Lumen Technologies (LUMN) Competitors

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

Does the media refer more to LUMN or IDT?

In the previous week, IDT had 3 more articles in the media than Lumen Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for IDT and 4 mentions for Lumen Technologies. Lumen Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat IDT's score of 0.24 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)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
IDT	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has better 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Lumen Technologies	$13.11B	0.35	-$55M	-$0.31	-14.61
IDT	$1.21B	1.38	$64.45M	$3.79	17.37

Is LUMN or IDT more profitable?

IDT has a net margin of 7.85% compared to Lumen Technologies' net margin of -2.41%. IDT's return on equity of 26.38% beat Lumen Technologies' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Lumen Technologies	-2.41%	-75.08%	-0.87%
IDT	7.85%	26.38%	12.84%

Which has more risk & volatility, LUMN or IDT?

Lumen Technologies has a beta of 1.39, indicating that its stock price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, IDT has a beta of 0.73, indicating that its stock price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate LUMN or IDT?

Lumen Technologies currently has a consensus price target of $4.58, indicating a potential upside of 1.18%. Given Lumen Technologies' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Lumen Technologies is more favorable than IDT.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Lumen Technologies	2 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
IDT	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in 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 company insiders. Comparatively, 25.3% of IDT 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.

Summary

IDT beats Lumen Technologies on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.