GOOG vs VZ
Alphabet Inc. Class C Capital Stock vs Verizon Communications Inc. Common Stock. Side-by-side ACCE scores, valuation, profitability, and growth.
$GOOG wins — and it's not close
$GOOG trades at $366.73 with a $4.46T market cap, while $VZ sits at $45.64 with a $187.36B market cap — two very different animals. The ACCE composite scores reflect that gap: 79 vs. 65, with $GOOG's growth (88) and momentum (90) scores towering over $VZ's 31 and 63.
The fundamentals back it up. $GOOG posted 82.0% earnings growth and 21.8% revenue growth year-over-year, against $VZ's tepid 4.3% and 2.9%. Alphabet's net margin of 37.9% and ROE of 38.9% are exceptional; Verizon's 12.5% margin and 17.2% ROE reflect a capital-heavy telecom grinding under a D/E ratio of 1.51 versus Alphabet's near-debt-free 0.11.
$VZ does score a legitimate win on value (96 vs. 39) — a forward P/E of 9.1 and a 5.9% dividend yield make it attractive for income-focused portfolios. The analyst target of $51.85 implies ~14% upside from current levels.
But $GOOG's analyst target of $407.22 (~11% upside) comes with far superior growth, quality (100), and balance sheet strength. For total return, $GOOG is the clear choice.