TIM (TIMB) Competitors $21.88 +0.49 (+2.27%) Closing price 10/17/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$21.89 +0.01 (+0.06%) As of 10/17/2025 07:05 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 TIMB vs. TME, CHT, ASTS, TEF, VOD, FOXA, TU, FWONK, FOX, and BCEShould you be buying TIM stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of TIM include Tencent Music Entertainment Group (TME), Chunghwa Telecom (CHT), AST SpaceMobile (ASTS), Telefonica (TEF), Vodafone Group (VOD), FOX (FOXA), TELUS (TU), Liberty Media Corporation - Liberty Formula One Series C (FWONK), FOX (FOX), and BCE (BCE). These companies are all part of the "communication" industry. TIM vs. Its Competitors Tencent Music Entertainment Group Chunghwa Telecom AST SpaceMobile Telefonica Vodafone Group FOX TELUS Liberty Media Corporation - Liberty Formula One Series C FOX BCE TIM (NYSE:TIMB) and Tencent Music Entertainment Group (NYSE:TME) are both large-cap communication companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, dividends, earnings, media sentiment and valuation. Does the media refer more to TIMB or TME? In the previous week, Tencent Music Entertainment Group had 8 more articles in the media than TIM. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Tencent Music Entertainment Group and 7 mentions for TIM. Tencent Music Entertainment Group's average media sentiment score of 1.30 beat TIM's score of 0.94 indicating that Tencent Music Entertainment Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment TIM 2 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Tencent Music Entertainment Group 11 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has stronger earnings & valuation, TIMB or TME? Tencent Music Entertainment Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than TIM. TIM is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Tencent Music Entertainment Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioTIM$4.72B2.24$584.73M$1.2916.96Tencent Music Entertainment Group$3.89B9.86$924.18M$0.9124.56 Do analysts rate TIMB or TME? TIM presently has a consensus target price of $21.50, suggesting a potential downside of 1.72%. Tencent Music Entertainment Group has a consensus target price of $24.47, suggesting a potential upside of 9.49%. Given Tencent Music Entertainment Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Tencent Music Entertainment Group is more favorable than TIM.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score TIM 0 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50Tencent Music Entertainment Group 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 10 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Which has more volatility and risk, TIMB or TME? TIM has a beta of 0.65, indicating that its share price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Tencent Music Entertainment Group has a beta of 0.51, indicating that its share price is 49% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals and insiders believe in TIMB or TME? 24.3% of Tencent Music Entertainment Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Is TIMB or TME a better dividend stock? TIM pays an annual dividend of $0.93 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. Tencent Music Entertainment Group pays an annual dividend of $0.17 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. TIM pays out 72.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Tencent Music Entertainment Group pays out 18.7% 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. Is TIMB or TME more profitable? Tencent Music Entertainment Group has a net margin of 33.72% compared to TIM's net margin of 13.91%. TIM's return on equity of 13.99% beat Tencent Music Entertainment Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets TIM13.91% 13.99% 6.37% Tencent Music Entertainment Group 33.72%10.75%8.39% SummaryTencent Music Entertainment Group beats TIM on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get TIM News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for TIMB and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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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 TIMB vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricTIMWireless Non IndustryComputer SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$10.59B$19.92B$32.72B$21.77BDividend Yield4.26%3.74%3.22%3.62%P/E Ratio16.9612.67479.2832.43Price / Sales2.241.411,480.8481.20Price / Cash5.606.1634.6818.06Price / Book2.162.447.424.59Net Income$584.73M$795.54M$820.47M$1.01B7 Day Performance5.43%2.83%-1.17%-0.34%1 Month Performance0.76%2.40%1.03%-0.90%1 Year Performance41.87%37.55%24,183.57%9.51% TIM Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)TIMBTIM4.5484 of 5 stars$21.88+2.3%$21.50-1.7%+41.9%$10.59B$4.72B16.969,127TMETencent Music Entertainment Group3.8572 of 5 stars$23.20+3.4%$24.47+5.5%+88.1%$38.49B$3.89B25.495,353Positive NewsCHTChunghwa Telecom1.593 of 5 stars$42.95+0.1%N/A+13.2%$33.30B$7.16B28.0732,452Positive NewsASTSAST SpaceMobile1.5752 of 5 stars$90.50+10.3%$45.27-50.0%+196.7%$29.41B$4.42M-47.88390Trending NewsAnalyst DowngradeGap DownTEFTelefonica1.4924 of 5 stars$4.96-0.9%N/A+8.9%$28.35B$44.71B-10.32100,870VODVodafone Group4.7552 of 5 stars$11.17-1.2%$136.00+1,117.5%+19.6%$27.11B$39.39B9.8092,000FOXAFOX1.6115 of 5 stars$58.10+1.4%$57.60-0.9%+36.7%$25.52B$16.30B11.8310,400TUTELUS3.3008 of 5 stars$15.23-0.1%$21.50+41.2%-6.1%$23.39B$14.88B33.11106,800Positive NewsFWONKLiberty Media Corporation - Liberty Formula One Series C3.1788 of 5 stars$104.03+0.8%$111.22+6.9%+23.3%$23.08B$3.32B101.996,800Positive NewsFOXFOX2.6448 of 5 stars$51.95+1.1%N/A+33.2%$22.90B$16.30B10.5810,600Trending NewsBCEBCE3.3115 of 5 stars$24.19+1.2%$32.50+34.3%-27.6%$22.29B$17.82B83.4340,390Analyst Revision Related Companies and Tools Related Companies TME Competitors CHT Competitors ASTS Competitors TEF Competitors VOD Competitors FOXA Competitors TU Competitors FWONK 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:TIMB) was last updated on 10/20/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersGold surges past $3,600 … but this has beat gold by 1,000xGold has surged past $3,600 an ounce — up 45% in the past year — but one veteran metals analyst says the real ...Weiss Ratings | SponsoredThis Crypto Is Set to Explode in JanuaryCurious about crypto but still stuck scrolling endless threads? 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