By otakuyassine3@gmail.com 
ATN International (NASDAQ:ATNI – Get Free Report) and Frontier Communications Parent (NASDAQ:FYBR – Get Free Report) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, risk, dividends and valuation.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares ATN International and Frontier Communications Parent”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| ATN International | $747.49 million | 0.34 | -$14.54 million | ($2.72) | -6.10 |
| Frontier Communications Parent | $5.79 billion | 1.49 | $29.00 million | ($0.75) | -46.19 |
Frontier Communications Parent has higher revenue and earnings than ATN International. Frontier Communications Parent is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ATN International, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for ATN International and Frontier Communications Parent, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| ATN International | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3.50 |
| Frontier Communications Parent | 0 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2.17 |
ATN International currently has a consensus target price of $31.00, indicating a potential upside of 86.86%. Frontier Communications Parent has a consensus target price of $35.31, indicating a potential upside of 1.94%. Given ATN International’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe ATN International is more favorable than Frontier Communications Parent.
Volatility and Risk
ATN International has a beta of 0.6, suggesting that its share price is 40% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Frontier Communications Parent has a beta of 1.05, suggesting that its share price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares ATN International and Frontier Communications Parent’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| ATN International | -4.79% | 0.52% | 0.18% |
| Frontier Communications Parent | -3.19% | -3.61% | -0.91% |
Institutional and Insider Ownership
65.5% of ATN International shares are held by institutional investors. 5.1% of ATN International shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Frontier Communications Parent shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
ATN International beats Frontier Communications Parent on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
About ATN International
ATN International, Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in the provision of digital infrastructure and communications services to residential, business, and government customers in the United States and internationally. The company operates through International Telecom and US Telecom segments. The company offers mobile, data, voice, broadband, and fixed services; handsets and accessories; and wholesale roaming, long distance voice services, and site maintenance services. It also leases critical network infrastructure, including towers and transport facilities; and provides managed information technology services, such as network, application, infrastructure, and hosting services. The company was formerly known as Atlantic Tele-Network, Inc. and changed its name to ATN International, Inc. in June 2016. ATN International, Inc. was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in Beverly, Massachusetts.
About Frontier Communications Parent
Frontier Communications Parent, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides communication and technology services in the United States. It offers broadband, video, voice, and other value-added services. The company also provides data and Internet, including broadband networking services; data-based voice over internet protocol, unified communications, long-distance, and voice messaging services; video services under the Frontier TV brand; access services; hardware and network solutions; and packages of services. It serves large enterprise customers, small and medium businesses, and wholesale customers. The company was formerly known as Frontier Communications Corporation and changed its name to Frontier Communications Parent, Inc. in April 2021. Frontier Communications Parent, Inc. was incorporated in 1935 and is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.
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