Vodafone Group Plc (ADR) (VOD) Why This Company Beats BT Group plc (ADR) (BT)

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Elephants
There are elephants in both these rooms. For BT Group plc (ADR) (NYSE:BT), it’s that massive pension fund, which is going be a millstone round the company’s neck for decades — in fact, BT Group plc (ADR) (NYSE:BT) is often described as a pension fund manager that has an interest in phones on the side. The worst days of the deficit during the stock market slump are behind us — but what will happen in the next bear market when assets values fall again?

For Vodafone Group Plc (ADR) (NASDAQ:VOD), we have the repeatedly raised and denied rumors of a merger or a takeover with or by some combination of Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ) and AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) — or maybe a buyout of its stake in Verizon Wireless.

The big difference is that if Vodafone Group Plc (ADR) (NASDAQ:VOD)’s elephant comes home to, erm, roost, it would almost certainly be at a nice price for shareholders.

Vodafone is my pick of the sector — and if you do your own research, you might agree.

The article Why Vodafone Group (LSE:VOD) (NASDAQ:VOD) Beats BT Group originally appeared on Fool.com and is written by Alan Oscroft.

Alan Oscroft has no position in any stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool recommends Vodafone.

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