Which has stronger earnings & valuation, 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 0.12 -£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 -3.00% 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 -3.00% -19.65% 2.89% Toople -41.45% N/A -25.05%

Is MAI or ORNT more profitable?

Maintel has a net margin of -3.00% compared to Orient Telecoms' net margin of -150.51%. Maintel's return on equity of -19.65% beat Orient Telecoms' return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Maintel -3.00% -19.65% 2.89% Orient Telecoms -150.51% -112.02% 3.83%

Does the media favor MAI or ORNT?

In the previous week, Maintel had 1 more articles in the media than Orient Telecoms. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Maintel and 1 mentions for Orient Telecoms. Orient Telecoms' average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Maintel's score of -0.09 indicating that Orient Telecoms is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Maintel 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral 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 stronger 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 0.12 -£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 -3.00%. 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 -3.00% -19.65% 2.89% 21512 (SAT.L) N/A N/A N/A

Which has higher earnings & valuation, MAI or CWC?

Cable & Wireless Communications 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 0.12 -£2.53M -£11.80 N/A Cable & Wireless Communications N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Maintel (MAI) Competitors

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

Should you buy Maintel stock or one of its competitors? Maintel's main competitors and comparable companies include Bigblu Broadband (BBB), Toople (TOOP), Orient Telecoms (ORNT), 21512 (SAT.L) (SAT), and Cable & Wireless Communications (CWC). Companies are selected based on similarities in market, industry, and size. These companies are all part of the "integrated telecommunication services" industry.

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 better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, earnings, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations and profitability.

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

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	0.12	-£2.53M	-£11.80	N/A
Bigblu Broadband	£774K	3.13	£2.52B	£26.40	0.21

Maintel has a net margin of -3.00% compared to Bigblu Broadband's net margin of -707.47%. Maintel's return on equity of -19.65% beat Bigblu Broadband's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Maintel	-3.00%	-19.65%	2.89%
Bigblu Broadband	-707.47%	-81.96%	-6.57%

5.6% of Maintel shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 26.2% of Bigblu Broadband shares are owned by institutional investors. 54.6% of Maintel shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 63.5% of Bigblu Broadband shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Maintel had 2 more articles in the media than Bigblu Broadband. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Maintel and 0 mentions for Bigblu Broadband. Bigblu Broadband's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Maintel's score of -0.09 indicating that Bigblu Broadband is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Maintel	Neutral
Bigblu Broadband	Neutral

Summary

Bigblu Broadband beats Maintel 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 investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, earnings, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation and institutional ownership.

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

In the previous week, Maintel had 2 more articles in the media than Toople. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Maintel and 0 mentions for Toople. Toople's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Maintel's score of -0.09 indicating that Toople is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Maintel	Neutral
Toople	Neutral

5.6% of Maintel shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 15.6% of Toople shares are held by institutional investors. 54.6% of Maintel shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 7.4% of Toople shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Maintel has a net margin of -3.00% 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	-3.00%	-19.65%	2.89%
Toople	-41.45%	N/A	-25.05%

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	0.12	-£2.53M	-£11.80	N/A
Toople	£2.80M	0.00	-£1.16M	N/A	N/A

Summary

Toople beats Maintel 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 business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.

5.6% of Maintel shares are held by institutional investors. 54.6% 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 net margin of -3.00% compared to Orient Telecoms' net margin of -150.51%. Maintel's return on equity of -19.65% beat Orient Telecoms' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Maintel	-3.00%	-19.65%	2.89%
Orient Telecoms	-150.51%	-112.02%	3.83%

Orient Telecoms has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Maintel. Orient Telecoms is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Maintel, 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	0.12	-£2.53M	-£11.80	N/A
Orient Telecoms	£309.99K	1.45	£26.43K	-£0.77	N/A

In the previous week, Maintel had 1 more articles in the media than Orient Telecoms. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Maintel and 1 mentions for Orient Telecoms. Orient Telecoms' average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Maintel's score of -0.09 indicating that Orient Telecoms is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Maintel	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
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 beta of 0.53, suggesting that its stock price is 47% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Orient Telecoms has a beta of 0.454, suggesting that its stock price is 55% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Maintel beats Orient Telecoms on 8 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 compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, profitability and analyst recommendations.

