Head to Head Analysis: Anterix (NASDAQ:ATEX) & Singapore Telecommunications (OTCMKTS:SGAPY)

Singapore Telecommunications (OTCMKTS:SGAPY) and Anterix (NASDAQ:ATEX) are both utilities companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, risk, earnings, valuation and institutional ownership.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Singapore Telecommunications and Anterix”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Singapore Telecommunications	$10.54 billion	3.81	$591.16 million	N/A	N/A
Anterix	$4.19 million	153.38	-$9.13 million	($1.22)	-28.34

Singapore Telecommunications has higher revenue and earnings than Anterix.

Risk and Volatility

Singapore Telecommunications has a beta of 0.65, meaning that its stock price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Anterix has a beta of 0.85, meaning that its stock price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Singapore Telecommunications and Anterix, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Singapore Telecommunications	0	0	0	0	0.00
Anterix	0	0	2	1	3.33

Anterix has a consensus target price of $68.00, suggesting a potential upside of 96.70%. Given Anterix’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Anterix is more favorable than Singapore Telecommunications.

Profitability

This table compares Singapore Telecommunications and Anterix’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Singapore Telecommunications	N/A	N/A	N/A
Anterix	-441.15%	-27.91%	-14.73%

Insider & Institutional Ownership

0.0% of Singapore Telecommunications shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.7% of Anterix shares are held by institutional investors. 45.6% of Anterix shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Anterix beats Singapore Telecommunications on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Singapore Telecommunications

Singapore Telecommunications Limited, together with its subsidiaries, provides telecommunication services to consumers and small businesses in Singapore, Australia, China, and internationally. The company operates through Optus, Singtel Singapore, NCS, Digital InfraCo, and Corporate segments. The company provides mobile, equipment sales, fixed voice and data, satellite, ICT and managed services; mobile, fixed voice and data, pay television, content and digital services, ICT as well as equipment sales in Singapore; and provides differentiated and end-to-end technology services to clients through its Gov+, Enterprise, and Telco+ strategic business groups with its NEXT capabilities in digital, data, cloud and platforms, as well as offers applications, infrastructure, engineering and cyber. It offers regional data centre services under Nxera; satellite carrier services; and Paragon, Singtel’s all-in-one digital acceleration platform for 5G multi-access edge compute and cloud orchestration. The company was incorporated in 1992 and is headquartered in Singapore.

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.