Lumen Technologies (LUMN) Competitors $7.55 -0.19 (-2.45%) (As of 11/20/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends LUMN vs. IDT, CNSL, ATNI, VZ, T, TEF, BCE, VIV, FYBR, and KTShould you be buying Lumen Technologies stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Lumen Technologies include IDT (IDT), Consolidated Communications (CNSL), ATN International (ATNI), Verizon Communications (VZ), AT&T (T), Telefónica (TEF), BCE (BCE), Telefônica Brasil (VIV), Frontier Communications Parent (FYBR), and KT (KT). These companies are all part of the "telephone communication, except radio" industry. Lumen Technologies vs. IDT Consolidated Communications ATN International Verizon Communications AT&T Telefónica BCE Telefônica Brasil Frontier Communications Parent KT Lumen Technologies (NYSE:LUMN) and IDT (NYSE:IDT) are both business services companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, community ranking, risk, valuation and institutional ownership. Which has better earnings and valuation, 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioLumen Technologies$14.56B0.53-$10.30B-$2.17-3.48IDT$1.21B1.03$64.45M$2.5419.47 Does the media prefer LUMN or IDT? In the previous week, Lumen Technologies had 5 more articles in the media than IDT. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Lumen Technologies and 5 mentions for IDT. Lumen Technologies' average media sentiment score of 0.49 beat IDT's score of 0.49 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 4 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral IDT 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Which has more volatility and risk, LUMN or IDT? Lumen Technologies has a beta of 1.21, meaning that its share price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, IDT has a beta of 0.77, meaning that its share price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is LUMN or IDT more profitable? IDT has a net margin of 5.35% compared to Lumen Technologies' net margin of -16.06%. IDT's return on equity of 19.44% beat Lumen Technologies' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Lumen Technologies-16.06% -49.74% -0.64% IDT 5.35%19.44%8.43% Do institutionals and insiders believe in LUMN or IDT? 66.2% of Lumen Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 59.3% of IDT shares are held by institutional investors. 1.7% of Lumen Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 25.3% of IDT shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts prefer LUMN or IDT? Lumen Technologies currently has a consensus target price of $4.02, indicating a potential downside of 46.74%. Given Lumen Technologies' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Lumen Technologies is more favorable than IDT.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Lumen Technologies 3 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.63IDT 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Does the MarketBeat Community favor LUMN or IDT? Lumen Technologies received 403 more outperform votes than IDT when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 62.91% of users gave IDT an outperform vote while only 58.96% of users gave Lumen Technologies an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformLumen TechnologiesOutperform Votes57658.96% Underperform Votes40141.04% IDTOutperform Votes17362.91% Underperform Votes10237.09% SummaryIDT beats Lumen Technologies on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. 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Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart LUMN vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricLumen TechnologiesTelephone communication, except radio IndustryBusiness SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$7.66B$17.12B$6.92B$19.88BDividend YieldN/A3.66%2.92%3.54%P/E Ratio-3.4818.2445.6042.92Price / Sales0.534.30203.5818.13Price / Cash2.718.7224.3317.85Price / Book18.412.815.085.52Net Income-$10.30B$752.18M$121.19M$985.93M7 Day Performance-15.03%-1.24%-1.13%-0.22%1 Month Performance12.02%-4.97%8.15%0.12%1 Year Performance447.10%14.85%29.53%23.70% Lumen Technologies Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)LUMNLumen Technologies2.3821 of 5 stars$7.55-2.5%$4.02-46.7%+447.1%$7.66B$14.56B-3.4828,000IDTIDT2.9283 of 5 stars$49.45-1.1%N/A+72.6%$1.26B$1.21B19.471,833CNSLConsolidated Communications0.0374 of 5 stars$4.63flatN/A+10.2%$548.51M$1.09B-2.263,180News CoverageATNIATN International4.1114 of 5 stars$20.00+4.0%$31.00+55.0%-35.9%$290.79M$747.49M-7.352,300Positive NewsVZVerizon Communications4.6892 of 5 stars$42.22+0.7%$46.37+9.8%+14.9%$177.73B$133.97B18.20105,400Positive NewsTAT&T4.2492 of 5 stars$22.83+0.4%$23.40+2.5%+41.8%$163.09B$122.43B18.56149,900TEFTelefónica0.6965 of 5 stars$4.51-0.7%N/A+9.7%$25.74B$43.99B0.00104,142BCEBCE2.7748 of 5 stars$27.00-1.1%$45.00+66.7%-31.6%$24.63B$18.28B385.7145,132VIVTelefônica Brasil3.4333 of 5 stars$8.99-0.1%$10.97+22.0%-12.5%$14.97B$10.44B14.2735,039FYBRFrontier Communications Parent1.5592 of 5 stars$34.70-0.1%$35.31+1.8%+62.6%$8.64B$5.79B-46.2713,300Insider TradeNews CoverageKTKT3.407 of 5 stars$16.00+4.2%N/A+23.3%$7.92B$26.50T9.7619,737High Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies IDT Competitors CNSL Competitors ATNI Competitors VZ Competitors T Competitors TEF Competitors BCE Competitors VIV Competitors FYBR Competitors KT Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NYSE:LUMN) was last updated on 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThe Crypto That’s Making Wall Street SweatThe Crypto Wall Street Is Desperate to Hide It's happening now, right under everyone's radar. 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