IDT (IDT) Competitors

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IDT vs. ATNI, VZ, T, LUMN, and LBTYA

Should you be buying IDT stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of IDT include ATN International (ATNI), Verizon Communications (VZ), AT&T (T), Lumen Technologies (LUMN), and Liberty Global (LBTYA).

How does IDT compare to ATN International?

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

59.3% of IDT shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 65.5% of ATN International shares are held by institutional investors. 25.4% of IDT 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, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

IDT has a net margin of 6.49% compared to ATN International's net margin of -1.20%. IDT's return on equity of 25.97% beat ATN International's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
IDT	6.49%	25.97%	13.30%
ATN International	-1.20%	0.55%	0.18%

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	$1.26B	1.07	$76.09M	$3.26	16.46
ATN International	$730.90M	0.56	-$14.91M	-$0.99	N/A

IDT has a beta of 0.65, suggesting that its share price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ATN International has a beta of 0.54, suggesting that its share price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500.

In the previous week, ATN International had 10 more articles in the media than IDT. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for ATN International and 1 mentions for IDT. ATN International's average media sentiment score of 0.10 beat IDT's score of -0.13 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)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
ATN International	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

IDT pays an annual dividend of $0.28 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 4.1%. IDT pays out 8.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. ATN International pays out -111.1% 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.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
IDT	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
ATN International	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.50

Summary

IDT beats ATN International on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does IDT compare to Verizon Communications?

IDT (NYSE:IDT) and Verizon Communications (NYSE:VZ) are both integrated telecommunication services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment and earnings.

Verizon Communications has a consensus target price of $50.59, indicating a potential upside of 7.17%. Given Verizon Communications' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Verizon Communications is more favorable than IDT.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
IDT	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Verizon Communications	0 Sell rating(s)	11 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.52

Verizon Communications has a net margin of 12.46% compared to IDT's net margin of 6.49%. IDT's return on equity of 25.97% beat Verizon Communications' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
IDT	6.49%	25.97%	13.30%
Verizon Communications	12.46%	19.25%	5.09%

59.3% of IDT shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 62.1% of Verizon Communications shares are held by institutional investors. 25.4% of IDT shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of Verizon Communications shares are held 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.

IDT pays an annual dividend of $0.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Verizon Communications pays an annual dividend of $2.83 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.0%. IDT pays out 8.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Verizon Communications pays out 69.0% 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 Verizon Communications has increased its dividend for 20 consecutive years. Verizon Communications is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Verizon Communications has higher revenue and earnings than IDT. Verizon Communications 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	$1.26B	1.07	$76.09M	$3.26	16.46
Verizon Communications	$138.19B	1.43	$17.17B	$4.10	11.51

IDT has a beta of 0.65, suggesting that its share price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Verizon Communications has a beta of 0.24, suggesting that its share price is 76% less volatile than the S&P 500.

In the previous week, Verizon Communications had 49 more articles in the media than IDT. MarketBeat recorded 50 mentions for Verizon Communications and 1 mentions for IDT. Verizon Communications' average media sentiment score of 1.12 beat IDT's score of -0.13 indicating that Verizon Communications 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)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Verizon Communications	35 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Verizon Communications beats IDT on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does IDT compare to AT&T?

AT&T (NYSE:T) and IDT (NYSE:IDT) are both integrated telecommunication services companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment and dividends.

AT&T currently has a consensus price target of $30.55, indicating a potential upside of 21.51%. Given AT&T's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe AT&T is more favorable than IDT.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
AT&T	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	13 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71
IDT	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

AT&T has a net margin of 16.94% compared to IDT's net margin of 6.49%. IDT's return on equity of 25.97% beat AT&T's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
AT&T	16.94%	12.49%	3.74%
IDT	6.49%	25.97%	13.30%

57.1% of AT&T shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 59.3% of IDT shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of AT&T shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 25.4% of IDT shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

AT&T pays an annual dividend of $1.11 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. IDT pays an annual dividend of $0.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. AT&T pays out 37.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. IDT pays out 8.6% 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.

AT&T has higher revenue and earnings than IDT. AT&T 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
AT&T	$125.65B	1.39	$21.95B	$2.98	8.44
IDT	$1.26B	1.07	$76.09M	$3.26	16.46

AT&T has a beta of 0.23, suggesting that its share price is 77% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, IDT has a beta of 0.65, suggesting that its share price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500.

In the previous week, AT&T had 37 more articles in the media than IDT. MarketBeat recorded 38 mentions for AT&T and 1 mentions for IDT. AT&T's average media sentiment score of 0.91 beat IDT's score of -0.13 indicating that AT&T is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
AT&T	20 Very Positive mention(s)	8 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
IDT	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

AT&T beats IDT on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does IDT compare to Lumen Technologies?

IDT (NYSE:IDT) and Lumen Technologies (NYSE:LUMN) are both utilities companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation and risk.

IDT has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
IDT	$1.26B	1.07	$76.09M	$3.26	16.46
Lumen Technologies	$12.40B	0.70	-$1.74B	-$1.74	N/A

Lumen Technologies has a consensus price target of $8.04, indicating a potential downside of 5.18%. Given Lumen Technologies' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Lumen Technologies is more favorable than IDT.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
IDT	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Lumen Technologies	1 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.90

IDT has a net margin of 6.49% compared to Lumen Technologies' net margin of -14.34%. IDT's return on equity of 25.97% beat Lumen Technologies' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
IDT	6.49%	25.97%	13.30%
Lumen Technologies	-14.34%	N/A	-1.40%

In the previous week, Lumen Technologies had 47 more articles in the media than IDT. MarketBeat recorded 48 mentions for Lumen Technologies and 1 mentions for IDT. Lumen Technologies' average media sentiment score of 0.52 beat IDT's score of -0.13 indicating that Lumen Technologies 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)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Lumen Technologies	16 Very Positive mention(s)	11 Positive mention(s)	13 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

IDT has a beta of 0.65, suggesting that its share price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lumen Technologies has a beta of 1.65, suggesting that its share price is 65% more volatile than the S&P 500.

