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T vs. AAPL, AMZN, CMCSA, MSFT, NFLX, TMUS, WBD, DIS, TU, and VZ

Should you be buying AT&T stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of AT&T include Apple (AAPL), Amazon.com (AMZN), Comcast (CMCSA), Microsoft (MSFT), Netflix (NFLX), T-Mobile US (TMUS), Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD), Walt Disney (DIS), TELUS (TU), and Verizon Communications (VZ).

AT&T vs. Its Competitors

AT&T (NYSE:T) and Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, media sentiment, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership and earnings.

Apple has higher revenue and earnings than AT&T. AT&T is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Apple, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
AT&T$122.34B1.67$10.95B$1.6317.38
Apple$391.04B8.15$93.74B$6.4233.23

In the previous week, Apple had 195 more articles in the media than AT&T. MarketBeat recorded 281 mentions for Apple and 86 mentions for AT&T. AT&T's average media sentiment score of 0.85 beat Apple's score of 0.78 indicating that AT&T is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
AT&T
51 Very Positive mention(s)
8 Positive mention(s)
15 Neutral mention(s)
8 Negative mention(s)
4 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Apple
152 Very Positive mention(s)
20 Positive mention(s)
71 Neutral mention(s)
22 Negative mention(s)
14 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

57.1% of AT&T shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.7% of Apple shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of AT&T shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Apple shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

AT&T pays an annual dividend of $1.11 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Apple pays an annual dividend of $1.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. AT&T pays out 68.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Apple pays out 16.2% 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. Apple has raised its dividend for 14 consecutive years.

AT&T has a beta of 0.42, suggesting that its stock price is 58% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Apple has a beta of 1.2, suggesting that its stock price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500.

AT&T presently has a consensus price target of $28.90, indicating a potential upside of 2.03%. Apple has a consensus price target of $234.95, indicating a potential upside of 10.12%. Given Apple's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Apple is more favorable than AT&T.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
AT&T
1 Sell rating(s)
6 Hold rating(s)
16 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.71
Apple
2 Sell rating(s)
12 Hold rating(s)
17 Buy rating(s)
2 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.58

Apple has a net margin of 24.30% compared to AT&T's net margin of 9.64%. Apple's return on equity of 167.24% beat AT&T's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
AT&T9.64% 13.63% 4.08%
Apple 24.30%167.24%31.35%

Summary

Apple beats AT&T on 16 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding T and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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T vs. The Competition

MetricAT&TWireless National IndustryComputer SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$204.07B$42.15B$27.81B$20.72B
Dividend Yield3.91%5.49%3.12%3.72%
P/E Ratio17.389.2537.1028.09
Price / Sales1.673.112,010.7238.30
Price / Cash5.4912.2838.5922.53
Price / Book1.724.177.234.58
Net Income$10.95B$2.54B$763.57M$986.06M
7 Day Performance0.89%8.06%2.68%2.79%
1 Month Performance2.05%11.74%6.33%5.46%
1 Year Performance50.91%-2.68%51,825.67%15.06%

AT&T Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
T
AT&T
4.6107 of 5 stars
$28.33
+0.1%
$28.90
+2.0%
+51.6%$204.07B$122.34B17.38140,990
AAPL
Apple
4.8572 of 5 stars
$209.34
+2.0%
$234.39
+12.0%
-3.7%$3.12T$391.04B32.57164,000Trending News
Analyst Upgrade
Options Volume
AMZN
Amazon.com
4.6208 of 5 stars
$218.98
-0.2%
$245.81
+12.3%
+12.9%$2.33T$637.96B35.691,556,000Trending News
Analyst Forecast
Insider Trade
CMCSA
Comcast
4.9932 of 5 stars
$35.72
+0.1%
$42.10
+17.9%
-5.6%$133.37B$123.73B8.78182,000Positive News
Options Volume
MSFT
Microsoft
4.704 of 5 stars
$497.11
-0.1%
$521.14
+4.8%
+8.1%$3.70T$245.12B38.43228,000Trending News
Analyst Forecast
NFLX
Netflix
4.4373 of 5 stars
$1,333.71
-0.4%
$1,172.73
-12.1%
+89.8%$567.74B$39.00B63.0514,000Trending News
Analyst Forecast
Insider Trade
TMUS
T-Mobile US
4.5359 of 5 stars
$239.60
+0.6%
$257.68
+7.5%
+34.7%$271.94B$81.40B23.3770,000Positive News
Insider Trade
WBD
Warner Bros. Discovery
2.5235 of 5 stars
$10.95
-4.5%
$12.17
+11.2%
+55.0%$26.82B$39.32B-2.4835,000Analyst Forecast
Options Volume
Analyst Revision
DIS
Walt Disney
4.5672 of 5 stars
$123.37
-0.5%
$125.79
+2.0%
+25.7%$222.02B$91.36B25.26233,000Trending News
TU
TELUS
2.7082 of 5 stars
$16.17
+0.7%
$21.50
+33.0%
+7.7%$24.68B$14.88B28.40106,800Analyst Revision
VZ
Verizon Communications
4.5208 of 5 stars
$43.33
+0.1%
$47.25
+9.0%
+6.1%$182.58B$134.79B10.3199,600Positive News

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