Which has stronger valuation and earnings, MAI or TOOP?

Toople has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Maintel. Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio Maintel £92.23M 0.15 -£2.53M -£11.80 N/A Toople £2.80M 0.00 -£1.16M N/A N/A

Is MAI or TOOP more profitable?

Maintel has a net margin of -1.84% compared to Toople's net margin of -41.45%. Toople's return on equity of 0.00% beat Maintel's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Maintel -1.84% -12.42% 2.89% Toople -41.45% N/A -25.05%

Is MAI or ORNT more profitable?

Maintel has a net margin of -1.84% compared to Orient Telecoms' net margin of -150.51%. Maintel's return on equity of -12.42% beat Orient Telecoms' return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Maintel -1.84% -12.42% 2.89% Orient Telecoms -150.51% -112.02% 3.83%

Does the media prefer MAI or ORNT?

In the previous week, Orient Telecoms had 1 more articles in the media than Maintel. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Orient Telecoms and 1 mentions for Maintel. Maintel's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Orient Telecoms' score of -0.47 indicating that Maintel is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Maintel 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Orient Telecoms 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral

Which has better valuation and earnings, MAI or SAT?

21512 (SAT.L) has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Maintel. Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio Maintel £92.23M 0.15 -£2.53M -£11.80 N/A 21512 (SAT.L) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Is MAI or SAT more profitable?

21512 (SAT.L) has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Maintel's net margin of -1.84%. 21512 (SAT.L)'s return on equity of 0.00% beat Maintel's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Maintel -1.84% -12.42% 2.89% 21512 (SAT.L) N/A N/A N/A

Which has better valuation & earnings, MAI or TPOP?

People's Operator has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Maintel. Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio Maintel £92.23M 0.15 -£2.53M -£11.80 N/A People's Operator N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Maintel (MAI) Competitors

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Should you buy Maintel stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Maintel with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Maintel include Bigblu Broadband (BBB), Toople (TOOP), Orient Telecoms (ORNT), 21512 (SAT.L) (SAT), and People's Operator (TPOP).

How does Maintel compare to Bigblu Broadband?

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

Maintel has a net margin of -1.84% compared to Bigblu Broadband's net margin of -707.47%. Maintel's return on equity of -12.42% beat Bigblu Broadband's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Maintel	-1.84%	-12.42%	2.89%
Bigblu Broadband	-707.47%	-81.96%	-6.57%

In the previous week, Maintel had 1 more articles in the media than Bigblu Broadband. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Maintel and 0 mentions for Bigblu Broadband. Maintel's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Bigblu Broadband's score of 0.00 indicating that Maintel is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Maintel	Positive
Bigblu Broadband	Neutral

Bigblu Broadband has lower revenue, but higher 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	£92.23M	0.15	-£2.53M	-£11.80	N/A
Bigblu Broadband	£774K	3.13	£2.52B	£26.40	0.21

5.6% of Maintel shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 26.2% of Bigblu Broadband shares are owned by institutional investors. 45.3% of Maintel shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 63.5% of Bigblu Broadband shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

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

Summary

Maintel beats Bigblu Broadband on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Maintel compare to Toople?

Maintel (LON:MAI) and Toople (LON:TOOP) are both small-cap communication services companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings and media sentiment.

5.6% of Maintel shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 15.6% of Toople shares are owned by institutional investors. 45.3% of Maintel shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 7.4% of Toople shares are owned 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.

Toople has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Maintel.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Maintel	£92.23M	0.15	-£2.53M	-£11.80	N/A
Toople	£2.80M	0.00	-£1.16M	N/A	N/A

Maintel has a net margin of -1.84% compared to Toople's net margin of -41.45%. Toople's return on equity of 0.00% beat Maintel's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Maintel	-1.84%	-12.42%	2.89%
Toople	-41.45%	N/A	-25.05%

In the previous week, Maintel had 1 more articles in the media than Toople. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Maintel and 0 mentions for Toople. Maintel's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Toople's score of 0.00 indicating that Maintel is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Maintel	Positive
Toople	Neutral

Maintel has a beta of 0.53, indicating that its share price is 47% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Toople has a beta of 0.54, indicating that its share price is 46% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Maintel beats Toople on 6 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Maintel compare to Orient Telecoms?

Maintel (LON:MAI) and Orient Telecoms (LON:ORNT) 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, valuation, profitability, risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings and dividends.

Orient Telecoms has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Maintel. Maintel is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Orient Telecoms, 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	£92.23M	0.15	-£2.53M	-£11.80	N/A
Orient Telecoms	£186.17K	2.42	£26.43K	-£2.79	N/A

5.6% of Maintel shares are held by institutional investors. 45.3% of Maintel shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Maintel has a beta of 0.53, meaning that its stock price is 47% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Orient Telecoms has a beta of 0.454, meaning that its stock price is 55% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Orient Telecoms had 1 more articles in the media than Maintel. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Orient Telecoms and 1 mentions for Maintel. Maintel's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Orient Telecoms' score of -0.47 indicating that Maintel is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Maintel	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Orient Telecoms	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Maintel has a net margin of -1.84% compared to Orient Telecoms' net margin of -150.51%. Maintel's return on equity of -12.42% beat Orient Telecoms' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Maintel	-1.84%	-12.42%	2.89%
Orient Telecoms	-150.51%	-112.02%	3.83%

Summary

Maintel beats Orient Telecoms on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Maintel compare to 21512 (SAT.L)?

