iQSTEL (IQST) Competitors

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IQST vs. CHAI, CRGE, FENG, NXPL, and OBAI

Should you buy iQSTEL stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares iQSTEL with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with iQSTEL include Core AI (CHAI), Charge Enterprises (CRGE), Phoenix New Media (FENG), NextPlat (NXPL), and TG-17 (OBAI). These companies are all part of the "communication" industry.

How does iQSTEL compare to Core AI?

iQSTEL (NASDAQ:IQST) and Core AI (NASDAQ:CHAI) are both small-cap telephone communications industry companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, risk, media sentiment and valuation.

In the previous week, iQSTEL had 6 more articles in the media than Core AI. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for iQSTEL and 0 mentions for Core AI. Core AI's average media sentiment score of 0.26 beat iQSTEL's score of -0.50 indicating that Core AI is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
iQSTEL	Negative
Core AI	Neutral

9.9% of Core AI shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of iQSTEL shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.8% of Core AI shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

iQSTEL has higher revenue and earnings than Core AI. iQSTEL is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Core AI, 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
iQSTEL	$316.90M	0.03	-$9.16M	-$2.68	N/A
Core AI	$55.24M	0.40	-$25.27M	-$87.82	N/A

iQSTEL currently has a consensus price target of $18.00, indicating a potential upside of 1,387.60%. Given iQSTEL's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe iQSTEL is more favorable than Core AI.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
iQSTEL	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Core AI	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

iQSTEL has a net margin of -2.62% compared to Core AI's net margin of -225.94%. iQSTEL's return on equity of -45.89% beat Core AI's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
iQSTEL	-2.62%	-45.89%	-14.84%
Core AI	-225.94%	-207.10%	-125.76%

Summary

iQSTEL beats Core AI on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does iQSTEL compare to Charge Enterprises?

Charge Enterprises (NASDAQ:CRGE) and iQSTEL (NASDAQ:IQST) are both small-cap communication companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, valuation, media sentiment and dividends.

In the previous week, iQSTEL had 6 more articles in the media than Charge Enterprises. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for iQSTEL and 0 mentions for Charge Enterprises. Charge Enterprises' average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat iQSTEL's score of -0.50 indicating that Charge Enterprises is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Charge Enterprises	Neutral
iQSTEL	Negative

21.2% of Charge Enterprises shares are owned by institutional investors. 25.2% of Charge Enterprises shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of iQSTEL shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

iQSTEL has a consensus target price of $18.00, suggesting a potential upside of 1,387.60%. Given iQSTEL's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe iQSTEL is more favorable than Charge Enterprises.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Charge Enterprises	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
iQSTEL	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

iQSTEL has a net margin of -2.62% compared to Charge Enterprises' net margin of -5.76%. iQSTEL's return on equity of -45.89% beat Charge Enterprises' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Charge Enterprises	-5.76%	-136.79%	-20.11%
iQSTEL	-2.62%	-45.89%	-14.84%

iQSTEL has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Charge Enterprises. Charge Enterprises is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than iQSTEL, 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
Charge Enterprises	$641.37M	0.03	-$30.35M	-$0.20	N/A
iQSTEL	$316.90M	0.03	-$9.16M	-$2.68	N/A

Summary

iQSTEL beats Charge Enterprises on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does iQSTEL compare to Phoenix New Media?

iQSTEL (NASDAQ:IQST) and Phoenix New Media (NYSE:FENG) are both small-cap communication companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, profitability, media sentiment, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends and institutional ownership.

iQSTEL presently has a consensus target price of $18.00, indicating a potential upside of 1,387.60%. Given iQSTEL's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe iQSTEL is more favorable than Phoenix New Media.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
iQSTEL	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Phoenix New Media	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00

Phoenix New Media has a net margin of 1.76% compared to iQSTEL's net margin of -2.62%. Phoenix New Media's return on equity of 1.31% beat iQSTEL's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
iQSTEL	-2.62%	-45.89%	-14.84%
Phoenix New Media	1.76%	1.31%	0.88%

6.3% of Phoenix New Media shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of iQSTEL shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 10.9% of Phoenix New Media shares are owned 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.

