Deutsche Telekom (DTEGY) versus Its Rivals Head to Head Comparison

Deutsche Telekom (OTCMKTS:DTEGY) is one of 203 public companies in the “Diversified Telecommunication Services” industry, but how does it compare to its peers? We will compare Deutsche Telekom to related businesses based on the strength of its institutional ownership, dividends, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability and risk.

Profitability

This table compares Deutsche Telekom and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Deutsche Telekom	7.32%	11.58%	3.61%
Deutsche Telekom Competitors	-9.80%	-221.19%	-3.40%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Deutsche Telekom and its peers, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Deutsche Telekom	0	4	2	0	2.33
Deutsche Telekom Competitors	1759	5364	7770	386	2.44

As a group, “Diversified Telecommunication Services” companies have a potential upside of 22.10%. Given Deutsche Telekom’s peers stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Deutsche Telekom has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

33.0% of shares of all “Diversified Telecommunication Services” companies are held by institutional investors. 19.2% of shares of all “Diversified Telecommunication Services” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Deutsche Telekom and its peers revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Deutsche Telekom	$134.70 billion	$10.87 billion	13.42
Deutsche Telekom Competitors	$24.27 billion	$893.66 million	-167.54

Deutsche Telekom has higher revenue and earnings than its peers. Deutsche Telekom is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Risk and Volatility

Deutsche Telekom has a beta of 0.39, suggesting that its share price is 61% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Deutsche Telekom’s peers have a beta of -4.90, suggesting that their average share price is 590% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Deutsche Telekom beats its peers on 7 of the 13 factors compared.

Deutsche Telekom Company Profile

Deutsche Telekom is a telecommunications and technology company headquartered in Bonn, Germany. Established in 1995 following the privatization of Germany’s state-owned postal and telecommunications services, it provides mobile and fixed-line communications, broadband internet, television, and digital services. The company serves consumers and businesses in Germany and other European markets, and has a major presence in the United States through T-Mobile US. Its offerings include mobile voice and data plans, fiber and other fixed-network connections, and information technology and communications solutions for business customers.