Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS (TKC) Competitors

Telefonica Brasil (NYSE:VIV) and Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS (NYSE:TKC) are both communication companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and risk.

Do insiders & institutionals believe in VIV or TKC?

5.2% of Telefonica Brasil shares are held by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, VIV or TKC?

Telefonica Brasil has higher revenue and earnings than Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS. Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Telefonica Brasil, 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
Telefonica Brasil	$10.36B	1.94	$1.03B	$0.62	19.88
Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS	$5.08B	0.97	$717.47M	$1.47	3.79

Do analysts prefer VIV or TKC?

Telefonica Brasil presently has a consensus price target of $12.70, indicating a potential upside of 3.05%. Given Telefonica Brasil's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Telefonica Brasil is more favorable than Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Telefonica Brasil	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.17
Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Is VIV or TKC more profitable?

Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS has a net margin of 13.15% compared to Telefonica Brasil's net margin of 10.13%. Telefonica Brasil's return on equity of 8.32% beat Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Telefonica Brasil	10.13%	8.32%	4.56%
Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS	13.15%	7.00%	3.59%

Does the media prefer VIV or TKC?

In the previous week, Telefonica Brasil had 4 more articles in the media than Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Telefonica Brasil and 4 mentions for Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS. Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS's average media sentiment score of 1.04 beat Telefonica Brasil's score of 0.84 indicating that Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Telefonica Brasil	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is VIV or TKC a better dividend stock?

Telefonica Brasil pays an annual dividend of $0.29 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS pays an annual dividend of $0.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Telefonica Brasil pays out 46.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS pays out 10.9% 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. Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has more volatility and risk, VIV or TKC?

Telefonica Brasil has a beta of 0.81, meaning that its stock price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS has a beta of 0.99, meaning that its stock price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Telefonica Brasil beats Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.