Telefônica Brasil (VIV) Competitors

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

Does the media refer more to VIV or AMX?

In the previous week, América Móvil had 5 more articles in the media than Telefônica Brasil. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for América Móvil and 5 mentions for Telefônica Brasil. América Móvil's average media sentiment score of 0.32 beat Telefônica Brasil's score of 0.20 indicating that América Móvil is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Telefônica Brasil	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
América Móvil	3 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts rate VIV or AMX?

Telefônica Brasil currently has a consensus price target of $17.23, indicating a potential upside of 79.46%. América Móvil has a consensus price target of $17.22, indicating a potential upside of 0.29%. Given Telefônica Brasil's higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly 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)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer VIV or AMX?

América Móvil received 140 more outperform votes than Telefônica Brasil when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.94% of users gave América Móvil an outperform vote while only 60.84% of users gave Telefônica Brasil an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Telefônica Brasil	Outperform Votes 376 60.84%	Underperform Votes 242 39.16%
América Móvil	Outperform Votes 516 61.94%	Underperform Votes 317 38.06%

Is VIV or AMX a better dividend stock?

Telefônica Brasil pays an annual dividend of $0.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. América Móvil pays an annual dividend of $0.23 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Telefônica Brasil pays out 49.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. América Móvil pays out 46.9% 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 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	$55.85B	0.28	$1.01B	$0.61	15.74
América Móvil	$869.22B	0.06	$1.55B	$0.49	35.04

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%

Which has more risk & volatility, VIV or AMX?

Telefônica Brasil has a beta of 0.6, meaning that its share price is 40% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, América Móvil has a beta of 0.79, meaning that its share price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of 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 large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

América Móvil beats Telefônica Brasil on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.