IDT (IDT) Competitors

IDT (NYSE:IDT) and ATN International (NASDAQ:ATNI) are both small-cap integrated telecommunication services companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, risk, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.

Is IDT or ATNI more profitable?

IDT has a net margin of 6.18% compared to ATN International's net margin of -6.26%. IDT's return on equity of 27.03% beat ATN International's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
IDT	6.18%	27.03%	13.45%
ATN International	-6.26%	-0.61%	-0.21%

Is IDT or ATNI a better dividend stock?

IDT pays an annual dividend of $0.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. ATN International pays an annual dividend of $1.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.3%. IDT pays out 8.0% 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. IDT has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years and 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.

Does the media prefer IDT or ATNI?

In the previous week, IDT had 4 more articles in the media than ATN International. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for IDT and 2 mentions for ATN International. ATN International's average media sentiment score of 0.83 beat IDT's score of 0.03 indicating that ATN International is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
IDT	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
ATN International	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals & insiders believe in IDT or ATNI?

59.3% of IDT shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 65.5% of ATN International shares are owned by institutional investors. 25.3% of IDT shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 5.4% of ATN International shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, IDT or ATNI?

IDT has higher revenue and earnings than ATN International. ATN International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than IDT, 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
IDT	$1.23B	0.98	$76.09M	$3.01	15.96
ATN International	$719.59M	0.32	-$26.43M	-$3.37	-4.47

Which has more volatility and risk, IDT or ATNI?

IDT has a beta of 0.74, meaning that its share price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ATN International has a beta of 0.64, meaning that its share price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer IDT or ATNI?

ATN International has a consensus price target of $26.00, suggesting a potential upside of 72.64%. Given ATN International's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe ATN International is more favorable than IDT.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
IDT	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
ATN International	2 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.67

Summary

IDT beats ATN International on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.