BT.A vs. VOD, BBGI, PHI, TEF, CNCT, CEL, CNSL, 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), Celadon Pharmaceuticals (CEL), Cambridge Nutritional Sciences (CNSL), 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 better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation and dividends.
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.
In the previous week, Vodafone Group Public had 1 more articles in the media than BT Group. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Vodafone Group Public and 0 mentions for BT Group. Vodafone Group Public's average media sentiment score of 1.05 beat BT Group's score of 0.32 indicating that Vodafone Group Public is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Vodafone Group Public currently has a consensus target price of GBX 73, suggesting a potential downside of 16.91%. Given Vodafone Group Public's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Vodafone Group Public is more favorable than BT Group.
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.
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.
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.
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 large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
Vodafone Group Public beats BT Group on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (LON:BT.A) was last updated on 9/7/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff