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BT Group (BT.A) Competitors

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GBX 195.40 +2.55 (+1.32%)
As of 07/3/2025 12:18 PM Eastern

BT.A vs. VOD, BBGI, PHI, TEF, CNCT, CNSL, CEL, OTT, BCE, and FOX

Should you be buying BT Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of BT Group include Vodafone Group Public (VOD), BBGI Global Infrastructure (BBGI), Pacific Horizon Investment Trust (PHI), Telford Homes (TEF), Smiths News Plc (CNCT.L) (CNCT), Cambridge Nutritional Sciences (CNSL), Celadon Pharmaceuticals (CEL), Oxford Technology 3 Venture Capital Trust (OTT), Beacon Energy (BCE), and Fox Marble (FOX). These companies are all part of the "communication" industry.

BT Group vs. Its Competitors

Vodafone Group Public (LON:VOD) and BT Group (LON:BT.A) are both large-cap telecom services industry companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings, media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership and dividends.

56.4% of Vodafone Group Public shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 27.7% of BT Group shares are held by institutional investors. 5.9% of Vodafone Group Public shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 43.9% of BT Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Vodafone Group Public has a beta of 0.54, meaning that its stock price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BT Group has a beta of 0.69, meaning that its stock price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500.

BT Group has a net margin of 4.11% compared to Vodafone Group Public's net margin of 1.79%. BT Group's return on equity of 6.33% beat Vodafone Group Public's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Vodafone Group Public1.79% 1.20% 1.45%
BT Group 4.11%6.33%3.77%

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Vodafone Group Public£44.66B0.53£797.39M£2.2035.85
BT Group£20.80B0.92£855M£0.092,171.11

Vodafone Group Public currently has a consensus price target of GBX 73, indicating a potential downside of 7.64%. Given Vodafone Group Public's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Vodafone Group Public is more favorable than BT Group.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Vodafone Group Public
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00
BT Group
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

In the previous week, Vodafone Group Public had 1 more articles in the media than BT Group. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Vodafone Group Public and 4 mentions for BT Group. BT Group's average media sentiment score of 0.38 beat Vodafone Group Public's score of 0.30 indicating that BT Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Vodafone Group Public
0 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
BT Group
0 Very Positive mention(s)
4 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Vodafone Group Public pays an annual dividend of GBX 8 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.1%. BT Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 8 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. 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. BT Group pays out 8,888.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Vodafone Group Public is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

BT Group beats Vodafone Group Public on 9 of the 17 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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BT.A vs. The Competition

MetricBT GroupTelecom Services IndustryBusiness SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£19.11B£11.35B£13.13B£2.96B
Dividend Yield5.40%9.58%2.54%5.02%
P/E Ratio2,171.1133.1128.79146.59
Price / Sales0.9229.1241.14240,167.53
Price / Cash3.5431.1626.6527.97
Price / Book1.533.616.285.30
Net Income£855M£628.05M£188.91M£5.90B
7 Day Performance0.77%3.47%3.62%0.92%
1 Month Performance10.43%0.58%4.21%5.20%
1 Year Performance40.93%9.17%28.02%80.76%

BT Group Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
BT.A
BT Group
2.6127 of 5 stars
GBX 195.40
+1.3%
N/A+41.5%£19.11B£20.80B2,171.1198,400
VOD
Vodafone Group Public
2.1195 of 5 stars
GBX 79.32
+2.0%
GBX 73
-8.0%
+14.3%£23.97B£44.66B35.98104,000News Coverage
BBGI
BBGI Global Infrastructure
N/AGBX 138.50
flat
N/AN/A£984.71M£67.98M17.931,160
PHI
Pacific Horizon Investment Trust
N/AGBX 606
-0.7%
N/A-3.1%£544.21M£42.03M20.3618,800
TEF
Telford Homes
N/AN/AN/AN/A£265.88M£336.12M7.85104,200High Trading Volume
CNCT
Smiths News Plc (CNCT.L)
N/AN/AN/AN/A£63.41M£1.44B-1.413Gap Up
CNSL
Cambridge Nutritional Sciences
N/AGBX 3.66
+1.5%
N/A+5.9%£8.70M£9.77M-362.103,200
CEL
Celadon Pharmaceuticals
N/AGBX 9
-34.7%
N/A-81.7%£5.52M£123.38K-1.132,780Gap Down
OTT
Oxford Technology 3 Venture Capital Trust
N/AN/AN/AN/A£2.13M-£85K-12.59203Gap Down
BCE
Beacon Energy
N/AGBX 0
flat
N/AN/A£722KN/A-0.3544,600
FOX
Fox Marble
N/AGBX 0.04
-7.9%
N/AN/A£146K£722.06K-135.0010,600Gap Up

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This page (LON:BT.A) was last updated on 7/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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