Telefonica Brasil (VIV) Competitors

Telefonica Brasil (NYSE:VIV) and America Movil (NYSE:AMX) are both large-cap communication companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, institutional ownership, dividends and valuation.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of VIV or AMX?

5.2% of Telefonica Brasil shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 6.3% of America Movil shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of America Movil shares are held by company 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 VIV or AMX more profitable?

Telefonica Brasil has a net margin of 10.13% compared to America Movil's net margin of 6.11%. America Movil's return on equity of 12.59% beat Telefonica Brasil's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Telefonica Brasil	10.13%	8.32%	4.56%
America Movil	6.11%	12.59%	3.12%

Which has more volatility & risk, VIV or AMX?

Telefonica Brasil has a beta of 0.71, suggesting that its share price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, America Movil has a beta of 0.8, suggesting that its share price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend VIV or AMX?

Telefonica Brasil currently has a consensus price target of $12.70, suggesting a potential upside of 0.83%. America Movil has a consensus price target of $18.12, suggesting a potential downside of 9.97%. Given Telefonica Brasil's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Telefonica Brasil is more favorable than America Movil.

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
America Movil	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Is VIV or AMX a better dividend stock?

Telefonica Brasil pays an annual dividend of $0.29 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. America Movil pays an annual dividend of $0.51 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Telefonica Brasil pays out 46.8% 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 stronger valuation & earnings, VIV or AMX?

America Movil has higher revenue and earnings than Telefonica Brasil. Telefonica Brasil 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
Telefonica Brasil	$10.36B	1.98	$1.03B	$0.62	20.31
America Movil	$926.22B	0.07	$1.13B	$0.94	21.41

Does the media favor VIV or AMX?

In the previous week, America Movil had 1 more articles in the media than Telefonica Brasil. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for America Movil and 3 mentions for Telefonica Brasil. Telefonica Brasil's average media sentiment score of 1.18 beat America Movil's score of 1.18 indicating that Telefonica Brasil is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Telefonica Brasil	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
America Movil	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

America Movil beats Telefonica Brasil on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.