B Communications (BCOM) Competitors

Shenandoah Telecommunications (NASDAQ:SHEN) and B Communications (NASDAQ:BCOM) are both small-cap utilities 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.

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of SHEN or BCOM?

62.0% of Shenandoah Telecommunications shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.9% of B Communications shares are held by institutional investors. 4.5% of Shenandoah Telecommunications 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.

Is SHEN or BCOM a better dividend stock?

Shenandoah Telecommunications pays an annual dividend of $0.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. B Communications pays an annual dividend of $0.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Shenandoah Telecommunications pays out -16.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Shenandoah Telecommunications has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years.

Which has more risk & volatility, SHEN or BCOM?

Shenandoah Telecommunications has a beta of 0.89, suggesting that its stock price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, B Communications has a beta of 2.08, suggesting that its stock price is 108% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is SHEN or BCOM more profitable?

B Communications has a net margin of 5.64% compared to Shenandoah Telecommunications' net margin of -10.07%. Shenandoah Telecommunications' return on equity of -3.18% beat B Communications' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Shenandoah Telecommunications	-10.07%	-3.18%	-1.70%
B Communications	5.64%	-461.79%	3.08%

Does the media refer more to SHEN or BCOM?

In the previous week, Shenandoah Telecommunications had 3 more articles in the media than B Communications. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Shenandoah Telecommunications and 0 mentions for B Communications. Shenandoah Telecommunications' average media sentiment score of 1.02 beat B Communications' score of 0.00 indicating that Shenandoah Telecommunications is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Shenandoah Telecommunications	Positive
B Communications	Neutral

Which has higher earnings and valuation, SHEN or BCOM?

Shenandoah Telecommunications has higher earnings, but lower revenue than B Communications.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Shenandoah Telecommunications	$328.06M	2.41	$190.39M	-$0.61	-23.62
B Communications	$2.58B	0.08	-$247M	N/A	N/A

Do analysts prefer SHEN or BCOM?

Shenandoah Telecommunications currently has a consensus price target of $26.00, indicating a potential upside of 80.43%. Given Shenandoah Telecommunications' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Shenandoah Telecommunications is more favorable than B Communications.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Shenandoah Telecommunications	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
B Communications	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Summary

Shenandoah Telecommunications beats B Communications on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.