Maintel (MAI) Competitors GBX 141.30 +1.30 (+0.93%) As of 09:54 AM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock MAI vs. BBB, TOOP, ORNT, SAT, TPOP, VOD, BT.A, ZEG, AAF, and ISATShould you be buying Maintel stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Maintel include Bigblu Broadband (BBB), Toople (TOOP), Orient Telecoms (ORNT), 21512 (SAT.L) (SAT), People's Operator (TPOP), Vodafone Group Public (VOD), BT Group (BT.A), Zegona Communications (ZEG), Airtel Africa (AAF), and Inmarsat (ISAT). These companies are all part of the "telecom services" industry. Maintel vs. Its Competitors Bigblu Broadband Toople Orient Telecoms 21512 (SAT.L) People's Operator Vodafone Group Public BT Group Zegona Communications Airtel Africa Inmarsat Maintel (LON:MAI) and Bigblu Broadband (LON:BBB) are both small-cap communication services companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership and valuation. 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% Do institutionals and insiders believe in MAI or BBB? 15.7% of Maintel shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 26.2% of Bigblu Broadband shares are held by institutional investors. 45.3% of Maintel shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 63.5% of Bigblu Broadband shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media favor MAI or BBB? In the previous week, Maintel had 1 more articles in the media than Bigblu Broadband. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Maintel and 1 mentions for Bigblu Broadband. Bigblu Broadband's average media sentiment score of 0.84 beat Maintel's score of 0.01 indicating that Bigblu Broadband is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Maintel Neutral Bigblu Broadband Positive Which has stronger valuation and earnings, MAI or BBB? Bigblu Broadband has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Maintel. Bigblu Broadband is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Maintel, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioMaintel£97.86M0.21-£2.53M£0.044,037.14Bigblu Broadband£774K12.34£2.52B£0.2682.95 Which has more volatility & risk, MAI or BBB? Maintel has a beta of 0.53, indicating that its stock price is 47% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bigblu Broadband has a beta of 0.41, indicating that its stock price is 59% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryBigblu Broadband beats Maintel on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Maintel News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for MAI and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart MAI vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricMaintelTelecom Services IndustryCommunication SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£20.29M£12.95B£3.60B£2.56BDividend Yield20.00%9.35%6.74%5.30%P/E Ratio4,037.14263.08355.825,217.06Price / Sales0.21183.81145.8795,747.11Price / Cash8.4731.1616.3527.93Price / Book1.424.344.876.52Net Income-£2.53M£628.05M£78.98M£5.89B7 Day Performance-25.19%-0.75%-1.27%0.52%1 Month Performance-27.54%2.08%0.63%45.66%1 Year Performance-47.67%23.42%30.35%155.22% Maintel Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MAIMaintelN/AGBX 141.30+0.9%N/A-49.4%£20.29M£97.86M4,037.14482News CoverageHigh Trading VolumeBBBBigblu BroadbandN/AGBX 20.33+1.6%N/A-30.8%£8.72M£696K-241.9690Positive NewsEarnings ReportTOOPToopleN/AN/AN/AN/A£456K£2.80M-0.3019Gap UpORNTOrient TelecomsN/AGBX 4flatN/AN/A£400K£282.57K-701.759SAT21512 (SAT.L)N/AN/AN/AN/A£0.00N/A0.0025TPOPPeople's OperatorN/AN/AN/AN/A£0.00N/A0.00N/AVODVodafone Group Public2.2835 of 5 starsGBX 88.36+0.2%GBX 73-17.4%+15.1%£21.55B£37.45B-554.33104,000News CoverageBT.ABT Group1.7206 of 5 starsGBX 216.50-0.3%N/A+46.7%£21.03B£20.36B2,042.4598,400ZEGZegona Communications1.124 of 5 starsGBX 1,170+0.9%GBX 1,293.33+10.5%+217.0%£9.03B£302.06M10,636.366AAFAirtel Africa0.8914 of 5 starsGBX 221.80+0.6%GBX 141.50-36.2%+85.5%£8.14B£5.21B2,410.874,098ISATInmarsatN/AN/AN/AN/A£2.56B£1.44B-41.561,800High Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies BBB Competitors TOOP Competitors ORNT Competitors SAT Competitors TPOP Competitors VOD Competitors BT.A Competitors ZEG Competitors AAF Competitors ISAT Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (LON:MAI) was last updated on 9/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersCapital Gains Tax Strategies for SeniorsCapital gains taxes can take a bite out of your retirement income—unless you have a smart strategy. 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