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

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 2.6%. 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.

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 volatility & risk, VOD or AMX?

Vodafone Group has a beta of 0.65, suggesting that its stock price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, America Movil has a beta of 0.86, suggesting that its stock price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer VOD or AMX?

In the previous week, Vodafone Group had 2 more articles in the media than America Movil. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Vodafone Group and 6 mentions for America Movil. America Movil's average media sentiment score of 1.61 beat Vodafone Group's score of 1.19 indicating that America Movil is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Vodafone Group	7 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
America Movil	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Do analysts rate VOD or AMX?

Vodafone Group currently has a consensus target price of $136.00, indicating a potential upside of 1,062.39%. America Movil has a consensus target price of $18.12, indicating a potential downside of 7.18%. Given Vodafone Group's higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly 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)	4 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.86
America Movil	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

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	$39.39B	0.72	-$4.48B	$1.14	10.26
America Movil	$47.69B	1.24	$1.13B	$0.94	20.77

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in VOD or AMX?

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

Summary

America Movil beats Vodafone Group on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.