TIM (TIMB) Competitors

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

Do analysts prefer TIMB or TEF?

TIM currently has a consensus price target of $18.00, indicating a potential upside of 6.26%. Given TIM's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe TIM is more favorable than Telefónica.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
TIM	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Telefónica	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.67

Which has more volatility & risk, TIMB or TEF?

TIM has a beta of 0.87, indicating that its stock price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Telefónica has a beta of 0.67, indicating that its stock price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is TIMB or TEF more profitable?

TIM has a net margin of 12.53% compared to Telefónica's net margin of -1.62%. TIM's return on equity of 11.47% beat Telefónica's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
TIM	12.53%	11.47%	5.33%
Telefónica	-1.62%	9.18%	2.42%

Does the media prefer TIMB or TEF?

In the previous week, Telefónica had 7 more articles in the media than TIM. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Telefónica and 1 mentions for TIM. Telefónica's average media sentiment score of 0.11 beat TIM's score of -0.08 indicating that Telefónica is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
TIM	Neutral
Telefónica	Neutral

Which has preferable 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	$4.77B	N/A	$568.34M	$1.23	13.77
Telefónica	$40.87B	0.67	-$965.41M	-$0.16	-30.19

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

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

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer TIMB or TEF?

Telefónica received 582 more outperform votes than TIM when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 57.54% of users gave Telefónica an outperform vote while only 29.55% of users gave TIM an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
TIM	Outperform Votes 13 29.55%	Underperform Votes 31 70.45%
Telefónica	Outperform Votes 595 57.54%	Underperform Votes 439 42.46%

Is TIMB or TEF a better dividend stock?

TIM pays an annual dividend of $0.34 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Telefónica pays an annual dividend of $0.23 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.8%. TIM pays out 27.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Telefónica pays out -143.8% 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.

Summary

TIM and Telefónica tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.