Lumen Technologies (LUMN) Competitors

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

Is LUMN or IDT a better dividend stock?

Lumen Technologies pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 21.8%. IDT pays an annual dividend of $0.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Lumen Technologies pays out -84.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. IDT pays out 6.3% 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. Lumen Technologies is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the media favor LUMN or IDT?

In the previous week, Lumen Technologies had 28 more articles in the media than IDT. MarketBeat recorded 32 mentions for Lumen Technologies and 4 mentions for IDT. Lumen Technologies' average media sentiment score of 0.81 beat IDT's score of -0.05 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	12 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	17 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
IDT	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more volatility and risk, LUMN or IDT?

Lumen Technologies has a beta of 1.43, indicating that its stock price is 43% 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.

Do analysts prefer LUMN or IDT?

Lumen Technologies currently has a consensus target price of $5.29, indicating a potential upside of 15.16%. Given Lumen Technologies' stronger consensus rating and 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	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.29
IDT	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Is LUMN or IDT more profitable?

IDT has a net margin of 7.85% compared to Lumen Technologies' net margin of -9.19%. 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	-9.19%	-158.40%	-0.59%
IDT	7.85%	26.38%	12.84%

Do institutionals and insiders believe 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 insiders. Comparatively, 25.3% of IDT shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has better valuation & 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	$12.82B	0.37	-$55M	-$1.18	-3.89
IDT	$1.21B	1.31	$64.45M	$3.79	16.52

Summary

Lumen Technologies beats IDT on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.