IDT (IDT) Competitors $49.69 -0.21 (-0.42%) Closing price 10/3/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$49.46 -0.22 (-0.45%) As of 10/3/2025 06:59 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock IDT vs. LUMN, ATNI, T, VZ, LBTYA, VEON, TV, SHEN, CHT, and TEFShould you be buying IDT stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of IDT include Lumen Technologies (LUMN), ATN International (ATNI), AT&T (T), Verizon Communications (VZ), Liberty Global (LBTYA), VEON (VEON), Grupo Televisa (TV), Shenandoah Telecommunications (SHEN), Chunghwa Telecom (CHT), and Telefonica (TEF). IDT vs. Its Competitors Lumen Technologies ATN International AT&T Verizon Communications Liberty Global VEON Grupo Televisa Shenandoah Telecommunications Chunghwa Telecom Telefonica Lumen Technologies (NYSE:LUMN) and IDT (NYSE:IDT) are both utilities companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, media sentiment, risk, profitability, earnings and institutional ownership. Does the media refer more to LUMN or IDT? In the previous week, IDT had 10 more articles in the media than Lumen Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for IDT and 11 mentions for Lumen Technologies. Lumen Technologies' average media sentiment score of 0.59 beat IDT's score of 0.20 indicating that Lumen Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Lumen Technologies 2 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive IDT 4 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 10 Neutral mention(s) 4 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of LUMN or IDT? 66.2% of Lumen Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 59.3% of IDT shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.3% of Lumen Technologies shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 25.3% of IDT shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Is LUMN or IDT more profitable? IDT has a net margin of 6.18% compared to Lumen Technologies' net margin of -9.19%. IDT's return on equity of 27.03% beat Lumen Technologies' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Lumen Technologies-9.19% -158.40% -0.59% IDT 6.18%27.03%13.45% Which has more volatility and risk, LUMN or IDT? Lumen Technologies has a beta of 1.45, indicating that its stock price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, IDT has a beta of 0.74, indicating that its stock price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has preferable valuation and earnings, LUMN or IDT? IDT has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Lumen Technologies. Lumen Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than IDT, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioLumen Technologies$13.11B0.51-$55M-$1.18-5.56IDT$1.23B1.02$64.45M$3.0116.51 Do analysts recommend LUMN or IDT? Lumen Technologies presently has a consensus target price of $5.39, suggesting a potential downside of 17.87%. Given Lumen Technologies' higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Lumen Technologies is more favorable than IDT.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Lumen Technologies 1 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.13IDT 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 SummaryIDT beats Lumen Technologies on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get IDT News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for IDT and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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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.Skip Chart IDT vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricIDTDiversified Comm Services IndustryUtilities SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$1.25B$35.94B$16.86B$21.82BDividend Yield0.48%11.42%4.62%3.54%P/E Ratio16.5114.4356.7429.82Price / Sales1.023.1135.9967.04Price / Cash12.2810.9219.1924.90Price / Book3.933.682.254.60Net Income$64.45M$1.00B$748.44M$1.00B7 Day Performance-20.58%-0.27%6.18%2.07%1 Month Performance-23.29%-1.25%8.43%3.33%1 Year Performance30.21%12.52%106.46%13.11% IDT Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)IDTIDT2.4141 of 5 stars$49.69-0.4%N/A+30.2%$1.25B$1.23B16.511,833Earnings ReportEx-DividendAnalyst DowngradeLUMNLumen Technologies2.5755 of 5 stars$5.88-0.7%$5.31-9.7%-3.1%$6.07B$13.11B-4.9825,000Analyst ForecastATNIATN International3.0624 of 5 stars$15.27-2.1%$26.00+70.3%-52.8%$237.86M$719.59M-4.532,300News CoverageEx-DividendAnalyst DowngradeTAT&T4.7445 of 5 stars$28.07-0.8%$30.74+9.5%+23.5%$202.43B$122.34B15.95140,990Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastOptions VolumeVZVerizon Communications4.7488 of 5 stars$43.23-0.9%$47.53+10.0%-1.1%$183.87B$134.79B10.0899,600Positive NewsLBTYALiberty Global2.9619 of 5 stars$11.60+0.3%$14.26+22.9%-43.9%$3.94B$4.63B-1.196,820Positive NewsVEONVEON2.3762 of 5 stars$54.04+2.7%$60.00+11.0%+71.9%$3.89B$4.00B3.9618,027TVGrupo Televisa4.0023 of 5 stars$2.65-1.7%$4.70+77.7%-2.1%$1.49B$3.42B-3.5328,038SHENShenandoah Telecommunications1.7291 of 5 stars$13.29flat$26.00+95.6%+2.8%$729.05M$349.48M-23.731,089CHTChunghwa Telecom0.8516 of 5 stars$43.70-0.2%N/A+11.5%$33.95B$7.16B28.5632,452Positive NewsTEFTelefonica1.3895 of 5 stars$5.01-0.6%N/A+5.4%$28.58B$44.71B-10.44100,870High Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies LUMN Alternatives ATNI Alternatives T Alternatives VZ Alternatives LBTYA Alternatives VEON Alternatives TV Alternatives SHEN Alternatives CHT Alternatives TEF Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:IDT) was last updated on 10/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMagnificent 7 being replaced by the “Hidden 7”?BULLISH: It's time to buy this 'hidden' AI stock An award-winning stock-rating system has turned BULLISH on...Chaikin Analytics | SponsoredU.S. Government Sparking Crypto RallyU.S. Puts GDP on the Blockchain Could this spark the next crypto supercycle? 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