Critical Contrast: Alaska Power & Telephone (APTL) versus Its Competitors

Dividends

Alaska Power & Telephone pays an annual dividend of $1.57 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Alaska Power & Telephone pays out 26.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Electric services” companies pay a dividend yield of 3.1% and pay out 75.0% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.

Profitability

This table compares Alaska Power & Telephone and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Alaska Power & Telephone	10.95%	N/A	N/A
Alaska Power & Telephone Competitors	1.45%	6.87%	1.23%

Institutional and Insider Ownership

58.0% of shares of all “Electric services” companies are held by institutional investors. 7.3% of shares of all “Electric services” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Alaska Power & Telephone and its competitors top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Alaska Power & Telephone	$64.21 million	$6.15 million	9.31
Alaska Power & Telephone Competitors	$74.86 billion	$582.15 million	5.43

Alaska Power & Telephone’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than Alaska Power & Telephone. Alaska Power & Telephone is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Volatility and Risk

Alaska Power & Telephone has a beta of 0.51, meaning that its stock price is 49% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Alaska Power & Telephone’s competitors have a beta of -0.96, meaning that their average stock price is 196% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Alaska Power & Telephone competitors beat Alaska Power & Telephone on 7 of the 11 factors compared.

Alaska Power & Telephone Company Profile

Alaska Power & Telephone Company provides energy, telecommunications, and broadband services to the residents, businesses, and communities of rural Alaska. The company operates through Energy and Telecom divisions. It generates energy using hydro and fossil-fuels. In addition, the company provides voice, as well as broadband services. Alaska Power & Telephone Company was founded in 1957 and is headquartered in Ketchikan, Washington.