ATN International (ATNI) Competitors

ATN International (NASDAQ:ATNI) and AT&T (NYSE:T) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, community ranking and profitability.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor ATNI or T?

AT&T received 1164 more outperform votes than ATN International when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.24% of users gave AT&T an outperform vote while only 59.56% of users gave ATN International an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
ATN International	Outperform Votes 299 59.56%	Underperform Votes 203 40.44%
AT&T	Outperform Votes 1463 68.24%	Underperform Votes 681 31.76%

Which has more risk and volatility, ATNI or T?

ATN International has a beta of 0.66, suggesting that its share price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AT&T has a beta of 0.42, suggesting that its share price is 58% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better valuation & earnings, ATNI or T?

AT&T has higher revenue and earnings than ATN International. ATN International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than AT&T, 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
ATN International	$729.08M	0.38	-$14.54M	-$2.12	-8.47
AT&T	$122.34B	1.62	$10.95B	$1.49	18.49

Is ATNI or T more profitable?

AT&T has a net margin of 8.95% compared to ATN International's net margin of -4.79%. AT&T's return on equity of 13.97% beat ATN International's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ATN International	-4.79%	0.52%	0.18%
AT&T	8.95%	13.97%	4.16%

Is ATNI or T a better dividend stock?

ATN International pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.3%. AT&T pays an annual dividend of $1.11 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. ATN International pays out -45.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. AT&T pays out 74.5% 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. ATN International is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do analysts prefer ATNI or T?

ATN International currently has a consensus price target of $26.00, suggesting a potential upside of 44.74%. AT&T has a consensus price target of $27.24, suggesting a potential downside of 1.12%. Given ATN International's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe ATN International is more favorable than AT&T.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ATN International	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.50
AT&T	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	17 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.78

Does the media favor ATNI or T?

In the previous week, AT&T had 64 more articles in the media than ATN International. MarketBeat recorded 65 mentions for AT&T and 1 mentions for ATN International. ATN International's average media sentiment score of 1.43 beat AT&T's score of 1.11 indicating that ATN International is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
ATN International	Positive
AT&T	Positive

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in ATNI or T?

65.5% of ATN International shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 57.1% of AT&T shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.1% of ATN International shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of AT&T shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

AT&T beats ATN International on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.