PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia, Tbk (TLK) Competitors

PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia, Tbk (NYSE:TLK) and America Movil (NYSE:AMX) are both large-cap communication companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, media sentiment, risk and profitability.

Which has more volatility and risk, TLK or AMX?

PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia, Tbk has a beta of 0.63, suggesting that its stock price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, America Movil has a beta of 0.8, suggesting that its stock price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to TLK or AMX?

In the previous week, America Movil had 6 more articles in the media than PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia, Tbk. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for America Movil and 2 mentions for PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia, Tbk. PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia, Tbk's average media sentiment score of 1.51 beat America Movil's score of 1.17 indicating that PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia, Tbk is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia, Tbk	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
America Movil	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders and institutionals believe in TLK or AMX?

6.3% of America Movil shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of America Movil shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is TLK or AMX more profitable?

PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia, Tbk has a net margin of 15.49% compared to America Movil's net margin of 6.11%. PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia, Tbk's return on equity of 14.72% beat America Movil's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia, Tbk	15.49%	14.72%	7.94%
America Movil	6.11%	12.59%	3.12%

Is TLK or AMX a better dividend stock?

PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia, Tbk pays an annual dividend of $1.05 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.3%. America Movil pays an annual dividend of $0.51 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia, Tbk pays out 73.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. America Movil pays out 54.3% 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.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, TLK or AMX?

PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia, Tbk has higher earnings, but lower revenue than America Movil. PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia, Tbk is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than America Movil, 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
PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia, Tbk	$9.45B	2.08	$1.47B	$1.43	13.91
America Movil	$47.69B	1.28	$1.13B	$0.94	21.42

Do analysts rate TLK or AMX?

America Movil has a consensus target price of $18.12, suggesting a potential downside of 10.02%. Given America Movil's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe America Movil is more favorable than PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia, Tbk.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia, Tbk	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
America Movil	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Summary

America Movil beats PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia, Tbk on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.