Telefónica (TEF) Competitors

Telefónica (NYSE:TEF) and BCE (NYSE:BCE) are both large-cap utilities companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, dividends, media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership, community ranking, analyst recommendations and risk.

Does the media favor TEF or BCE?

In the previous week, BCE had 13 more articles in the media than Telefónica. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for BCE and 5 mentions for Telefónica. BCE's average media sentiment score of 0.41 beat Telefónica's score of -0.02 indicating that BCE is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

Which has more risk and volatility, TEF or BCE?

Telefónica has a beta of 0.7, suggesting that its share price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BCE has a beta of 0.56, suggesting that its share price is 44% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor TEF or BCE?

Telefónica received 185 more outperform votes than BCE when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 57.76% of users gave Telefónica an outperform vote while only 56.61% of users gave BCE an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Telefónica	Outperform Votes 592 57.76%	Underperform Votes 433 42.24%
BCE	Outperform Votes 407 56.61%	Underperform Votes 312 43.39%

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, TEF or BCE?

BCE has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Telefónica. Telefónica is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than BCE, 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
Telefónica	$43.99B	0.59	-$965.41M	-$0.21	-21.43
BCE	$18.28B	1.63	$1.68B	$1.69	19.34

Do insiders & institutionals believe in TEF or BCE?

1.1% of Telefónica shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 41.5% of BCE shares are held by institutional investors. 0.0% of Telefónica shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of BCE shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts rate TEF or BCE?

BCE has a consensus target price of $49.00, suggesting a potential upside of 49.94%. Given BCE's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe BCE is more favorable than Telefónica.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Telefónica	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.50
BCE	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25

Is TEF or BCE more profitable?

BCE has a net margin of 8.82% compared to Telefónica's net margin of -2.16%. BCE's return on equity of 17.13% beat Telefónica's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Telefónica	-2.16%	7.38%	2.06%
BCE	8.82%	17.13%	4.28%

Is TEF or BCE a better dividend stock?

Telefónica pays an annual dividend of $0.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.3%. BCE pays an annual dividend of $2.95 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.0%. Telefónica pays out -114.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. BCE pays out 174.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Summary

BCE beats Telefónica on 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.