Telefonica (TEF) Competitors $5.40 +0.15 (+2.76%) Closing price 08/6/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$5.40 0.00 (0.00%) As of 04:00 AM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock TEF vs. AMX, TME, CHT, WBD, VOD, FWONK, FOXA, TU, FOX, and BCEShould you be buying Telefonica stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Telefonica include America Movil (AMX), Tencent Music Entertainment Group (TME), Chunghwa Telecom (CHT), Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD), Vodafone Group (VOD), Liberty Media Corporation - Liberty Formula One Series C (FWONK), FOX (FOXA), TELUS (TU), FOX (FOX), and BCE (BCE). These companies are all part of the "communication" industry. Telefonica vs. Its Competitors America Movil Tencent Music Entertainment Group Chunghwa Telecom Warner Bros. Discovery Vodafone Group Liberty Media Corporation - Liberty Formula One Series C FOX TELUS FOX BCE America Movil (NYSE:AMX) and Telefonica (NYSE:TEF) are both large-cap communication 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. Do analysts recommend AMX or TEF? America Movil currently has a consensus price target of $16.92, suggesting a potential downside of 6.80%. Given America Movil's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe America Movil is more favorable than Telefonica.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score America Movil 1 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50Telefonica 1 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.80 Do institutionals & insiders believe in AMX or TEF? 6.3% of America Movil shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 1.1% of Telefonica shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of America Movil shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of Telefonica 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. Which has more risk and volatility, AMX or TEF? America Movil has a beta of 0.8, suggesting that its share price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Telefonica has a beta of 0.51, suggesting that its share price is 49% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is AMX or TEF a better dividend stock? America Movil pays an annual dividend of $0.51 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Telefonica pays an annual dividend of $0.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.6%. America Movil pays out 54.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Telefonica pays out -52.1% 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. Telefonica is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Is AMX or TEF 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 America Movil6.11% 12.59% 3.12% Telefonica -5.88%8.57%1.99% Does the media prefer AMX or TEF? In the previous week, America Movil had 1 more articles in the media than Telefonica. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for America Movil and 1 mentions for Telefonica. America Movil's average media sentiment score of 1.07 beat Telefonica's score of -0.14 indicating that America Movil is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment America Movil 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Telefonica 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Which has stronger valuation & earnings, AMX or TEF? 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAmerica Movil$47.69B1.16$1.13B$0.9419.31Telefonica$40.69B0.75-$53.02M-$0.48-11.26 SummaryAmerica Movil beats Telefonica on 17 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Telefonica News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for TEF and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding TEF and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?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.Skip Chart TEF vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricTelefonicaDiversified Comm Services IndustryUtilities SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$29.83B$35.28B$16.92B$20.65BDividend Yield4.71%18.83%5.46%3.66%P/E Ratio-11.2627.1320.0129.27Price / Sales0.752.93176.8062.32Price / Cash11.8911.2119.0623.31Price / Book1.293.262.124.37Net Income-$53.02M$1.00B$751.46M$996.36M7 Day Performance5.26%0.56%2.92%0.59%1 Month Performance2.76%2.68%17.00%0.23%1 Year Performance23.97%20.14%131.24%16.71% Telefonica Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)TEFTelefonica0.9891 of 5 stars$5.41+2.8%N/A+23.4%$29.83B$40.69B-11.26100,870AMXAmerica Movil2.9137 of 5 stars$18.18-1.6%$16.78-7.7%+11.5%$55.16B$897.96B19.34178,468Positive NewsTMETencent Music Entertainment Group2.678 of 5 stars$21.60+1.4%$16.60-23.1%+64.0%$37.07B$3.89B25.715,353Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsGap UpCHTChunghwa Telecom1.1673 of 5 stars$43.43-0.6%N/A+19.4%$33.69B$229.33B29.1532,452WBDWarner Bros. Discovery1.9841 of 5 stars$13.70+1.6%$12.41-9.4%+69.0%$33.63B$39.32B-3.1135,000Analyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumeVODVodafone Group4.4723 of 5 stars$11.16-2.4%N/A+26.4%$29.24B$39.39B9.7992,000FWONKLiberty Media Corporation - Liberty Formula One Series C2.0253 of 5 stars$102.32-0.4%$107.25+4.8%+30.3%$25.52B$3.51B-255.806,800Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastFOXAFOX2.6286 of 5 stars$56.40-0.5%$53.53-5.1%+39.7%$25.36B$16.11B14.0310,200Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend IncreaseAnalyst ForecastTUTELUS2.9959 of 5 stars$16.24-1.3%$21.50+32.4%-2.7%$24.77B$14.88B28.49106,800Earnings ReportDividend IncreaseAnalyst RevisionFOXFOX3.7878 of 5 stars$51.92-0.4%N/A+36.8%$23.34B$16.11B12.9210,600Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementBCEBCE2.6176 of 5 stars$23.86-1.4%$38.67+62.1%-33.6%$22.25B$17.82B91.7740,390Analyst UpgradeAnalyst Revision Related Companies and Tools Related Companies AMX Competitors TME Competitors CHT Competitors WBD Competitors VOD Competitors FWONK Competitors FOXA Competitors TU Competitors FOX Competitors BCE Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:TEF) was last updated on 8/7/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMan Who Called Nvidia at $1.10 Says Buy This Now...In 2004, one man called Nvidia before just about anyone knew it existed. 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