Telecom Argentina Stet – France Telecom (NYSE:TEO – Get Free Report) is one of 203 public companies in the “Diversified Telecommunication Services” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its rivals? We will compare Telecom Argentina Stet – France Telecom to similar companies based on the strength of its dividends, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, earnings and analyst recommendations.
Profitability
This table compares Telecom Argentina Stet – France Telecom and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Telecom Argentina Stet – France Telecom | 7.61% | 9.38% | 4.11% |
| Telecom Argentina Stet – France Telecom Competitors | -11.87% | -217.43% | -3.33% |
Institutional and Insider Ownership
32.6% of shares of all “Diversified Telecommunication Services” companies are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Telecom Argentina Stet – France Telecom shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 18.3% of shares of all “Diversified Telecommunication Services” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Telecom Argentina Stet – France Telecom and its rivals top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Net Income | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Telecom Argentina Stet – France Telecom | $8,926.69 billion | -$136.01 million | 8.10 |
| Telecom Argentina Stet – France Telecom Competitors | $1,920.87 billion | $893.66 million | -168.48 |
Telecom Argentina Stet – France Telecom has higher revenue, but lower earnings than its rivals. Telecom Argentina Stet – France Telecom is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Telecom Argentina Stet – France Telecom and its rivals, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Telecom Argentina Stet – France Telecom | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2.43 |
| Telecom Argentina Stet – France Telecom Competitors | 1754 | 5350 | 7764 | 384 | 2.44 |
Telecom Argentina Stet – France Telecom presently has a consensus target price of $15.93, indicating a potential upside of 59.81%. As a group, “Diversified Telecommunication Services” companies have a potential upside of 24.11%. Given Telecom Argentina Stet – France Telecom’s higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Telecom Argentina Stet – France Telecom is more favorable than its rivals.
Risk & Volatility
Telecom Argentina Stet – France Telecom has a beta of 1.41, indicating that its share price is 41% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Telecom Argentina Stet – France Telecom’s rivals have a beta of -4.82, indicating that their average share price is 582% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Telecom Argentina Stet – France Telecom beats its rivals on 8 of the 13 factors compared.
Telecom Argentina Stet – France Telecom Company Profile
Telecom Argentina S.A., together with its subsidiaries, provides telecommunications services. The company offers mobile telecommunications services, including voice communications, high-speed mobile Internet content and applications download, online streaming, and other services; and sells mobile communication devices, such as handsets, Modems MiFi and wingles, and smart watches. It also internet connectivity products, including virtual private network services, traditional Internet protocol links, and other products; and programming and other cable television services. In addition, the company offers telephone services, including local, domestic, and international long-distance telephone services, as well as public telephone services; and other related supplementary services, such as call waiting, call forwarding, conference calls, caller ID, voice mail, itemized billing, and maintenance services. Further, it provides Infrastructure, interconnection, datacenter, Internet, value added, and international long-distance services; and data services, including data transmission, virtual private networks, symmetric Internet access, national and international signal transport, and videoconferencing services; Personal Pay, a digital wallet service; and management and administration services. The company was formerly known as Cablevisión S.A. and changed its name to Telecom Argentina S.A. in January 2018. Telecom Argentina S.A. was founded in 1979 and is based in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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