Vodafone Group Public (VOD) Competitors

América Móvil (NYSE:AMX) and Vodafone Group Public (NASDAQ:VOD) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, community ranking, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, earnings, dividends and institutional ownership.

Which has more risk & volatility, AMX or VOD?

América Móvil has a beta of 0.82, suggesting that its share price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vodafone Group Public has a beta of 0.61, suggesting that its share price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor AMX or VOD?

In the previous week, Vodafone Group Public had 12 more articles in the media than América Móvil. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for Vodafone Group Public and 7 mentions for América Móvil. América Móvil's average media sentiment score of 1.17 beat Vodafone Group Public's score of 0.52 indicating that América Móvil is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
América Móvil	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Vodafone Group Public	8 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	6 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, AMX or VOD?

América Móvil has higher revenue and earnings than Vodafone Group Public. Vodafone Group Public is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than América Móvil, 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
América Móvil	$897.96B	0.06	$1.55B	$0.54	32.54
Vodafone Group Public	$37.01B	0.70	$1.24B	$1.14	9.11

Is AMX or VOD more profitable?

América Móvil has a net margin of 3.25% compared to Vodafone Group Public's net margin of 0.00%. América Móvil's return on equity of 6.38% beat Vodafone Group Public's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
América Móvil	3.25%	6.38%	1.62%
Vodafone Group Public	N/A	N/A	N/A

Do analysts recommend AMX or VOD?

América Móvil currently has a consensus target price of $17.22, indicating a potential downside of 1.99%. Given América Móvil's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe América Móvil is more favorable than Vodafone Group Public.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
América Móvil	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Vodafone Group Public	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.43

Is AMX or VOD a better dividend stock?

América Móvil pays an annual dividend of $0.23 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Vodafone Group Public pays an annual dividend of $0.45 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. América Móvil pays out 42.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Vodafone Group Public pays out 39.5% 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. Vodafone Group Public is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in AMX or VOD?

6.3% of América Móvil shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 7.8% of Vodafone Group Public shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of América Móvil shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Vodafone Group Public shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in AMX or VOD?

Vodafone Group Public received 684 more outperform votes than América Móvil when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.38% of users gave Vodafone Group Public an outperform vote while only 61.99% of users gave América Móvil an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
América Móvil	Outperform Votes 517 61.99%	Underperform Votes 317 38.01%
Vodafone Group Public	Outperform Votes 1201 69.38%	Underperform Votes 530 30.62%

Summary

América Móvil beats Vodafone Group Public on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.