TIM (TIMB) Competitors

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

Which has more volatility & risk, TIMB or TEF?

TIM has a beta of 0.6, suggesting that its share price is 40% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Telefónica has a beta of 0.46, suggesting that its share price is 54% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer TIMB or TEF?

Telefónica received 584 more outperform votes than TIM when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 57.29% of users gave Telefónica an outperform vote while only 30.36% of users gave TIM an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
TIM	Outperform Votes 17 30.36%	Underperform Votes 39 69.64%
Telefónica	Outperform Votes 601 57.29%	Underperform Votes 448 42.71%

Is TIMB or TEF more profitable?

TIM has a net margin of 12.24% compared to Telefónica's net margin of -2.84%. TIM's return on equity of 11.91% beat Telefónica's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
TIM	12.24%	11.91%	5.59%
Telefónica	-2.84%	10.10%	2.54%

Does the media favor TIMB or TEF?

In the previous week, TIM had 2 more articles in the media than Telefónica. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for TIM and 3 mentions for Telefónica. TIM's average media sentiment score of 0.80 beat Telefónica's score of 0.54 indicating that TIM is being referred to more favorably in the 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
Telefónica	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is TIMB or TEF a better dividend stock?

TIM pays an annual dividend of $0.85 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.7%. Telefónica pays an annual dividend of $0.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.6%. TIM pays out 68.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Telefónica pays out -63.2% 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.

Do analysts rate TIMB or TEF?

TIM currently has a consensus target price of $17.33, indicating a potential downside of 4.10%. Given TIM's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe TIM is more favorable than Telefónica.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
TIM	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25
Telefónica	2 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.71

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, TIMB or TEF?

TIM has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Telefónica. Telefónica is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than TIM, 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
TIM	$25.75B	0.34	$584.88M	$1.25	14.46
Telefónica	$41.04B	0.73	-$965.41M	-$0.38	-13.86

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in TIMB or TEF?

1.1% of Telefónica shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of Telefónica shares are owned 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.

Summary

TIM beats Telefónica on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.