.5%£27.27M£100.40M-10.77482News Coverage

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