Telefónica (TEF) Competitors

América Móvil (NYSE:AMX) and Telefónica (NYSE:TEF) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, community ranking, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.

Is AMX or TEF more profitable?

América Móvil has a net margin of 3.25% compared to Telefónica's net margin of -2.84%. Telefónica's return on equity of 10.10% beat América Móvil's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
América Móvil	3.25%	6.38%	1.62%
Telefónica	-2.84%	10.10%	2.54%

Do analysts rate AMX or TEF?

América Móvil currently has a consensus target price of $17.22, suggesting a potential upside of 0.47%. Given América Móvil's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe América Móvil is more favorable than Telefónica.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
América Móvil	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Telefónica	1 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.83

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

6.3% of América Móvil shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 1.1% of Telefónica shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of América Móvil shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of Telefónica shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, AMX or TEF?

América Móvil has higher revenue and earnings than Telefónica. Telefónica is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than América Móvil, 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
América Móvil	$869.22B	0.06	$1.55B	$0.49	34.98
Telefónica	$41.32B	0.69	-$965.41M	-$0.04	-126.50

Does the media refer more to AMX or TEF?

In the previous week, Telefónica had 3 more articles in the media than América Móvil. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Telefónica and 7 mentions for América Móvil. América Móvil's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat Telefónica's score of 0.43 indicating that América Móvil is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
América Móvil	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Telefónica	2 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is AMX or TEF a better dividend stock?

América Móvil pays an annual dividend of $0.23 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Telefónica pays an annual dividend of $0.22 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. América Móvil pays out 46.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Telefónica pays out -550.0% 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. Telefónica is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer AMX or TEF?

Telefónica received 83 more outperform votes than América Móvil when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 61.94% of users gave América Móvil an outperform vote while only 57.32% of users gave Telefónica an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
América Móvil	Outperform Votes 516 61.94%	Underperform Votes 317 38.06%
Telefónica	Outperform Votes 599 57.32%	Underperform Votes 446 42.68%

Which has more volatility and risk, AMX or TEF?

América Móvil has a beta of 0.79, meaning that its share price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Telefónica has a beta of 0.43, meaning that its share price is 57% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

América Móvil beats Telefónica on 14 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.