PLDT (PHI) Competitors

PLDT (NYSE:PHI) and BCE (NYSE:BCE) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, dividends, community ranking, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability and earnings.

Does the media prefer PHI or BCE?

In the previous week, BCE had 9 more articles in the media than PLDT. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for BCE and 6 mentions for PLDT. BCE's average media sentiment score of 1.07 beat PLDT's score of 0.35 indicating that BCE is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
PLDT	2 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
BCE	8 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is PHI or BCE a better dividend stock?

PLDT pays an annual dividend of $1.19 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.3%. BCE pays an annual dividend of $1.21 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.6%. PLDT pays out 47.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. BCE pays out 465.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Do analysts rate PHI or BCE?

BCE has a consensus price target of $38.67, indicating a potential upside of 80.26%. Given BCE's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe BCE is more favorable than PLDT.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
PLDT	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
BCE	4 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Is PHI or BCE more profitable?

PLDT has a net margin of 12.34% compared to BCE's net margin of 0.99%. PLDT's return on equity of 22.11% beat BCE's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
PLDT	12.34%	22.11%	3.94%
BCE	0.99%	17.89%	3.88%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor PHI or BCE?

BCE received 41 more outperform votes than PLDT when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 60.73% of users gave PLDT an outperform vote while only 55.57% of users gave BCE an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
PLDT	Outperform Votes 368 60.73%	Underperform Votes 238 39.27%
BCE	Outperform Votes 409 55.57%	Underperform Votes 327 44.43%

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of PHI or BCE?

2.3% of PLDT shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 41.5% of BCE shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of PLDT shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of BCE shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk & volatility, PHI or BCE?

PLDT has a beta of 0.76, meaning that its stock price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BCE has a beta of 0.63, meaning that its stock price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, PHI or BCE?

PLDT has higher revenue and earnings than BCE. PLDT 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
PLDT	$216.83B	0.02	$479.05M	$2.53	8.83
BCE	$24.33B	0.82	$251.08M	$0.26	82.50

Summary

PLDT and BCE tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.