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BT Group (BT.A) Competitors

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GBX 221.20 +1.00 (+0.45%)
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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

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

BT Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 8 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. Vodafone Group Public pays an annual dividend of GBX 8 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.3%. 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 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. Vodafone Group Public is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Vodafone Group Public has a consensus target price of GBX 73, indicating a potential downside of 14.80%. Given Vodafone Group Public's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Vodafone Group Public is more favorable than BT Group.

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

In the previous week, BT Group had 7 more articles in the media than Vodafone Group Public. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for BT Group and 2 mentions for Vodafone Group Public. BT Group's average media sentiment score of 0.19 beat Vodafone Group Public's score of 0.10 indicating that BT Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

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
BT Group4.11% 6.33% 3.77%
Vodafone Group Public 1.79%1.20%1.45%

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

BT Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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
BT Group£20.80B1.04£855M£0.092,454.44
Vodafone Group Public£44.66B0.58£797.39M£2.2038.86

27.7% of BT Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 56.4% of Vodafone Group Public shares are held by institutional investors. 43.9% of BT Group 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.

Summary

BT Group beats Vodafone Group Public on 10 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

This chart shows the average media sentiment of LON and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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BT.A vs. The Competition

MetricBT GroupTelecom Services IndustryBusiness SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£21.60B£11.88B£14.35B£3.06B
Dividend Yield5.40%9.58%2.72%5.02%
P/E Ratio2,454.4436.2829.36162.18
Price / Sales1.0429.9251.21272,840.75
Price / Cash3.5431.1627.5127.97
Price / Book1.733.776.194.70
Net Income£855M£628.05M£196.19M£5.90B
7 Day Performance11.59%2.72%1.56%0.17%
1 Month Performance15.68%15.92%6.75%7.75%
1 Year Performance59.39%21.93%27.87%73.04%

BT Group Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
BT.A
BT Group
2.2638 of 5 stars
GBX 221.20
+0.5%
N/A+54.6%£21.63B£20.80B2,457.7898,400Trending News
High Trading Volume
VOD
Vodafone Group Public
1.8753 of 5 stars
GBX 80.98
-0.7%
GBX 73
-9.9%
+22.1%£24.47B£44.66B36.73104,000
BBGI
BBGI Global Infrastructure
N/AGBX 138.50
flat
N/AN/A£984.71M£67.98M17.931,160News Coverage
PHI
Pacific Horizon Investment Trust
N/AGBX 625.20
+0.7%
N/A+5.6%£561.45M£42.03M21.0118,800Positive News
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 3.62
-6.1%
N/A-8.7%£8.60M£9.77M-362.103,200Gap Down
CEL
Celadon Pharmaceuticals
N/AGBX 13.40
flat
N/AN/A£8.22M£123.38K-1.682,780
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£740KN/A-0.3544,600
FOX
Fox Marble
N/AGBX 0.04
-6.7%
N/A-97.1%£175K£722.06K-135.0010,600Gap Down

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This page (LON:BT.A) was last updated on 7/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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