PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia, Tbk (TLK) Competitors

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

Do analysts recommend AMX or TLK?

America Movil presently has a consensus price target of $18.77, suggesting a potential downside of 7.64%. Given America Movil's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe America Movil is more favorable than PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia, Tbk.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
America Movil	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.57
PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia, Tbk	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Is AMX or TLK a better dividend stock?

America Movil pays an annual dividend of $0.51 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia, Tbk pays an annual dividend of $1.05 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.5%. America Movil pays out 54.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia, Tbk pays out 73.4% 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 more risk and volatility, AMX or TLK?

America Movil has a beta of 0.86, meaning that its stock price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia, Tbk has a beta of 0.66, meaning that its stock price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, AMX or TLK?

PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia, Tbk has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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
America Movil	$47.69B	1.29	$1.13B	$0.94	21.62
PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia, Tbk	$9.45B	2.01	$1.47B	$1.43	13.43

Does the media prefer AMX or TLK?

In the previous week, America Movil had 5 more articles in the media than PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia, Tbk. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for America Movil and 4 mentions for PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia, Tbk. PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia, Tbk's average media sentiment score of 1.77 beat America Movil's score of 0.37 indicating that PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia, Tbk is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
America Movil	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia, Tbk	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Is AMX or TLK 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
America Movil	6.11%	12.59%	3.12%
PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia, Tbk	15.49%	14.72%	7.94%

Do institutionals and insiders believe in AMX or TLK?

6.3% of America Movil shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of America Movil shares are owned by insiders. 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.

Summary

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