Telefonica (TEF) Competitors

Telefonica (NYSE:TEF) and America Movil (NYSE:AMX) are both large-cap communication companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation and dividends.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of TEF or AMX?

1.1% of Telefonica shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 6.3% of America Movil shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of Telefonica shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of America Movil shares are owned 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.

Do analysts prefer TEF or AMX?

America Movil has a consensus target price of $18.77, indicating a potential downside of 8.05%. Given America Movil's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe America Movil is more favorable than Telefonica.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Telefonica	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.80
America Movil	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.57

Is TEF or AMX a better dividend stock?

Telefonica pays an annual dividend of $0.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.7%. America Movil pays an annual dividend of $0.51 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Telefonica pays out -52.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. America Movil pays out 54.3% 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. Telefonica is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the media favor TEF or AMX?

In the previous week, America Movil had 5 more articles in the media than Telefonica. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for America Movil and 4 mentions for Telefonica. Telefonica's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat America Movil's score of 0.09 indicating that Telefonica is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Telefonica	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
America Movil	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more volatility & risk, TEF or AMX?

Telefonica has a beta of 0.56, meaning that its share price is 44% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, America Movil has a beta of 0.86, meaning that its share price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher earnings & valuation, TEF or AMX?

America Movil has higher revenue and earnings than Telefonica. Telefonica is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than America Movil, 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
Telefonica	$44.71B	0.68	-$53.02M	-$0.48	-11.15
America Movil	$47.69B	1.29	$1.13B	$0.94	21.71

Is TEF or AMX more profitable?

America Movil has a net margin of 6.11% compared to Telefonica's net margin of -5.88%. America Movil's return on equity of 12.59% beat Telefonica's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Telefonica	-5.88%	8.57%	1.99%
America Movil	6.11%	12.59%	3.12%

Summary

America Movil beats Telefonica on 16 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.