BTI vs. PM, MO, RLX, VGR, ISPR, XXII, HPCO, KO, PEP, and UL
Should you be buying British American Tobacco stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of British American Tobacco include Philip Morris International (PM), Altria Group (MO), RLX Technology (RLX), Vector Group (VGR), Ispire Technology (ISPR), 22nd Century Group (XXII), Hempacco (HPCO), Coca-Cola (KO), PepsiCo (PEP), and Unilever (UL).
British American Tobacco (NYSE:BTI) and Philip Morris International (NYSE:PM) are both large-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, earnings, community ranking, valuation, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.
Philip Morris International received 478 more outperform votes than British American Tobacco when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 64.67% of users gave British American Tobacco an outperform vote while only 57.53% of users gave Philip Morris International an outperform vote.
Philip Morris International has higher revenue and earnings than British American Tobacco.
Philip Morris International has a net margin of 10.92% compared to British American Tobacco's net margin of 0.00%. British American Tobacco's return on equity of 0.00% beat Philip Morris International's return on equity.
In the previous week, Philip Morris International had 25 more articles in the media than British American Tobacco. MarketBeat recorded 42 mentions for Philip Morris International and 17 mentions for British American Tobacco. British American Tobacco's average media sentiment score of 0.74 beat Philip Morris International's score of 0.64 indicating that British American Tobacco is being referred to more favorably in the media.
21.4% of British American Tobacco shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.6% of Philip Morris International shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of British American Tobacco shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Philip Morris International shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
British American Tobacco has a beta of 0.52, indicating that its share price is 48% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Philip Morris International has a beta of 0.58, indicating that its share price is 42% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Philip Morris International has a consensus target price of $107.80, suggesting a potential downside of 4.96%. Given Philip Morris International's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Philip Morris International is more favorable than British American Tobacco.
British American Tobacco pays an annual dividend of $2.93 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.3%. Philip Morris International pays an annual dividend of $5.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.6%. Philip Morris International pays out 101.6% 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
Philip Morris International beats British American Tobacco on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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