BT Group (BT.A) Competitors

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

Do analysts rate VOD or BT.A?

Vodafone Group Public currently has a consensus price target of GBX 66, suggesting a potential downside of 10.31%. Given Vodafone Group Public's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities 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)	1 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

Does the media favor VOD or BT.A?

In the previous week, BT Group had 4 more articles in the media than Vodafone Group Public. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for BT Group and 0 mentions for Vodafone Group Public. Vodafone Group Public's average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat BT Group's score of 0.04 indicating that Vodafone Group Public is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Vodafone Group Public	Positive
BT Group	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer VOD or BT.A?

Vodafone Group Public received 896 more outperform votes than BT Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 75.29% of users gave Vodafone Group Public an outperform vote while only 72.64% of users gave BT Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Vodafone Group Public	Outperform Votes 2404 75.29%	Underperform Votes 789 24.71%
BT Group	Outperform Votes 1508 72.64%	Underperform Votes 568 27.36%

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in VOD or BT.A?

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 large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

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 preferable earnings & valuation, 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	£44.66B	0.50	£797.39M	£2.20	33.38
BT Group	£20.80B	0.88	£855M	£0.09	2,070.56

Is VOD or BT.A a better dividend stock?

Vodafone Group Public pays an annual dividend of GBX 8 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.9%. BT Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 8 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. 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.

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

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

Summary

Vodafone Group Public beats BT Group on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.