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Verizon Communications (VZ) Competitors

$37.37
+0.02 (+0.05%)
(As of 02:16 PM ET)
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Today's Range
$37.20
$37.50
50-Day Range
$30.67
$37.39
52-Week Range
$30.14
$42.58
Volume
6.47 million shs
Average Volume
21.92 million shs
Market Capitalization
$157.11 billion
P/E Ratio
7.53
Dividend Yield
7.12%
Price Target
$41.50

VZ vs. T, AMX, INTU, QCOM, IBM, TXN, NOW, SAP, INTC, and AMAT

Should you be buying Verizon Communications stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Verizon Communications include AT&T (T), América Móvil (AMX), Intuit (INTU), QUALCOMM (QCOM), International Business Machines (IBM), Texas Instruments (TXN), ServiceNow (NOW), SAP (SAP), Intel (INTC), and Applied Materials (AMAT). These companies are all part of the "computer and technology" sector.

Verizon Communications vs.

Verizon Communications (NYSE:VZ) and AT&T (NYSE:T) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, community ranking and risk.

Verizon Communications pays an annual dividend of $2.66 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.1%. AT&T pays an annual dividend of $1.11 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.9%. Verizon Communications pays out 53.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. AT&T pays out -72.1% 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.

Verizon Communications has a net margin of 15.58% compared to AT&T's net margin of -9.29%. Verizon Communications' return on equity of 21.26% beat AT&T's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Verizon Communications15.58% 21.26% 5.34%
AT&T -9.29%16.26%4.51%

Verizon Communications has a beta of 0.4, indicating that its share price is 60% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AT&T has a beta of 0.6, indicating that its share price is 40% less volatile than the S&P 500.

61.1% of Verizon Communications shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 53.7% of AT&T shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of Verizon Communications shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of AT&T shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

AT&T received 312 more outperform votes than Verizon Communications when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.97% of users gave AT&T an outperform vote while only 59.03% of users gave Verizon Communications an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Verizon CommunicationsOutperform Votes
1095
59.03%
Underperform Votes
760
40.97%
AT&TOutperform Votes
1407
67.97%
Underperform Votes
663
32.03%

Verizon Communications has higher revenue and earnings than AT&T. AT&T is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Verizon Communications, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Verizon Communications$136.84B1.15$21.26B$4.967.53
AT&T$120.74B0.95-$7.86B-$1.54-10.47

Verizon Communications presently has a consensus price target of $41.50, indicating a potential upside of 11.32%. AT&T has a consensus price target of $20.90, indicating a potential upside of 28.93%. Given AT&T's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe AT&T is more favorable than Verizon Communications.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Verizon Communications
0 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
7 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.58
AT&T
0 Sell rating(s)
6 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.58

In the previous week, AT&T had 6 more articles in the media than Verizon Communications. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for AT&T and 17 mentions for Verizon Communications. Verizon Communications' average media sentiment score of 1.22 beat AT&T's score of 0.36 indicating that Verizon Communications is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Verizon Communications
12 Very Positive mention(s)
4 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
AT&T
9 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
11 Neutral mention(s)
2 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Summary

Verizon Communications beats AT&T on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.


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Media Sentiment Over Time

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VZ vs. The Competition

MetricVerizon CommunicationsTelephone communication, except radio IndustryComputer SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$156.98B$21.62B$16.82B$15.54B
Dividend Yield7.11%3.78%2.81%3.79%
P/E Ratio7.5315.36225.6222.51
Price / Sales1.158.20506.3510.13
Price / Cash4.0412.2728.7615.29
Price / Book1.702.578.796.55
Net Income$21.26B$671.66M$529.73M$906.63M
7 Day Performance0.24%1.86%0.85%2.86%
1 Month Performance11.66%9.70%14.28%13.32%
1 Year Performance-2.35%0.05%13.62%2.93%

Verizon Communications Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
T
AT&T
2.6005 of 5 stars
$16.20
+0.6%
$20.90
+29.1%
-15.2%$115.79B$121.75B-10.52160,700
AMX
América Móvil
2.5188 of 5 stars
$17.65
-0.3%
$22.21
+25.9%
-13.5%$55.51B$831.26B14.47176,014Short Interest ↓
INTU
Intuit
2.9918 of 5 stars
$562.18
-0.4%
$567.41
+0.9%
+43.0%$157.58B$14.37B66.6118,200Analyst Report
Short Interest ↑
QCOM
QUALCOMM
2.7591 of 5 stars
$127.02
-1.9%
$137.85
+8.5%
+3.8%$141.75B$35.82B19.7950,000Short Interest ↑
IBM
International Business Machines
2.0812 of 5 stars
$153.92
-0.3%
$149.09
-3.1%
+4.9%$140.55B$61.17B20.41345,000
TXN
Texas Instruments
2.6633 of 5 stars
$153.43
-1.4%
$173.57
+13.1%
-13.8%$139.35B$20.03B19.9333,000Positive News
NOW
ServiceNow
2.4189 of 5 stars
$668.40
+0.2%
$614.77
-8.0%
+64.7%$137.02B$7.25B86.5820,433Insider Selling
News Coverage
SAP
SAP
2.005 of 5 stars
$152.51
-0.5%
$146.29
-4.1%
+40.0%$179.90B$32.15B29.33111,961Short Interest ↑
INTC
Intel
2.2815 of 5 stars
$43.64
-2.5%
$35.68
-18.2%
+50.2%$183.99B$52.86B-109.10131,900Short Interest ↑
AMAT
Applied Materials
2.5724 of 5 stars
$149.25
-2.2%
$161.29
+8.1%
+42.5%$125.30B$26.54B19.6933,000Positive News

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