Critical Survey: ATN International (NASDAQ:ATNI) & Mobivity (OTCMKTS:MFON)

ATN International (NASDAQ:ATNI) and Mobivity (OTCMKTS:MFON) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings, profitability, dividends, risk and institutional ownership.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ATN International	-1.11%	0.13%	0.05%
Mobivity	-559.51%	N/A	-610.61%

Institutional and Insider Ownership

65.5% of ATN International shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 12.9% of Mobivity shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.4% of ATN International shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 40.0% of Mobivity shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for ATN International and Mobivity, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ATN International	1	1	0	0	1.50
Mobivity	0	0	0	0	0.00

ATN International currently has a consensus price target of $22.00, suggesting a potential downside of 1.03%. Given ATN International’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe ATN International is more favorable than Mobivity.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares ATN International and Mobivity”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
ATN International	$729.08 million	0.47	-$26.43 million	($0.93)	-23.90
Mobivity	$1.14 million	12.95	-$10.23 million	($0.11)	-1.81

Mobivity has lower revenue, but higher earnings than ATN International. ATN International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Mobivity, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Risk & Volatility

ATN International has a beta of 0.53, indicating that its share price is 47% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Mobivity has a beta of -0.12, indicating that its share price is 112% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

ATN International beats Mobivity on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

About Mobivity

Mobivity Holdings Corp. engages in developing and operating proprietary platforms to conduct national and localized, and data-driven marketing campaigns in the United States. The company's Recurrency platform unlocks valuable point of sale systems (POS) and mobile data to help transform customer transactions into actionable and attributable marketing insights and power Connected Rewards interactions. It also operates as a Software-as-a-Service platform used by convenience and quick service restaurant brands to build and engage with their customers; and enables and powers incentivized programs in digital environments. In addition, its platform offers POS data capture, analytics, offers and promotions, predictive offers, personalized receipt promotions, customized mobile messaging, belly loyalty, and other services. It markets and sells its services through direct sales, resellers, and agents, as well as online through its website. The company is based in Chandler, Arizona.