ATN International (ATNI) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community favor ATNI or T?

AT&T received 1172 more outperform votes than ATN International when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.21% of users gave AT&T an outperform vote while only 59.52% of users gave ATN International an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
ATN International	Outperform Votes 300 59.52%	Underperform Votes 204 40.48%
AT&T	Outperform Votes 1472 68.21%	Underperform Votes 686 31.79%

Do institutionals & insiders believe in ATNI or T?

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

Is ATNI or T more profitable?

AT&T has a net margin of 8.95% compared to ATN International's net margin of -4.79%. AT&T's return on equity of 13.97% beat ATN International's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ATN International	-4.79%	0.52%	0.18%
AT&T	8.95%	13.97%	4.16%

Is ATNI or T a better dividend stock?

ATN International pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.9%. AT&T pays an annual dividend of $1.11 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. ATN International pays out -41.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. AT&T pays out 68.1% 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. 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.

Which has more volatility and risk, ATNI or T?

ATN International has a beta of 0.62, suggesting that its stock price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AT&T has a beta of 0.41, suggesting that its stock price is 59% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to ATNI or T?

In the previous week, AT&T had 66 more articles in the media than ATN International. MarketBeat recorded 67 mentions for AT&T and 1 mentions for ATN International. ATN International's average media sentiment score of 1.89 beat AT&T's score of 0.88 indicating that ATN International is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
ATN International	Very Positive
AT&T	Positive

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, ATNI or T?

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
ATN International	$721.58M	0.34	-$14.54M	-$2.31	-7.05
AT&T	$122.93B	1.66	$10.95B	$1.63	17.37

Do analysts recommend ATNI or T?

ATN International presently has a consensus price target of $26.00, suggesting a potential upside of 59.71%. AT&T has a consensus price target of $28.71, suggesting a potential upside of 1.41%. Given ATN International's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe ATN International is more favorable than AT&T.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ATN International	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
AT&T	1 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	17 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.72

Summary

AT&T beats ATN International on 13 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.