Analyzing iQSTEL (IQST) & The Competition

iQSTEL (NASDAQ:IQST) is one of 204 publicly-traded companies in the “Diversified Telecommunication Services” industry, but how does it contrast to its peers? We will compare iQSTEL to similar companies based on the strength of its dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings and valuation.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

32.4% of shares of all “Diversified Telecommunication Services” companies are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of iQSTEL shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 18.6% of shares of all “Diversified Telecommunication Services” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

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	-32.42%	-113.29%	-1.89%

Analyst Ratings

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

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
iQSTEL	2	0	1	0	1.67
iQSTEL Competitors	1681	5140	7375	369	2.44

iQSTEL currently has a consensus target price of $18.00, indicating a potential upside of 1,590.14%. As a group, “Diversified Telecommunication Services” companies have a potential upside of 24.11%. Given iQSTEL’s higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe iQSTEL is more favorable than its peers.

Valuation & Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
iQSTEL	$316.90 million	-$9.16 million	-0.40
iQSTEL Competitors	$1,826.46 billion	$958.00 million	-178.52

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.

Summary

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

About iQSTEL

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.