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.
AT&T (NYSE:T) and Verizon Communications (NYSE:VZ) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, community ranking, valuation, dividends and media sentiment.
AT&T pays an annual dividend of $1.11 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. Verizon Communications pays an annual dividend of $2.71 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.1%. AT&T pays out 68.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Verizon Communications pays out 64.5% 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.
AT&T presently has a consensus price target of $28.71, indicating a potential upside of 3.40%. Verizon Communications has a consensus price target of $47.41, indicating a potential upside of 7.24%. Given Verizon Communications' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Verizon Communications is more favorable than AT&T.
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.
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.
In the previous week, Verizon Communications had 5 more articles in the media than AT&T. MarketBeat recorded 66 mentions for Verizon Communications and 61 mentions for AT&T. Verizon Communications' average media sentiment score of 1.02 beat AT&T's score of 0.81 indicating that Verizon Communications is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
57.1% of AT&T shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 62.1% of Verizon Communications shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of AT&T shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Verizon Communications shares are held 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.
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.
AT&T has a beta of 0.42, meaning that its stock price is 58% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Verizon Communications has a beta of 0.39, meaning that its stock price is 61% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Verizon Communications beats AT&T on 15 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:T) was last updated on 5/20/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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