BT Group (BT.A) 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.

Is BT.A or VOD a better dividend stock?

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.

Do analysts recommend BT.A or VOD?

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

Does the media favor BT.A or VOD?

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

Is BT.A or VOD 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
BT Group	4.11%	6.33%	3.77%
Vodafone Group Public	1.79%	1.20%	1.45%

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

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.

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

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
BT Group	£20.80B	1.04	£855M	£0.09	2,454.44
Vodafone Group Public	£44.66B	0.58	£797.39M	£2.20	38.86

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of BT.A or VOD?

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.