Millicom International Cellular (TIGO) Competitors

Millicom International Cellular (NASDAQ:TIGO) and Telefonica (NYSE:TEF) are both communication companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, media sentiment, risk, dividends, earnings and institutional ownership.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, TIGO or TEF?

Millicom International Cellular has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Telefonica. Telefonica is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Millicom International Cellular, 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
Millicom International Cellular	$5.80B	1.42	$253M	$5.67	8.46
Telefonica	$40.69B	0.69	-$53.02M	-$0.48	-10.36

Which has more volatility & risk, TIGO or TEF?

Millicom International Cellular has a beta of 1.11, indicating that its share price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Telefonica has a beta of 0.49, indicating that its share price is 51% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate TIGO or TEF?

Millicom International Cellular presently has a consensus target price of $42.02, indicating a potential downside of 12.38%. Given Millicom International Cellular's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Millicom International Cellular is more favorable than Telefonica.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Millicom International Cellular	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.78
Telefonica	2 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.50

Is TIGO or TEF more profitable?

Millicom International Cellular has a net margin of 16.97% compared to Telefonica's net margin of -5.88%. Millicom International Cellular's return on equity of 10.32% beat Telefonica's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Millicom International Cellular	16.97%	10.32%	2.59%
Telefonica	-5.88%	8.57%	1.99%

Does the media refer more to TIGO or TEF?

In the previous week, Telefonica had 3 more articles in the media than Millicom International Cellular. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Telefonica and 3 mentions for Millicom International Cellular. Millicom International Cellular's average media sentiment score of 1.15 beat Telefonica's score of -0.24 indicating that Millicom International Cellular is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Millicom International Cellular	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Telefonica	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do insiders & institutionals believe in TIGO or TEF?

1.1% of Telefonica shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of Telefonica shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is TIGO or TEF a better dividend stock?

Millicom International Cellular pays an annual dividend of $3.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.3%. Telefonica pays an annual dividend of $0.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.0%. Millicom International Cellular pays out 52.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Telefonica pays out -52.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Summary

Millicom International Cellular beats Telefonica on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.