iQSTEL (NASDAQ:IQST – Get Free Report) and Telecom Argentina Stet – France Telecom (NYSE:TEO – Get Free Report) are both communication services companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, dividends, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation and institutional ownership.
Risk & Volatility
iQSTEL has a beta of 1.15, indicating that its stock price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Telecom Argentina Stet – France Telecom has a beta of 1.33, indicating that its stock price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares iQSTEL and Telecom Argentina Stet – France Telecom’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| iQSTEL | -2.43% | -45.19% | -15.55% |
| Telecom Argentina Stet – France Telecom | 7.61% | 9.38% | 4.11% |
Analyst Ratings
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| iQSTEL | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
| Telecom Argentina Stet – France Telecom | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2.33 |
iQSTEL presently has a consensus price target of $18.00, suggesting a potential upside of 1,886.75%. Telecom Argentina Stet – France Telecom has a consensus price target of $15.93, suggesting a potential upside of 22.22%. Given iQSTEL’s higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe iQSTEL is more favorable than Telecom Argentina Stet – France Telecom.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares iQSTEL and Telecom Argentina Stet – France Telecom”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| iQSTEL | $316.90 million | 0.03 | -$9.16 million | ($2.24) | -0.40 |
| Telecom Argentina Stet – France Telecom | $8,926.69 billion | 0.00 | -$136.01 million | $1.23 | 10.59 |
iQSTEL has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Telecom Argentina Stet – France Telecom. iQSTEL is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Telecom Argentina Stet – France Telecom, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Telecom Argentina Stet – France Telecom beats iQSTEL on 9 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.
About iQSTEL
iQSTEL Inc., through its subsidiary, Etelix.com USA, LLC, provides telecom and technology solutions. It provides international long-distance voice services (ILD wholesale) for telecommunications operator; and submarine fiber optic network capacity for internet, such as 4G and 5G. The company offers voice over IP connectivity, short messages service (SMS), and international and domestic SMS termination services. It also provides infrastructure connectivity, Cloud-PBX, OmniChannel marketing, Internet of Things services, and blockchain and payment solutions. iQSTEL Inc. serves wholesale carrier, government, corporate, enterprise, and small and medium companies in North America, Latin America, and Europe. The company was formerly known as PureSnax International, Inc. and changed its name to iQSTEL Inc. in August 2018. iQSTEL Inc. was incorporated in 2011 and is based in Coral Gables, Florida.
About Telecom Argentina Stet – France Telecom
Telecom Argentina S.A., together with its subsidiaries, provides telecommunications services. The company offers mobile telecommunications services, including voice communications, high-speed mobile Internet content and applications download, online streaming, and other services; and sells mobile communication devices, such as handsets, Modems MiFi and wingles, and smart watches. It also internet connectivity products, including virtual private network services, traditional Internet protocol links, and other products; and programming and other cable television services. In addition, the company offers telephone services, including local, domestic, and international long-distance telephone services, as well as public telephone services; and other related supplementary services, such as call waiting, call forwarding, conference calls, caller ID, voice mail, itemized billing, and maintenance services. Further, it provides Infrastructure, interconnection, datacenter, Internet, value added, and international long-distance services; and data services, including data transmission, virtual private networks, symmetric Internet access, national and international signal transport, and videoconferencing services; Personal Pay, a digital wallet service; and management and administration services. The company was formerly known as Cablevisión S.A. and changed its name to Telecom Argentina S.A. in January 2018. Telecom Argentina S.A. was founded in 1979 and is based in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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