Telefonica Brasil (VIV) Competitors

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

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, AMX or VIV?

America Movil has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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
America Movil	$47.69B	1.12	$1.13B	$0.54	32.65
Telefonica Brasil	$56.69B	0.34	$1.03B	$0.61	18.89

Which has more volatility and risk, AMX or VIV?

America Movil has a beta of 0.79, indicating that its share price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Telefonica Brasil has a beta of 0.75, indicating that its share price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate AMX or VIV?

America Movil currently has a consensus price target of $16.78, suggesting a potential downside of 4.82%. Telefonica Brasil has a consensus price target of $17.23, suggesting a potential upside of 49.59%. Given Telefonica Brasil's stronger consensus rating and 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
America Movil	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Telefonica Brasil	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60

Does the media refer more to AMX or VIV?

In the previous week, America Movil had 1 more articles in the media than Telefonica Brasil. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for America Movil and 4 mentions for Telefonica Brasil. America Movil's average media sentiment score of 0.62 beat Telefonica Brasil's score of -0.17 indicating that America Movil is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in AMX or VIV?

6.3% of America Movil shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 5.2% of Telefonica Brasil 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 stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is AMX or VIV more profitable?

Telefonica Brasil has a net margin of 10.07% compared to America Movil's net margin of 3.55%. Telefonica Brasil's return on equity of 8.09% beat America Movil's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
America Movil	3.55%	7.19%	1.79%
Telefonica Brasil	10.07%	8.09%	4.48%

Is AMX or VIV a better dividend stock?

America Movil pays an annual dividend of $0.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Telefonica Brasil pays an annual dividend of $0.22 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. America Movil pays out 44.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Telefonica Brasil pays out 36.1% 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. Telefonica Brasil is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Telefonica Brasil beats America Movil on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.