NTT (OTCMKTS:NTTYY) & Telecom Italia (OTCMKTS:TIIAY) Head-To-Head Contrast

Telecom Italia (OTCMKTS:TIIAY) and NTT (OTCMKTS:NTTYY) are both utilities companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, profitability and valuation.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

0.1% of NTT shares are held by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Volatility & Risk

Telecom Italia has a beta of 0.61, meaning that its stock price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NTT has a beta of 0.1, meaning that its stock price is 90% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Dividends

Telecom Italia pays an annual dividend of $0.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. NTT pays an annual dividend of $0.63 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. NTT pays out 29.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Telecom Italia and NTT, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Telecom Italia	0	2	1	3	3.17
NTT	0	1	0	0	2.00

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Telecom Italia and NTT”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Telecom Italia	$15.88 billion	0.79	-$660.08 million	N/A	N/A
NTT	$90.00 billion	N/A	$6.60 billion	$2.11	11.76

NTT has higher revenue and earnings than Telecom Italia.

Profitability

This table compares Telecom Italia and NTT’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Telecom Italia	N/A	N/A	N/A
NTT	7.52%	9.59%	3.42%

Summary

NTT beats Telecom Italia on 7 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Telecom Italia

Telecom Italia S.p.A., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the provision of fixed and mobile telecommunications services in Italy and internationally. The company operates through Domestic, Brazil, and Other Operations segments. It offers fixed and mobile voice and Internet, and public telephony services, as well as products managed and developed for individuals and families; and voice, data, and Internet services and products, and information and communications technology solutions for top, public sector and large account customers. The company also manages and develops a portfolio of regulated and unregulated wholesale services for fixed-line and mobile telecommunications operators; and development, engineering, construction, and operation of network infrastructures, information technology (IT), and systems and properties. Telecom Italia S.p.A. was incorporated in 1908 and is based in Milan, Italy.

About NTT

Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation operates as a telecommunications company in Japan and internationally. It operates through Integrated ICT Business, Regional Communications Business, Global Solutions Business, and Others segments. The Integrated ICT Business segment offers mobile phone, domestic inter-prefectural communications, international communications, solutions, and system development and related services. The Regional Communications Business segment provides intra-prefectural communications and related ancillary services. The Global Solutions Business segment offers consulting, system and software development, network system, cloud, global data center, and related services. The Others segment engages in the real estate, energy, and other businesses. The company was founded in 1952 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.