ATN International (ATNI) Competitors

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

Do insiders & institutionals 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 company insiders. Comparatively, 5.4% of ATN International 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.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer T or ATNI?

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

Which has better valuation and 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	$122.93B	1.61	$10.95B	$1.63	16.85
ATN International	$721.58M	0.30	-$14.54M	-$2.31	-6.16

Which has more volatility & risk, T or ATNI?

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

Is T or ATNI 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
AT&T	8.95%	13.97%	4.16%
ATN International	-4.79%	0.52%	0.18%

Does the media favor T or ATNI?

In the previous week, AT&T had 80 more articles in the media than ATN International. MarketBeat recorded 80 mentions for AT&T and 0 mentions for ATN International. AT&T's average media sentiment score of 0.77 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

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 4.0%. ATN International pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.7%. AT&T pays out 68.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. ATN International pays out -41.6% 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.

Do analysts rate T or ATNI?

AT&T presently has a consensus target price of $28.71, suggesting a potential upside of 4.55%. ATN International has a consensus target price of $26.00, suggesting a potential upside of 82.71%. Given ATN International's stronger consensus rating and higher probable 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	1 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	17 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.72
ATN International	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

AT&T beats ATN International on 14 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.