Analyzing ATN International (NASDAQ:ATNI) & Orbital Tracking (OTCMKTS:TRKK)

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

Profitability

This table compares ATN International and Orbital Tracking’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%
Orbital Tracking	-31.38%	-116.51%	-62.65%

Insider and Institutional Ownership

65.5% of ATN International shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.1% of ATN International shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 15.6% of Orbital Tracking shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Volatility & Risk

ATN International has a beta of 0.6, indicating that its share price is 40% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Orbital Tracking has a beta of 3.27, indicating that its share price is 227% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for ATN International and Orbital Tracking, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ATN International	0	0	1	1	3.50
Orbital Tracking	0	0	0	0	0.00

ATN International presently has a consensus target price of $26.00, suggesting a potential upside of 17.22%. Given ATN International’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe ATN International is more favorable than Orbital Tracking.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares ATN International and Orbital Tracking”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
ATN International	$729.08 million	0.46	-$14.54 million	($2.12)	-10.46
Orbital Tracking	$5.73 million	0.31	-$1.20 million	($1.33)	-0.75

Orbital Tracking has lower revenue, but higher earnings than ATN International. ATN International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Orbital Tracking, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

ATN International beats Orbital Tracking on 10 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 Orbital Tracking

Orbital Tracking Corp., through its subsidiaries, develops, distributes, and resells satellite enabled communications hardware; and provides products, airtime, and related services to customers in the United States and internationally. The company also provides equipment and airtime for use on various satellite networks, as well as short-term rental service for customers who want to use its equipment for a limited time period. In addition, it offers a range of portable satellite voice, data, and tracking solutions, including handheld satellite phones, personal and asset tracking devices, portable high speed broadband terminals, satellite Wi-Fi hotspots. Further, the company provides two-way voice and data transmissions services, as well as prepaid and monthly contract satellite communications airtime options. Additionally, it operates mapping and tracking portals orbitaltrack.com and gtctrack.com, which display real-time asset location reports, including position, speed, altitude, and heading, as well as past location and movement history reports on various tracking devices. The company is also developing a dual-mode tracker utilizes both cellular and satellite technology to provide tracking, automatically switching between the cellular and satellite links for use in populated and remote areas, including trans-oceanic routes. It serves customers, including businesses, U.S. and foreign governments, non-governmental and charitable organizations, military users, resellers, and private individuals. The company was formerly known as Great West Resources, Inc. and changed its name to Orbital Tracking Corp. in January 2015. Orbital Tracking Corp. was incorporated in 1997 and is based in Aventura, Florida.