Anterix (NASDAQ:ATEX – Get Free Report) and KVH Industries (NASDAQ:KVHI – Get Free Report) are both small-cap communication services companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk and valuation.
Volatility and Risk
Anterix has a beta of 0.85, suggesting that its share price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, KVH Industries has a beta of 0.44, suggesting that its share price is 56% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares Anterix and KVH Industries’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Anterix | 933.03% | -10.65% | -6.06% |
| KVH Industries | -4.68% | -0.76% | -0.65% |
Earnings & Valuation
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Anterix | $7.04 million | 254.92 | $90.64 million | $3.50 | 26.15 |
| KVH Industries | $111.01 million | 1.30 | -$7.38 million | ($0.30) | -26.60 |
Anterix has higher earnings, but lower revenue than KVH Industries. KVH Industries is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Anterix, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for Anterix and KVH Industries, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Anterix | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2.60 |
| KVH Industries | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
Anterix currently has a consensus target price of $99.50, suggesting a potential upside of 8.71%. Given Anterix’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Anterix is more favorable than KVH Industries.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
87.7% of Anterix shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.7% of KVH Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. 40.0% of Anterix shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 21.4% of KVH Industries shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Anterix beats KVH Industries on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Anterix
Anterix Inc. operates as a wireless communications company. The company focuses on commercializing its spectrum assets to enable the targeted utility and critical infrastructure customers to deploy private broadband networks and innovative broadband solutions. It holds licensed spectrum in the 900 MHz band with coverage throughout the United States, Alaska, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico. The company was formerly known as pdvWireless, Inc. and changed its name to Anterix Inc. in August 2019. Anterix Inc. was incorporated in 1997 and is headquartered in Woodland Park, New Jersey.
About KVH Industries
KVH Industries, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the design, development, manufacture, and marketing of mobile connectivity solutions for the marine and land mobile markets in the United States and internationally. The company offers Internet and VoIP airtime services; AgilePlans, a Connectivity as a Service solution; KVH Link, a crew wellbeing content subscription service with delivery by IP-Mobilecast; and OpenNet, a KVH VSAT data delivering service for non-KVH Ku-band VSAT terminals. It also provides TracNet, an integrated hybrid two-way communication terminal with VSAT, 5G/LTE, and shore-based Wi-Fi; TracPhone, a two-way VSAT-only satellite communications system; CommBox, ship-to-shore network management software for maritime communications; CommBox Edge, an advanced maritime network optimization and management solution; Starlink, a companion terminal for TracNet and TracPhone systems; KVH ONE, a global hybrid communication network supporting Internet, VoIP, content delivery, and other; and TracVision, a satellite television antenna system for vessels, recreational vehicles, buses, conversion vans, and automobiles. In addition, the company offers KVH Elite, a streaming service for leisure yachts; KVH OneCare, a services and support for TracNet and TracPhone systems; MOVIElink, a movie distribution solution; MUSIClink, a music and karaoke delivery solution; NEWSlink, a maritime news delivery solution; SPORTSlink, a sporting content delivery solution; TVlink, a television programming delivery solution; and news from home, a digital newspaper service. It sells its mobile communications products through a network of independent retailers, chain stores, distributors, and service providers, as well as to manufacturers of vessels, maritime equipment, and vehicles. The company was founded in 1982 and is headquartered in Middletown, Rhode Island.
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