iQSTEL (IQST) vs. Its Competitors Head-To-Head Survey

iQSTEL (NASDAQ:IQST) is one of 203 publicly-traded companies in the “Diversified Telecommunication Services” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its peers? We will compare iQSTEL to similar companies based on the strength of its institutional ownership, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation and earnings.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for iQSTEL and its peers, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
iQSTEL	1	1	1	0	2.00
iQSTEL Competitors	1666	5113	7348	366	2.44

iQSTEL presently has a consensus price target of $18.00, suggesting a potential upside of 1,438.46%. As a group, “Diversified Telecommunication Services” companies have a potential upside of 26.74%. Given iQSTEL’s higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe iQSTEL is more favorable than its peers.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares iQSTEL and its peers gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
iQSTEL	$316.90 million	-$9.16 million	-0.44
iQSTEL Competitors	$12.35 billion	$974.92 million	-188.84

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

Profitability

This table compares iQSTEL and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
iQSTEL	-2.62%	-45.89%	-14.84%
iQSTEL Competitors	-29.39%	-81.04%	-1.73%

Institutional & Insider Ownership

33.0% of shares of all “Diversified Telecommunication Services” companies are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of iQSTEL shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 19.6% of shares of all “Diversified Telecommunication Services” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

iQSTEL peers beat iQSTEL on 8 of the 12 factors compared.

iQSTEL Company Profile

iQSTEL Inc., through its subsidiary, Etelix.com USA, LLC, provides telecom and technology solutions. It provides international long-distance voice services (ILD wholesale) for telecommunications operator; and submarine fiber optic network capacity for internet, such as 4G and 5G. The company offers voice over IP connectivity, short messages service (SMS), and international and domestic SMS termination services. It also provides infrastructure connectivity, Cloud-PBX, OmniChannel marketing, Internet of Things services, and blockchain and payment solutions. iQSTEL Inc. serves wholesale carrier, government, corporate, enterprise, and small and medium companies in North America, Latin America, and Europe. The company was formerly known as PureSnax International, Inc. and changed its name to iQSTEL Inc. in August 2018. iQSTEL Inc. was incorporated in 2011 and is based in Coral Gables, Florida.