ATN International (ATNI) Competitors

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

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 more volatility and risk, T or ATNI?

AT&T has a beta of 0.42, suggesting that its share price is 58% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ATN International has a beta of 0.69, suggesting that its share price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in 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 large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer T or ATNI?

In the previous week, AT&T had 69 more articles in the media than ATN International. MarketBeat recorded 71 mentions for AT&T and 2 mentions for ATN International. AT&T's average media sentiment score of 1.08 beat ATN International's score of 0.94 indicating that AT&T is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
AT&T	49 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	15 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
ATN International	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts recommend T or ATNI?

AT&T presently has a consensus target price of $30.21, indicating a potential upside of 4.42%. ATN International has a consensus target price of $26.00, indicating a potential upside of 60.44%. Given ATN International's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe ATN International is more favorable than AT&T.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
AT&T	1 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	17 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75
ATN International	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, 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	1.69	$10.95B	$1.76	16.44
ATN International	$729.08M	0.34	-$26.43M	-$3.37	-4.81

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 3.8%. ATN International pays an annual dividend of $1.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.8%. 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 raised 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.

Summary

AT&T beats ATN International on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.