Anterix (ATEX) Competitors

Adeia (NASDAQ:ADEA) and Anterix (NASDAQ:ATEX) are both small-cap communication companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, profitability and institutional ownership.

Is ADEA or ATEX more profitable?

Adeia has a net margin of 19.86% compared to Anterix's net margin of -188.56%. Adeia's return on equity of 31.54% beat Anterix's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Adeia	19.86%	31.54%	11.08%
Anterix	-188.56%	-29.71%	-13.48%

Do analysts recommend ADEA or ATEX?

Adeia currently has a consensus price target of $19.50, indicating a potential upside of 47.17%. Anterix has a consensus price target of $67.00, indicating a potential upside of 216.04%. Given Anterix's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Anterix is more favorable than Adeia.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Adeia	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Anterix	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.50

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in ADEA or ATEX?

97.4% of Adeia shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.7% of Anterix shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of Adeia shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 45.6% of Anterix shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility & risk, ADEA or ATEX?

Adeia has a beta of 1.59, meaning that its stock price is 59% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Anterix has a beta of 0.87, meaning that its stock price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, ADEA or ATEX?

Adeia has higher revenue and earnings than Anterix. Anterix is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Adeia, 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
Adeia	$376.02M	3.82	$64.62M	$0.66	20.08
Anterix	$6.03M	65.74	-$11.37M	-$0.63	-33.65

Does the media favor ADEA or ATEX?

In the previous week, Adeia had 1 more articles in the media than Anterix. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Adeia and 3 mentions for Anterix. Adeia's average media sentiment score of 1.75 beat Anterix's score of 0.63 indicating that Adeia is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Adeia	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Anterix	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Adeia beats Anterix on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.