T vs. VZ, LUMN, IDT, ATNI, AMX, TEF, BCE, VIV, TLK, and KT
Should you be buying AT&T stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of AT&T include Verizon Communications (VZ), Lumen Technologies (LUMN), IDT (IDT), ATN International (ATNI), América Móvil (AMX), Telefónica (TEF), BCE (BCE), Telefônica Brasil (VIV), Perusahaan Perseroan (Persero) PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk (TLK), and KT (KT). These companies are all part of the "telephone communication, except radio" industry.
AT&T vs.
Verizon Communications (NYSE:VZ) and AT&T (NYSE:T) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, risk, community ranking, dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership and valuation.
62.1% of Verizon Communications shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 57.1% of AT&T shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Verizon Communications shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of AT&T shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Verizon Communications has a beta of 0.38, suggesting that its stock price is 62% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AT&T has a beta of 0.41, suggesting that its stock price is 59% less volatile than the S&P 500.
AT&T received 339 more outperform votes than Verizon Communications when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.21% of users gave AT&T an outperform vote while only 58.89% of users gave Verizon Communications an outperform vote.
In the previous week, AT&T had 12 more articles in the media than Verizon Communications. MarketBeat recorded 62 mentions for AT&T and 50 mentions for Verizon Communications. Verizon Communications' average media sentiment score of 1.21 beat AT&T's score of 1.00 indicating that Verizon Communications is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Verizon Communications pays an annual dividend of $2.71 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.1%. AT&T pays an annual dividend of $1.11 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Verizon Communications pays out 64.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. AT&T pays out 68.1% 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. Verizon Communications has increased its dividend for 20 consecutive years. Verizon Communications is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
Verizon Communications currently has a consensus price target of $47.41, suggesting a potential upside of 7.30%. AT&T has a consensus price target of $28.71, suggesting a potential upside of 0.63%. Given Verizon Communications' higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Verizon Communications is more favorable than AT&T.
Verizon Communications has higher revenue and earnings than AT&T. Verizon Communications is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than AT&T, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Verizon Communications has a net margin of 12.99% compared to AT&T's net margin of 8.95%. Verizon Communications' return on equity of 19.80% beat AT&T's return on equity.
Summary
Verizon Communications beats AT&T on 14 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:T) was last updated on 6/10/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
