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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

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

67.7% of Apple shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 57.1% of AT&T shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Apple shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of AT&T shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Apple pays an annual dividend of $1.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. AT&T pays an annual dividend of $1.11 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. Apple pays out 16.2% 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. Apple has raised its dividend for 14 consecutive years.

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

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
Apple$391.04B8.07$93.74B$6.4232.89
AT&T$122.93B1.58$10.95B$1.6316.52

In the previous week, Apple had 200 more articles in the media than AT&T. MarketBeat recorded 271 mentions for Apple and 71 mentions for AT&T. Apple's average media sentiment score of 0.89 beat AT&T's score of 0.88 indicating that Apple is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Apple
160 Very Positive mention(s)
21 Positive mention(s)
64 Neutral mention(s)
21 Negative mention(s)
4 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
AT&T
48 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
15 Neutral mention(s)
2 Negative mention(s)
2 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

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
Apple24.30% 167.24% 31.35%
AT&T 9.64%13.63%4.08%

Apple currently has a consensus price target of $235.11, suggesting a potential upside of 11.33%. AT&T has a consensus price target of $29.17, suggesting a potential upside of 8.35%. Given Apple's higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Apple is more favorable than AT&T.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Apple
2 Sell rating(s)
11 Hold rating(s)
16 Buy rating(s)
2 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.58
AT&T
1 Sell rating(s)
6 Hold rating(s)
17 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.72

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$193.85B$37.56B$28.65B$20.79B
Dividend Yield4.11%5.64%3.06%3.65%
P/E Ratio16.5210.0633.6427.58
Price / Sales1.582.751,800.0570.58
Price / Cash5.2111.6538.0922.27
Price / Book1.633.797.624.66
Net Income$10.95B$2.38B$779.61M$995.72M
7 Day Performance-0.19%7.24%2.60%-0.30%
1 Month Performance-3.13%22.04%7.92%4.91%
1 Year Performance40.79%0.57%52,883.03%11.21%

AT&T Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
T
AT&T
4.5453 of 5 stars
$26.92
-0.3%
$29.17
+8.3%
+40.8%$193.85B$122.93B16.52140,990Trending News
Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast
AAPL
Apple
4.8289 of 5 stars
$209.59
+0.5%
$235.27
+12.3%
-5.9%$3.13T$400.37B32.62164,000Trending News
Analyst Forecast
AMZN
Amazon.com
4.8014 of 5 stars
$227.08
+0.6%
$249.42
+9.8%
+23.5%$2.41T$637.96B36.951,556,000Trending News
Analyst Forecast
Insider Trade
CMCSA
Comcast
4.9456 of 5 stars
$35.17
-1.3%
$40.98
+16.5%
-13.8%$131.10B$123.73B8.63182,000Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast
MSFT
Microsoft
4.4886 of 5 stars
$504.88
+0.4%
$534.14
+5.8%
+16.7%$3.75T$245.12B39.01228,000Trending News
Analyst Forecast
NFLX
Netflix
4.3208 of 5 stars
$1,261.13
-0.1%
$1,220.58
-3.2%
+90.9%$536.06B$40.17B59.5314,000Trending News
Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
TMUS
T-Mobile US
4.9125 of 5 stars
$226.69
-0.6%
$252.61
+11.4%
+24.8%$257.31B$81.40B22.1170,000Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast
Insider Trade
WBD
Warner Bros. Discovery
2.0679 of 5 stars
$12.16
+1.3%
$12.41
+2.0%
+47.1%$29.85B$38.34B-2.7635,000
DIS
Walt Disney
4.6113 of 5 stars
$119.43
-0.4%
$127.35
+6.6%
+26.8%$214.71B$91.36B24.42233,000Trending News
Analyst Forecast
TU
TELUS
3.4522 of 5 stars
$16.44
+0.3%
$21.50
+30.8%
+2.7%$25.06B$14.88B28.83106,800Analyst Forecast
VZ
Verizon Communications
4.9448 of 5 stars
$41.41
-0.4%
$47.00
+13.5%
-2.0%$174.60B$134.79B9.8699,600Trending News
Upcoming Earnings

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