Bigblu Broadband (BBB) Competitors

Maintel (LON:MAI) and Bigblu Broadband (LON:BBB) are both small-cap communication services companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, community ranking, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends, risk, profitability, institutional ownership and earnings.

Is MAI or BBB more profitable?

Bigblu Broadband has a net margin of 16.14% compared to Maintel's net margin of -2.52%. Bigblu Broadband's return on equity of 72.30% beat Maintel's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Maintel	-2.52%	-17.74%	2.89%
Bigblu Broadband	16.14%	72.30%	-6.57%

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, MAI or BBB?

Bigblu Broadband has higher revenue and earnings than Maintel. Maintel is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Bigblu Broadband, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Maintel	£100.40M	0.32	-£2.53M	-£17.63	-12.82
Bigblu Broadband	£15.64B	0.00	£2.52B	£4.27 thousand	0.01

Is MAI or BBB a better dividend stock?

Maintel pays an annual dividend of GBX 35 per share and has a dividend yield of 15.5%. Bigblu Broadband pays an annual dividend of GBX 90 per share and has a dividend yield of 342.5%. Maintel pays out -198.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Bigblu Broadband pays out 2.1% 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.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer MAI or BBB?

Maintel received 51 more outperform votes than Bigblu Broadband when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 67.65% of users gave Bigblu Broadband an outperform vote while only 53.01% of users gave Maintel an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Maintel	Outperform Votes 97 53.01%	Underperform Votes 86 46.99%
Bigblu Broadband	Outperform Votes 46 67.65%	Underperform Votes 22 32.35%

Does the media favor MAI or BBB?

In the previous week, Bigblu Broadband had 2 more articles in the media than Maintel. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Bigblu Broadband and 0 mentions for Maintel. Maintel's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Bigblu Broadband'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Maintel	Neutral
Bigblu Broadband	Neutral

Which has more risk and volatility, MAI or BBB?

Maintel has a beta of 0.53, meaning that its share price is 47% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bigblu Broadband has a beta of 0.41, meaning that its share price is 59% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals believe in MAI or BBB?

30.5% of Maintel shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 54.1% of Bigblu Broadband shares are held by institutional investors. 62.9% of Maintel shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 22.3% of Bigblu Broadband shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Bigblu Broadband beats Maintel on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.