Head to Head Survey: ATN International (ATNI) and Its Rivals

ATN International (NASDAQ:ATNI) is one of 203 publicly-traded companies in the “Diversified Telecommunication Services” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its competitors? We will compare ATN International to similar businesses based on the strength of its analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, dividends and risk.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for ATN International and its competitors, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ATN International	0	1	1	0	2.50
ATN International Competitors	1759	5364	7770	386	2.44

As a group, “Diversified Telecommunication Services” companies have a potential upside of 21.84%. Given ATN International’s competitors higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe ATN International has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Volatility & Risk

ATN International has a beta of 0.73, indicating that its stock price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ATN International’s competitors have a beta of -4.90, indicating that their average stock price is 590% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings and Valuation

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

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
ATN International	$727.97 million	-$14.91 million	2.72
ATN International Competitors	$24.27 billion	$893.66 million	-167.57

ATN International’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than ATN International. ATN International 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.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ATN International	24.50%	-6.59%	-2.35%
ATN International Competitors	-9.80%	-221.19%	-3.40%

Dividends

ATN International pays an annual dividend of $1.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. ATN International pays out 10.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Diversified Telecommunication Services” companies pay a dividend yield of 13.7% and pay out 33.2% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. ATN International has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

65.5% of ATN International shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 33.0% of shares of all “Diversified Telecommunication Services” companies are held by institutional investors. 5.6% of ATN International shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 19.2% of shares of all “Diversified Telecommunication Services” companies are held 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

ATN International beats its competitors on 8 of the 15 factors compared.

About ATN International

ATN International, Inc. is a telecommunications and digital infrastructure company that provides wireless and wireline communications services. Its offerings include mobile voice and data, broadband internet, fixed-line telephone service, fiber connectivity, and network services for businesses, government agencies, and other communications providers. The company serves customers in the United States and the Caribbean, with operations in markets including Bermuda, the Cayman Islands, Guyana, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.