ATN International (ATNI) Competitors

AT&T (NYSE:T) and ATN International (NASDAQ:ATNI) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, risk and media sentiment.

Which has more risk & volatility, T or ATNI?

AT&T has a beta of 0.42, suggesting that its stock price is 58% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ATN International has a beta of 0.64, suggesting that its stock price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of T or ATNI?

57.1% of AT&T shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 65.5% of ATN International shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of AT&T shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 5.4% of ATN International shares are held by 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.

Do analysts prefer T or ATNI?

AT&T currently has a consensus price target of $30.65, indicating a potential upside of 16.44%. ATN International has a consensus price target of $26.00, indicating a potential upside of 75.20%. Given ATN International's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe ATN International is more favorable than AT&T.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
AT&T	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	16 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75
ATN International	2 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.67

Is T or ATNI more profitable?

AT&T has a net margin of 10.29% compared to ATN International's net margin of -6.26%. AT&T's return on equity of 13.36% beat ATN International's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
AT&T	10.29%	13.36%	3.99%
ATN International	-6.26%	-0.61%	-0.21%

Which has higher earnings and valuation, T or ATNI?

AT&T has higher revenue and earnings than ATN International. ATN International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than AT&T, 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
AT&T	$122.34B	1.54	$10.95B	$1.76	14.96
ATN International	$719.59M	0.31	-$26.43M	-$3.37	-4.40

Is T or ATNI a better dividend stock?

AT&T pays an annual dividend of $1.11 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. ATN International pays an annual dividend of $1.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.4%. AT&T pays out 63.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. ATN International pays out -32.6% 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. ATN International has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years. ATN International is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Does the media refer more to T or ATNI?

In the previous week, AT&T had 64 more articles in the media than ATN International. MarketBeat recorded 64 mentions for AT&T and 0 mentions for ATN International. AT&T's average media sentiment score of 0.89 beat ATN International's score of 0.00 indicating that AT&T is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
AT&T	Positive
ATN International	Neutral

Summary

AT&T beats ATN International on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.