59.3% of IDT shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 66.2% of Lumen Technologies shares are owned by institutional investors. 25.4% of IDT shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.3% of Lumen Technologies shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

IDT beats Lumen Technologies on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does IDT compare to Liberty Global?

IDT (NYSE:IDT) and Liberty Global (NASDAQ:LBTYA) are both utilities companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation and risk.

IDT has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Liberty Global. Liberty Global 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	$1.26B	1.07	$76.09M	$3.26	16.46
Liberty Global	$4.98B	0.82	-$7.14B	-$16.00	N/A

Liberty Global has a consensus price target of $16.15, indicating a potential upside of 32.92%. Given Liberty Global's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Liberty Global is more favorable than IDT.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
IDT	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Liberty Global	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.14

IDT has a net margin of 6.49% compared to Liberty Global's net margin of -109.64%. IDT's return on equity of 25.97% beat Liberty Global's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
IDT	6.49%	25.97%	13.30%
Liberty Global	-109.64%	-47.65%	-22.51%

In the previous week, Liberty Global had 3 more articles in the media than IDT. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Liberty Global and 1 mentions for IDT. Liberty Global's average media sentiment score of 0.91 beat IDT's score of -0.13 indicating that Liberty Global 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)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Liberty Global	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

IDT has a beta of 0.65, suggesting that its share price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Liberty Global has a beta of 0.9, suggesting that its share price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500.

59.3% of IDT shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 37.2% of Liberty Global shares are owned by institutional investors. 25.4% of IDT shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 13.3% of Liberty Global shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

IDT beats Liberty Global on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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IDT vs. The Competition

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Metric	IDT	Diversified Comm Services Industry	Utilities Sector	NYSE Exchange
Market Cap	$1.34B	$36.65B	$19.20B	$22.94B
Dividend Yield	0.52%	3.65%	3.78%	4.02%
P/E Ratio	16.46	11.11	22.89	29.12
Price / Sales	1.07	2.66	29.15	14.79
Price / Cash	13.27	10.08	19.54	25.22
Price / Book	4.25	3.29	2.41	4.63
Net Income	$76.09M	$1.13B	$780.30M	$1.07B
7 Day Performance	5.11%	0.70%	-0.92%	0.48%
1 Month Performance	8.01%	0.89%	-1.74%	4.47%
1 Year Performance	-2.97%	19.66%	20.95%	28.60%

IDT 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)
IDT IDT	1.3066 of 5 stars	$53.67 +0.2%	N/A	-3.0%	$1.34B	$1.26B	16.46	1,925
ATNI ATN International	2.1932 of 5 stars	$27.64 +1.1%	N/A	+69.5%	$424.83M	$727.97M	N/A	2,100	News Coverage Earnings Report Analyst Revision
VZ Verizon Communications	4.7155 of 5 stars	$47.37 -0.4%	$50.59 +6.8%	+8.1%	$198.45B	$139.15B	11.58	89,900	Trending News Analyst Forecast Analyst Revision
T AT&T	4.9589 of 5 stars	$25.91 -0.7%	$30.55 +17.9%	-9.8%	$180.14B	$125.65B	8.70	133,030	Analyst Revision
LUMN Lumen Technologies	1.7647 of 5 stars	$9.24 -0.9%	$7.25 -21.6%	+93.1%	$9.50B	$12.40B	N/A	24,000	Trending News Earnings Report Analyst Downgrade

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IDT vs. ATNI, VZ, T, LUMN, and LBTYA

How does IDT compare to ATN International?

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in IDT or ATNI?

Is IDT or ATNI more profitable?

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, IDT or ATNI?

Which has more volatility & risk, IDT or ATNI?

Does the media refer more to IDT or ATNI?

Is IDT or ATNI a better dividend stock?

Do analysts prefer IDT or ATNI?

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How does IDT compare to Verizon Communications?

Do analysts prefer IDT or VZ?

Is IDT or VZ more profitable?

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in IDT or VZ?

Is IDT or VZ a better dividend stock?

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, IDT or VZ?

Which has more volatility & risk, IDT or VZ?

Does the media refer more to IDT or VZ?

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How does IDT compare to AT&T?

Do analysts prefer T or IDT?

Is T or IDT more profitable?

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of T or IDT?

Is T or IDT a better dividend stock?

Which has higher valuation and earnings, T or IDT?

Which has more risk and volatility, T or IDT?

Does the media favor T or IDT?

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How does IDT compare to Lumen Technologies?

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, IDT or LUMN?

Do analysts recommend IDT or LUMN?

Is IDT or LUMN more profitable?

Does the media refer more to IDT or LUMN?

Which has more risk & volatility, IDT or LUMN?

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in IDT or LUMN?

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How does IDT compare to Liberty Global?

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, IDT or LBTYA?

Do analysts recommend IDT or LBTYA?

Is IDT or LBTYA more profitable?

Does the media refer more to IDT or LBTYA?

Which has more risk & volatility, IDT or LBTYA?

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