Telefonica Brasil (VIV) Competitors

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

Which has more volatility and risk, VIV or AMX?

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

Do analysts rate VIV or AMX?

Telefonica Brasil currently has a consensus target price of $17.23, indicating a potential upside of 50.29%. America Movil has a consensus target price of $16.78, indicating a potential downside of 4.88%. Given Telefonica Brasil's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research 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	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60
America Movil	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in 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, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is VIV or AMX a better dividend stock?

Telefonica Brasil pays an annual dividend of $0.22 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. America Movil pays an annual dividend of $0.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Telefonica Brasil pays out 36.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. America Movil pays out 44.4% 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.

Does the media favor VIV or AMX?

In the previous week, America Movil had 2 more articles in the media than Telefonica Brasil. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for America Movil and 3 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 news media.

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

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, VIV or AMX?

America Movil has lower revenue, but higher 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	$56.69B	0.33	$1.03B	$0.61	18.80
America Movil	$47.69B	1.12	$1.13B	$0.54	32.67

Is VIV or AMX 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
Telefonica Brasil	10.07%	8.09%	4.48%
America Movil	3.55%	7.19%	1.79%

Summary

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