Vodafone Group Public (VOD) Competitors

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

Is VOD or AMX 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
Vodafone Group Public	N/A	N/A	N/A
América Móvil	3.25%	6.38%	1.62%

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, VOD or AMX?

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
Vodafone Group Public	$37.01B	0.62	$1.24B	$1.14	8.51
América Móvil	$869.22B	0.06	$1.55B	$0.49	34.65

Is VOD or AMX a better dividend stock?

Vodafone Group Public pays an annual dividend of $0.45 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.6%. América Móvil pays an annual dividend of $0.23 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Vodafone Group Public pays out 39.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. América Móvil pays out 46.9% 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 insiders and institutionals believe in VOD or AMX?

7.8% of Vodafone Group Public shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 6.3% of América Móvil shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Vodafone Group Public shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of América Móvil shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility and risk, VOD or AMX?

Vodafone Group Public has a beta of 0.58, meaning that its share price is 42% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, América Móvil has a beta of 0.79, meaning that its share price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to VOD or AMX?

In the previous week, Vodafone Group Public had 5 more articles in the media than América Móvil. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Vodafone Group Public and 8 mentions for América Móvil. América Móvil's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat Vodafone Group Public's score of 0.74 indicating that América Móvil is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Vodafone Group Public	4 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
América Móvil	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts recommend VOD or AMX?

América Móvil has a consensus price target of $17.22, indicating a potential upside of 1.41%. Given América Móvil's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe América Móvil is more favorable than Vodafone Group Public.

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

Does the MarketBeat Community favor VOD or AMX?

Vodafone Group Public received 684 more outperform votes than América Móvil when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.36% of users gave Vodafone Group Public an outperform vote while only 61.94% of users gave América Móvil an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Vodafone Group Public	Outperform Votes 1200 69.36%	Underperform Votes 530 30.64%
América Móvil	Outperform Votes 516 61.94%	Underperform Votes 317 38.06%

Summary

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