Maintel (MAI) Competitors

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

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 346.2%. 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 favor 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%

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership 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, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

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 more risk & volatility, MAI or BBB?

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

Does the media favor MAI or BBB?

In the previous week, Bigblu Broadband had 3 more articles in the media than Maintel. MarketBeat recorded 3 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 stronger earnings & 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

Summary

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