Mobile TeleSystems Public Joint Stock (MBT) Competitors

NetApp (NASDAQ:NTAP) and Mobile TeleSystems Public Joint Stock (NYSE:MBT) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, profitability, earnings, dividends, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Is NTAP or MBT more profitable?

NetApp has a net margin of 18.05% compared to Mobile TeleSystems Public Joint Stock's net margin of 9.62%. Mobile TeleSystems Public Joint Stock's return on equity of 469.07% beat NetApp's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
NetApp	18.05%	126.96%	12.84%
Mobile TeleSystems Public Joint Stock	9.62%	469.07%	5.46%

Is NTAP or MBT a better dividend stock?

NetApp pays an annual dividend of $2.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Mobile TeleSystems Public Joint Stock pays an annual dividend of $0.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. NetApp pays out 36.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Mobile TeleSystems Public Joint Stock pays out 29.6% 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. NetApp has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Mobile TeleSystems Public Joint Stock is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, NTAP or MBT?

NetApp has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Mobile TeleSystems Public Joint Stock. Mobile TeleSystems Public Joint Stock is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than NetApp, 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
NetApp	$6.57B	3.37	$1.19B	$5.68	19.46
Mobile TeleSystems Public Joint Stock	$541.75B	0.01	$863.23M	$0.81	6.79

Does the media refer more to NTAP or MBT?

In the previous week, NetApp had 44 more articles in the media than Mobile TeleSystems Public Joint Stock. MarketBeat recorded 44 mentions for NetApp and 0 mentions for Mobile TeleSystems Public Joint Stock. NetApp's average media sentiment score of 1.25 beat Mobile TeleSystems Public Joint Stock's score of 0.00 indicating that NetApp is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
NetApp	Positive
Mobile TeleSystems Public Joint Stock	Neutral

Which has more volatility and risk, NTAP or MBT?

NetApp has a beta of 1.44, indicating that its share price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Mobile TeleSystems Public Joint Stock has a beta of 1, indicating that its share price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer NTAP or MBT?

NetApp presently has a consensus price target of $119.86, indicating a potential upside of 8.45%. Given NetApp's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe NetApp is more favorable than Mobile TeleSystems Public Joint Stock.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
NetApp	0 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.38
Mobile TeleSystems Public Joint Stock	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in NTAP or MBT?

92.2% of NetApp shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 20.0% of Mobile TeleSystems Public Joint Stock shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of NetApp shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Mobile TeleSystems Public Joint Stock shares are held 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

NetApp beats Mobile TeleSystems Public Joint Stock on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.