Vodafone Group (VOD) Competitors

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

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of VOD or AMX?

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

Is VOD or AMX more profitable?

America Movil has a net margin of 6.11% compared to Vodafone Group's net margin of 0.00%. America Movil's return on equity of 12.59% beat Vodafone Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Vodafone Group	N/A	N/A	N/A
America Movil	6.11%	12.59%	3.12%

Which has more risk & volatility, VOD or AMX?

Vodafone Group has a beta of 0.62, suggesting that its stock price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, America Movil has a beta of 0.8, suggesting that its stock price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, VOD or AMX?

America Movil has higher revenue and earnings than Vodafone Group. Vodafone Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than America Movil, 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	$37.45B	0.75	-$4.48B	$1.14	10.21
America Movil	$47.69B	1.19	$1.13B	$0.94	20.04

Is VOD or AMX a better dividend stock?

Vodafone Group pays an annual dividend of $0.49 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. America Movil pays an annual dividend of $0.51 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Vodafone Group pays out 43.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. America Movil pays out 54.3% 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 is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the media prefer VOD or AMX?

In the previous week, Vodafone Group and Vodafone Group both had 9 articles in the media. Vodafone Group's average media sentiment score of 0.89 beat America Movil's score of 0.70 indicating that Vodafone Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Vodafone Group	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
America Movil	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts recommend VOD or AMX?

Vodafone Group currently has a consensus target price of $136.00, indicating a potential upside of 1,068.38%. America Movil has a consensus target price of $18.12, indicating a potential downside of 3.82%. Given Vodafone Group's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Vodafone Group is more favorable than America Movil.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Vodafone Group	2 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.83
America Movil	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Summary

America Movil beats Vodafone Group on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.