Phoenix New Media has lower revenue, but higher earnings than iQSTEL. iQSTEL is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Phoenix New Media, 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
iQSTEL	$316.90M	0.03	-$9.16M	-$2.68	N/A
Phoenix New Media	$109.47M	0.18	$50K	$0.16	10.06

In the previous week, iQSTEL had 6 more articles in the media than Phoenix New Media. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for iQSTEL and 0 mentions for Phoenix New Media. Phoenix New Media's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat iQSTEL's score of -0.50 indicating that Phoenix New Media is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
iQSTEL	Negative
Phoenix New Media	Neutral

Summary

Phoenix New Media beats iQSTEL on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does iQSTEL compare to NextPlat?

iQSTEL (NASDAQ:IQST) and NextPlat (NASDAQ:NXPL) are both small-cap communication companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, risk and analyst recommendations.

1.3% of NextPlat shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of iQSTEL shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 38.2% of NextPlat shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

iQSTEL has a net margin of -2.62% compared to NextPlat's net margin of -23.14%. iQSTEL's return on equity of -45.89% beat NextPlat's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
iQSTEL	-2.62%	-45.89%	-14.84%
NextPlat	-23.14%	-58.05%	-39.81%

iQSTEL presently has a consensus target price of $18.00, suggesting a potential upside of 1,387.60%. Given iQSTEL's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe iQSTEL is more favorable than NextPlat.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
iQSTEL	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
NextPlat	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00

In the previous week, iQSTEL had 5 more articles in the media than NextPlat. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for iQSTEL and 1 mentions for NextPlat. NextPlat's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat iQSTEL's score of -0.50 indicating that NextPlat is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
iQSTEL	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Negative
NextPlat	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

iQSTEL has higher revenue and earnings than NextPlat. NextPlat is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than iQSTEL, 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
iQSTEL	$316.90M	0.03	-$9.16M	-$2.68	N/A
NextPlat	$54.32M	0.30	-$10.46M	-$4.32	N/A

Summary

iQSTEL beats NextPlat on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does iQSTEL compare to TG-17?

TG-17 (NASDAQ:OBAI) and iQSTEL (NASDAQ:IQST) are both small-cap communication companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, risk, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and profitability.

TG-17 has higher earnings, but lower revenue than iQSTEL.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
TG-17	$10.07M	1.10	N/A	N/A	N/A
iQSTEL	$316.90M	0.03	-$9.16M	-$2.68	N/A

iQSTEL has a consensus price target of $18.00, suggesting a potential upside of 1,387.60%. Given iQSTEL's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe iQSTEL is more favorable than TG-17.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
TG-17	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00
iQSTEL	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

TG-17 has a net margin of 0.00% compared to iQSTEL's net margin of -2.62%. TG-17's return on equity of 0.00% beat iQSTEL's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
TG-17	N/A	N/A	N/A
iQSTEL	-2.62%	-45.89%	-14.84%

In the previous week, iQSTEL had 6 more articles in the media than TG-17. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for iQSTEL and 0 mentions for TG-17. TG-17's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat iQSTEL's score of -0.50 indicating that TG-17 is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
TG-17	Neutral
iQSTEL	Negative

Summary

TG-17 and iQSTEL tied by winning 5 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.

IQST vs. The Competition

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Metric	iQSTEL	Telephone Communications Industry	Computer Sector	NASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap	$8.15M	$1.56B	$39.37B	$12.34B
Dividend Yield	N/A	1.99%	3.20%	5.28%
P/E Ratio	-0.45	11.42	79.19	25.66
Price / Sales	0.03	7.52	628.57	86.31
Price / Cash	N/A	14.57	48.72	56.67
Price / Book	0.57	1.35	10.54	7.14
Net Income	-$9.16M	$34.58M	$1.07B	$335.98M
7 Day Performance	-4.72%	0.29%	3.79%	4.15%
1 Month Performance	-24.84%	1.96%	6.28%	2.54%
1 Year Performance	N/A	1.34%	169.83%	35.06%

iQSTEL Competitors List

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
IQST iQSTEL	2.0051 of 5 stars	$1.21 flat	$18.00 +1,387.6%	N/A	$8.15M	$316.90M	N/A	50	Earnings Report
CHAI Core AI	1.1572 of 5 stars	$1.19 -0.8%	N/A	N/A	$23.91M	$11.63M	N/A	30	Gap Down
CRGE Charge Enterprises	N/A	$0.10 -8.8%	N/A	-84.8%	$22.36M	$641.37M	N/A	290	Gap Up
FENG Phoenix New Media	1.3586 of 5 stars	$1.73 +1.5%	N/A	-27.5%	$20.42M	$109.47M	86.25	1,240
NXPL NextPlat	0.6835 of 5 stars	$6.41 -0.5%	N/A	-2.8%	$17.44M	$54.32M	N/A	5	Gap Up

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This page (NASDAQ:IQST) was last updated on 5/26/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.

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