Maintel (LON:MAI) and 21512 (SAT.L) (LON:SAT) are both communication services companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation and profitability.

In the previous week, Maintel had 1 more articles in the media than 21512 (SAT.L). MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Maintel and 0 mentions for 21512 (SAT.L). Maintel's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat 21512 (SAT.L)'s score of 0.00 indicating that Maintel is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Maintel	Positive
21512 (SAT.L)	Neutral

21512 (SAT.L) has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Maintel's net margin of -1.84%. 21512 (SAT.L)'s return on equity of 0.00% beat Maintel's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Maintel	-1.84%	-12.42%	2.89%
21512 (SAT.L)	N/A	N/A	N/A

21512 (SAT.L) has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Maintel.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Maintel	£92.23M	0.15	-£2.53M	-£11.80	N/A
21512 (SAT.L)	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

5.6% of Maintel shares are owned by institutional investors. 45.3% of Maintel shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Maintel beats 21512 (SAT.L) on 6 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Maintel compare to People's Operator?

Maintel (LON:MAI) and People's Operator (LON:TPOP) are both communication services companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability and dividends.

People's Operator has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Maintel.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Maintel	£92.23M	0.15	-£2.53M	-£11.80	N/A
People's Operator	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

In the previous week, Maintel had 1 more articles in the media than People's Operator. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Maintel and 0 mentions for People's Operator. Maintel's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat People's Operator's score of 0.00 indicating that Maintel is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Maintel	Positive
People's Operator	Neutral

People's Operator has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Maintel's net margin of -1.84%. People's Operator's return on equity of 0.00% beat Maintel's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Maintel	-1.84%	-12.42%	2.89%
People's Operator	N/A	N/A	N/A

5.6% of Maintel shares are owned by institutional investors. 45.3% of Maintel shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Maintel beats People's Operator on 6 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Metric	Maintel	Diversified Telecommunication Services Industry	Communication Services Sector	LON Exchange
Market Cap	£13.58M	£34.69B	£32.40B	£2.79B
Dividend Yield	20.00%	7.06%	5.35%	6.15%
P/E Ratio	-6.14	10.21	227.52	368.29
Price / Sales	0.15	22.36	61.08	83,501.30
Price / Cash	8.47	17.79	19.58	27.89
Price / Book	0.73	4.03	10.53	7.04
Net Income	-£2.53M	£1.13B	£1.11B	£5.89B
7 Day Performance	-3.33%	-0.46%	0.05%	6.05%
1 Month Performance	-13.69%	-1.35%	-1.27%	-0.22%
1 Year Performance	-61.84%	4.51%	4.73%	63.72%

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
MAI Maintel	N/A	GBX 72.50 flat	N/A	-61.8%	£13.58M	£92.23M	N/A	482
BBB Bigblu Broadband	N/A	GBX 5.55 -14.6%	N/A	-72.3%	£2.42M	£774K	0.21	90	Gap Down
TOOP Toople	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	£456K	£2.80M	N/A	19	Gap Up
ORNT Orient Telecoms	N/A	GBX 4 flat	N/A	N/A	£400K	£186.17K	N/A	9	Earnings Report
SAT 21512 (SAT.L)	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	£0.00	N/A	N/A	25

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Maintel (MAI) Competitors

MAI vs. BBB, TOOP, ORNT, SAT, and TPOP

How does Maintel compare to Bigblu Broadband?

Is MAI or BBB more profitable?

Does the media favor MAI or BBB?

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, MAI or BBB?

Do institutionals and insiders believe in MAI or BBB?

Which has more risk & volatility, MAI or BBB?

Summary

How does Maintel compare to Toople?

Do institutionals & insiders believe in MAI or TOOP?

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, MAI or TOOP?

Is MAI or TOOP more profitable?

Does the media favor MAI or TOOP?

Which has more volatility & risk, MAI or TOOP?

Summary

How does Maintel compare to Orient Telecoms?

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, MAI or ORNT?

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of MAI or ORNT?

Which has more risk & volatility, MAI or ORNT?

Does the media prefer MAI or ORNT?

Is MAI or ORNT more profitable?

Summary

How does Maintel compare to 21512 (SAT.L)?

Does the media refer more to MAI or SAT?

Is MAI or SAT more profitable?

Which has better valuation and earnings, MAI or SAT?

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of MAI or SAT?

Summary

How does Maintel compare to People's Operator?

Which has better valuation & earnings, MAI or TPOP?

Does the media refer more to MAI or TPOP?

Is MAI or TPOP more profitable?

Do insiders & institutionals believe in MAI or TPOP?

Summary

Media Sentiment Over Time

MAI vs. The Competition

Maintel Competitors List

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