Telefonica (TEF) Competitors $5.35 -0.01 (-0.19%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$5.36 +0.01 (+0.19%) As of 05:17 PM 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, FOXA, FOX, TU, FWONK, 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), FOX (FOXA), FOX (FOX), TELUS (TU), Liberty Media Corporation - Liberty Formula One Series C (FWONK), 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 FOX FOX TELUS Liberty Media Corporation - Liberty Formula One Series C BCE Telefonica (NYSE:TEF) and America Movil (NYSE:AMX) are both large-cap communication companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, risk, profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings and valuation. Do analysts recommend TEF or AMX? America Movil has a consensus target price of $18.77, suggesting a potential downside of 8.05%. Given America Movil's stronger consensus rating and higher possible 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) 1.80America Movil 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.57 Which has higher earnings and 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioTelefonica$44.71B0.68-$53.02M-$0.48-11.15America Movil$47.69B1.29$1.13B$0.9421.71 Which has more volatility & risk, TEF or AMX? Telefonica has a beta of 0.56, indicating that its stock price is 44% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, America Movil has a beta of 0.85, indicating that its stock price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500. 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% Does the media prefer 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 Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in TEF or AMX? 1.1% of Telefonica shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 6.3% of America Movil shares are held by institutional investors. 0.0% of Telefonica shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of America Movil 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. 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. SummaryAmerica Movil beats Telefonica on 16 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. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. 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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$30.34B$37.90B$17.13B$21.38BDividend Yield4.65%19.20%5.32%3.49%P/E Ratio-11.1515.4152.2129.83Price / Sales0.682.9529.4869.98Price / Cash12.1411.7119.3318.13Price / Book1.233.772.214.58Net Income-$53.02M$1.04B$752.30M$998.53M7 Day Performance-0.37%0.58%1.70%1.07%1 Month Performance-5.14%2.25%1.06%4.41%1 Year Performance11.23%18.10%229.20%14.45% Telefonica Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)TEFTelefonica1.1683 of 5 stars$5.35-0.2%N/A+13.6%$30.34B$44.71B-11.15100,870Positive NewsShort Interest ↑AMXAmerica Movil2.7568 of 5 stars$19.69+0.5%$18.12-8.0%+21.4%$59.45B$47.69B20.94178,468TMETencent Music Entertainment Group3.5481 of 5 stars$24.55+0.2%$24.47-0.3%+168.2%$42.13B$3.89B26.985,353Positive NewsCHTChunghwa Telecom0.9853 of 5 stars$44.19+0.0%N/A+14.3%$34.28B$7.16B28.8832,452News CoveragePositive NewsWBDWarner Bros. Discovery2.479 of 5 stars$12.35+2.0%$13.14+6.4%+129.2%$29.98B$38.44B41.1735,000Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastGap DownVODVodafone Group4.7229 of 5 stars$11.80-0.1%$136.00+1,052.5%+16.1%$28.68B$39.39B10.3592,000Trending NewsFOXAFOX1.9934 of 5 stars$62.48+1.6%$56.47-9.6%+48.2%$27.84B$16.30B12.7310,400Positive NewsFOXFOX3.2463 of 5 stars$56.81+1.5%N/A+44.3%$25.31B$16.30B11.5710,600Trending NewsTUTELUS3.8327 of 5 stars$16.44-0.8%$21.50+30.8%-5.6%$25.23B$14.88B35.73106,800Positive NewsFWONKLiberty Media Corporation - Liberty Formula One Series C2.9098 of 5 stars$101.84+1.1%$111.22+9.2%+31.2%$22.77B$3.32B99.846,800News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst DowngradeBCEBCE2.6835 of 5 stars$24.38-1.4%$38.67+58.6%-33.1%$22.73B$17.82B84.0540,390 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies AMX Competitors TME Competitors CHT Competitors WBD Competitors VOD Competitors FOXA Competitors FOX Competitors TU Competitors FWONK 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 9/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersFanatics Hit $31B-Is This Nasdaq Next?Fanatics built an empire by owning the fan experience-scaling to a $31B valuation. 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