BT Group (BT.A) 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 contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, earnings, risk, media sentiment, valuation, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Do insiders & institutionals believe in VOD or BT.A?

59.2% of Vodafone Group Public shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 44.7% of BT Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Vodafone Group Public shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of BT Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts prefer VOD or BT.A?

Vodafone Group Public currently has a consensus price target of GBX 101.67, indicating a potential upside of 16.97%. Given Vodafone Group Public's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities 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)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
BT Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Is VOD or BT.A a better dividend stock?

Vodafone Group Public pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.07 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. BT Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Vodafone Group Public pays out -42.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. BT Group pays out 76.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Vodafone Group Public is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the media refer more to VOD or BT.A?

In the previous week, Vodafone Group Public had 8 more articles in the media than BT Group. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Vodafone Group Public and 1 mentions for BT Group. Vodafone Group Public's average media sentiment score of 0.37 beat BT Group's score of -0.39 indicating that Vodafone Group Public is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

Is VOD or BT.A more profitable?

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 Public	1.79%	1.20%	1.45%
BT Group	4.11%	6.33%	3.77%

Which has more risk & volatility, VOD or BT.A?

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

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, VOD or BT.A?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Vodafone Group Public	£37.45B	0.56	£797.39M	-£0.16	-545.29
BT Group	£20.36B	0.88	£855M	£0.11	1,740.57

Summary

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