Anterix (ATEX) vs. The Competition Head-To-Head Survey

Anterix (NASDAQ:ATEX) is one of 33 public companies in the “Wireless Telecommunication Services” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its competitors? We will compare Anterix to related companies based on the strength of its valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability and risk.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Anterix and its competitors revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Anterix	$6.50 million	$90.64 million	21.25
Anterix Competitors	$18.12 billion	$2.68 billion	18.69

Anterix’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than Anterix. Anterix is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings for Anterix and its competitors, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Anterix	0	3	1	1	2.60
Anterix Competitors	320	913	1457	140	2.50

Anterix presently has a consensus target price of $120.00, suggesting a potential upside of 61.38%. As a group, “Wireless Telecommunication Services” companies have a potential upside of 32.85%. Given Anterix’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Anterix is more favorable than its competitors.

Profitability

This table compares Anterix and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Anterix	933.03%	-10.65%	-6.06%
Anterix Competitors	59.39%	11.80%	4.48%

Insider and Institutional Ownership

87.7% of Anterix shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 48.6% of shares of all “Wireless Telecommunication Services” companies are owned by institutional investors. 40.0% of Anterix shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 23.2% of shares of all “Wireless Telecommunication Services” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Risk & Volatility

Anterix has a beta of 0.87, indicating that its stock price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Anterix’s competitors have a beta of 1.99, indicating that their average stock price is 99% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Anterix beats its competitors on 7 of the 13 factors compared.

About Anterix

Anterix Inc. operates as a wireless communications company. The company focuses on commercializing its spectrum assets to enable the targeted utility and critical infrastructure customers to deploy private broadband networks and innovative broadband solutions. It holds licensed spectrum in the 900 MHz band with coverage throughout the United States, Alaska, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico. The company was formerly known as pdvWireless, Inc. and changed its name to Anterix Inc. in August 2019. Anterix Inc. was incorporated in 1997 and is headquartered in Woodland Park, New Jersey.