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 investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, risk, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in 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 hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts recommend BT.A or VOD?

Vodafone Group Public has a consensus price target of GBX 73, indicating a potential downside of 7.64%. Given Vodafone Group Public's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly 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

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%

Does the media favor BT.A or VOD?

In the previous week, BT Group had 1 more articles in the media than Vodafone Group Public. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for BT Group and 4 mentions for Vodafone Group Public. Vodafone Group Public's average media sentiment score of 0.69 beat BT Group's score of 0.57 indicating that Vodafone Group Public is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
BT Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Vodafone Group Public	1 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, 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	0.92	£855M	£0.09	2,171.11
Vodafone Group Public	£44.66B	0.53	£797.39M	£2.20	35.85

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 4.1%. Vodafone Group Public pays an annual dividend of GBX 8 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.1%. 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.

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

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

Summary

BT Group beats Vodafone Group Public on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.