Telefônica Brasil (VIV) Competitors

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

Is VIV or AMX a better dividend stock?

Telefônica Brasil pays an annual dividend of $0.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.3%. América Móvil pays an annual dividend of $0.23 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Telefônica Brasil pays out 91.8% 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.

Is VIV or AMX more profitable?

Telefônica Brasil has a net margin of 9.78% compared to América Móvil's net margin of 3.25%. Telefônica Brasil's return on equity of 7.77% beat América Móvil's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Telefônica Brasil	9.78%	7.77%	4.36%
América Móvil	3.25%	6.38%	1.62%

Do institutionals & insiders believe in VIV or AMX?

5.2% of Telefônica Brasil shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 6.3% of América Móvil shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of América Móvil shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility and risk, VIV or AMX?

Telefônica Brasil has a beta of 0.72, meaning that its stock price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, América Móvil has a beta of 0.78, meaning that its stock price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, VIV or AMX?

América Móvil has higher revenue and earnings than Telefônica Brasil. Telefônica Brasil 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
Telefônica Brasil	$56.69B	0.31	$1.01B	$0.61	17.46
América Móvil	$897.96B	0.06	$1.55B	$0.54	32.11

Does the media refer more to VIV or AMX?

In the previous week, Telefônica Brasil had 3 more articles in the media than América Móvil. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Telefônica Brasil and 2 mentions for América Móvil. Telefônica Brasil's average media sentiment score of 0.89 beat América Móvil's score of 0.40 indicating that Telefônica Brasil is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Telefônica Brasil	2 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
América Móvil	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer VIV or AMX?

América Móvil received 138 more outperform votes than Telefônica Brasil when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.96% of users gave América Móvil an outperform vote while only 61.09% of users gave Telefônica Brasil an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Telefônica Brasil	Outperform Votes 380 61.09%	Underperform Votes 242 38.91%
América Móvil	Outperform Votes 518 61.96%	Underperform Votes 318 38.04%

Do analysts recommend VIV or AMX?

Telefônica Brasil presently has a consensus target price of $17.23, suggesting a potential upside of 61.82%. América Móvil has a consensus target price of $17.22, suggesting a potential downside of 0.69%. Given Telefônica Brasil's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Telefônica Brasil is more favorable than América Móvil.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Telefônica Brasil	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60
América Móvil	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Summary

Telefônica Brasil beats América Móvil on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.