Frontier Communications Parent (NASDAQ:FYBR) and ATN International (NASDAQ:ATNI) Critical Review

Frontier Communications Parent (NASDAQ:FYBR) and ATN International (NASDAQ:ATNI) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends and risk.

Risk & Volatility

Frontier Communications Parent has a beta of 1.05, suggesting that its share price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ATN International has a beta of 0.63, suggesting that its share price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings for Frontier Communications Parent and ATN International, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Frontier Communications Parent	0	10	2	0	2.17
ATN International	0	0	1	1	3.50

Frontier Communications Parent presently has a consensus price target of $35.31, suggesting a potential upside of 0.72%. ATN International has a consensus price target of $31.00, suggesting a potential upside of 88.56%. Given ATN International’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe ATN International is more favorable than Frontier Communications Parent.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Frontier Communications Parent and ATN International”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Frontier Communications Parent	$5.79 billion	1.51	$29.00 million	($0.75)	-46.75
ATN International	$747.49 million	0.33	-$14.54 million	($2.72)	-6.04

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.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

65.5% of ATN International shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.4% of Frontier Communications Parent shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.1% of ATN International shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Frontier Communications Parent	-3.19%	-3.61%	-0.91%
ATN International	-4.79%	0.52%	0.18%

Summary

ATN International beats Frontier Communications Parent on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

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.