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	0.12	-£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. 54.6% of Maintel shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Maintel had 2 more articles in the media than 21512 (SAT.L). MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Maintel and 0 mentions for 21512 (SAT.L). 21512 (SAT.L)'s average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Maintel's score of -0.09 indicating that 21512 (SAT.L) is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

21512 (SAT.L) has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Maintel's net margin of -3.00%. 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	-3.00%	-19.65%	2.89%
21512 (SAT.L)	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Maintel beats 21512 (SAT.L) on 5 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Maintel compare to Cable & Wireless Communications?

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

Cable & Wireless Communications 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	0.12	-£2.53M	-£11.80	N/A
Cable & Wireless Communications	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

In the previous week, Maintel had 2 more articles in the media than Cable & Wireless Communications. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Maintel and 0 mentions for Cable & Wireless Communications. Cable & Wireless Communications' average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Maintel's score of -0.09 indicating that Cable & Wireless Communications is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Maintel	Neutral
Cable & Wireless Communications	Neutral

5.6% of Maintel shares are owned by institutional investors. 54.6% of Maintel shares are owned 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.

Cable & Wireless Communications has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Maintel's net margin of -3.00%. Cable & Wireless Communications' return on equity of 0.00% beat Maintel's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Maintel	-3.00%	-19.65%	2.89%
Cable & Wireless Communications	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Maintel beats Cable & Wireless Communications on 5 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of LON and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. 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.

MAI vs. The Competition

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Metric	Maintel	Diversified Telecommunication Services Industry	Communication Services Sector	LON Exchange
Market Cap	£11.29M	£40.29B	£33.89B	£2.80B
Dividend Yield	20.00%	7.10%	5.53%	6.18%
P/E Ratio	-5.11	9.24	22.63	366.17
Price / Sales	0.12	22.00	66.52	89,425.29
Price / Cash	8.47	17.74	20.25	27.89
Price / Book	0.60	3.66	12.16	6.83
Net Income	-£2.53M	£1.07B	£1.12B	£5.89B
7 Day Performance	-5.86%	-1.74%	-1.63%	-0.75%
1 Month Performance	-10.07%	-3.62%	-3.77%	16.84%
1 Year Performance	-62.58%	1.78%	-9.26%	16.40%

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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 60.25 -2.8%	N/A	-62.7%	£11.29M	£92.23M	N/A	415	Earnings Report Gap Down
BBB Bigblu Broadband	N/A	GBX 5.55 -14.6%	N/A	-72.7%	£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 3.30 -26.7%	N/A	N/A	£330K	£309.99K	N/A	9
SAT 21512 (SAT.L)	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	£0.00	N/A	N/A	25

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

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Maintel (MAI) Competitors

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

How does Maintel compare to Bigblu Broadband?

Which has more volatility & risk, MAI or BBB?

Which has higher earnings & valuation, MAI or BBB?

Is MAI or BBB more profitable?

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in MAI or BBB?

Does the media favor MAI or BBB?

Summary

How does Maintel compare to Toople?

Which has more risk & volatility, MAI or TOOP?

Does the media refer more to MAI or TOOP?

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in MAI or TOOP?

Is MAI or TOOP more profitable?

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, MAI or TOOP?

Summary

How does Maintel compare to Orient Telecoms?

Do insiders and institutionals believe in MAI or ORNT?

Is MAI or ORNT more profitable?

Which has better valuation & earnings, MAI or ORNT?

Does the media favor MAI or ORNT?

Which has more volatility and risk, MAI or ORNT?

Summary

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

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, MAI or SAT?

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

Does the media prefer MAI or SAT?

Is MAI or SAT more profitable?

Summary

How does Maintel compare to Cable & Wireless Communications?

Which has higher earnings & valuation, MAI or CWC?

Does the media favor MAI or CWC?

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

Is MAI or CWC more profitable?

Summary

Media Sentiment Over Time

MAI vs. The Competition

Maintel Competitors List

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