TELUS (TU) Competitors

TELUS (NYSE:TU) and América Móvil (NYSE:AMX) are both large-cap utilities companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, community ranking, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, profitability and media sentiment.

Does the media refer more to TU or AMX?

In the previous week, TELUS had 20 more articles in the media than América Móvil. MarketBeat recorded 26 mentions for TELUS and 6 mentions for América Móvil. América Móvil's average media sentiment score of 1.17 beat TELUS's score of 0.92 indicating that América Móvil is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
TELUS	14 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
América Móvil	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate TU or AMX?

TELUS presently has a consensus price target of $21.50, indicating a potential upside of 34.80%. América Móvil has a consensus price target of $17.22, indicating a potential downside of 1.99%. Given TELUS's higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe TELUS is more favorable than América Móvil.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
TELUS	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.13
América Móvil	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Is TU or AMX a better dividend stock?

TELUS pays an annual dividend of $1.15 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.2%. América Móvil pays an annual dividend of $0.23 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. TELUS pays out 201.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. América Móvil pays out 42.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. TELUS has raised its dividend for 5 consecutive years. TELUS is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, TU or AMX?

América Móvil has higher revenue and earnings than TELUS. TELUS is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than América Móvil, 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
TELUS	$20.29B	1.19	$724.69M	$0.57	27.98
América Móvil	$897.96B	0.06	$1.55B	$0.54	32.54

Is TU or AMX more profitable?

TELUS has a net margin of 4.85% compared to América Móvil's net margin of 3.25%. TELUS's return on equity of 9.07% beat América Móvil's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
TELUS	4.85%	9.07%	2.68%
América Móvil	3.25%	6.38%	1.62%

Which has more risk and volatility, TU or AMX?

TELUS has a beta of 0.73, indicating that its stock price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, América Móvil has a beta of 0.82, indicating that its stock price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer TU or AMX?

América Móvil received 89 more outperform votes than TELUS when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.99% of users gave América Móvil an outperform vote while only 59.36% of users gave TELUS an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
TELUS	Outperform Votes 428 59.36%	Underperform Votes 293 40.64%
América Móvil	Outperform Votes 517 61.99%	Underperform Votes 317 38.01%

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in TU or AMX?

49.4% of TELUS shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 6.3% of América Móvil shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of TELUS shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of América Móvil shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

América Móvil beats TELUS on 12 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.