BCE (BCE) Competitors

America Movil (NYSE:AMX) and BCE (NYSE:BCE) are both large-cap communication companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends and media sentiment.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, AMX or BCE?

America Movil has higher revenue and earnings than BCE. America Movil is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than BCE, 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
America Movil	$47.69B	1.15	$1.13B	$0.54	33.33
BCE	$17.82B	1.18	$251.05M	$0.26	86.90

Is AMX or BCE more profitable?

America Movil has a net margin of 3.55% compared to BCE's net margin of 1.82%. BCE's return on equity of 19.22% beat America Movil's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
America Movil	3.55%	7.19%	1.79%
BCE	1.82%	19.22%	3.87%

Do analysts recommend AMX or BCE?

America Movil currently has a consensus price target of $16.62, indicating a potential downside of 7.67%. BCE has a consensus price target of $38.67, indicating a potential upside of 71.13%. Given BCE's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe BCE is more favorable than America Movil.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
America Movil	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
BCE	4 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.08

Which has more volatility and risk, AMX or BCE?

America Movil has a beta of 0.79, indicating that its share price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BCE has a beta of 0.61, indicating that its share price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer AMX or BCE?

In the previous week, BCE had 13 more articles in the media than America Movil. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for BCE and 5 mentions for America Movil. BCE's average media sentiment score of 0.97 beat America Movil's score of 0.80 indicating that BCE is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
America Movil	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
BCE	8 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of AMX or BCE?

6.3% of America Movil shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 41.5% of BCE shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of America Movil shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of BCE shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is AMX or BCE a better dividend stock?

America Movil pays an annual dividend of $0.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. BCE pays an annual dividend of $1.27 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.6%. America Movil pays out 44.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. BCE pays out 488.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Summary

BCE beats America Movil on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.