Critical Survey: ATN International (NASDAQ:ATNI) versus LICT (OTCMKTS:LICT)

ATN International (NASDAQ:ATNI) and LICT (OTCMKTS:LICT) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, earnings, valuation and dividends.

Profitability

This table compares ATN International and LICT’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ATN International	-1.96%	-1.17%	-0.42%
LICT	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for ATN International and LICT, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ATN International	0	0	1	1	3.50
LICT	0	0	0	0	N/A

ATN International presently has a consensus price target of $31.00, indicating a potential upside of 40.08%. Given ATN International’s higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe ATN International is more favorable than LICT.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares ATN International and LICT’s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
ATN International	$762.22 million	0.44	-$14.54 million	($1.30)	-17.02
LICT	$129.14 million	2.17	$24.92 million	N/A	N/A

LICT has lower revenue, but higher earnings than ATN International.

Risk & Volatility

ATN International has a beta of 0.56, meaning that its share price is 44% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, LICT has a beta of 0.4, meaning that its share price is 60% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

65.5% of ATN International shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.5% of ATN International shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 26.1% of LICT 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.

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 LICT

LICT Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, provides broadband, voice, and video services to residential, commercial, and governmental customers. The company offers high speed broadband services, including internet access through copper-based digital subscriber lines, fiber optic facilities, fixed wireless, and cable modems; video services through traditional cable television services and internet protocol television services; voice over internet protocol services; wireless voice communications services; and other telecommunications related services. It operates in California, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, New Mexico, Utah, and Wisconsin. The company was formerly known as Lynch Interactive Corporation and changed its name to LICT Corporation in March 2007. LICT Corporation was incorporated in 1996 and is based in Rye, New York.