Contrasting Telecom Argentina Stet – France Telecom (NYSE:TEO) & Data Storage (NASDAQ:DTST)

Data Storage (NASDAQ:DTST) and Telecom Argentina Stet – France Telecom (NYSE:TEO) are both communication services companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, valuation and analyst recommendations.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Data Storage and Telecom Argentina Stet – France Telecom”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Data Storage	$1.45 million	4.89	$19.20 million	($0.76)	-3.98
Telecom Argentina Stet – France Telecom	$6.81 billion	0.67	-$136.01 million	$1.23	8.57

Data Storage has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Telecom Argentina Stet – France Telecom. Data Storage is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Telecom Argentina Stet – France Telecom, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Data Storage and Telecom Argentina Stet – France Telecom, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Data Storage	1	0	0	0	1.00
Telecom Argentina Stet – France Telecom	1	2	4	0	2.43

Telecom Argentina Stet – France Telecom has a consensus price target of $15.93, indicating a potential upside of 51.15%. Given Telecom Argentina Stet – France Telecom’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Telecom Argentina Stet – France Telecom is more favorable than Data Storage.

Profitability

This table compares Data Storage and Telecom Argentina Stet – France Telecom’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Data Storage	1,247.09%	-5.48%	-4.86%
Telecom Argentina Stet – France Telecom	7.61%	9.38%	4.11%

Volatility and Risk

Data Storage has a beta of 1.19, indicating that its stock price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Telecom Argentina Stet – France Telecom has a beta of 1.41, indicating that its stock price is 41% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

11.6% of Data Storage shares are owned by institutional investors. 21.2% of Data Storage shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Telecom Argentina Stet – France Telecom shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Telecom Argentina Stet – France Telecom beats Data Storage on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Data Storage

Data Storage Corporation provides data management and cloud solutions in the United States and internationally. It offers a suite of multi-cloud IT solutions, including cyber security solutions, which comprise ezSecurity, a security solution for endpoint security, system assessments, and risk analysis, as well as IBM system protection, including Ransomware defense. The company also provides data protection and recovery solutions, such as ezVault for offsite data protection; ezRecovery for fast data recovery; ezAvailability for real-time data replication with minimal recovery objectives; and ezMirror for data mirroring at the storage level. In addition, it offers cloud hosted production systems comprising ezHost, which delivers managed cloud services; and voice and data solutions, including Nexxis, which specializes in voice over internet protocol, internet access, and data transport solutions, which comprise dedicated internet services, SD-WAN options, and a cloud-based PBX solution. The company offers its solutions and services to businesses in healthcare, banking and finance, distribution services, manufacturing, construction, education, and government industries. Data Storage Corporation was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Melville, New York.

About Telecom Argentina Stet – France Telecom

Telecom Argentina S.A., together with its subsidiaries, provides telecommunications services. The company offers mobile telecommunications services, including voice communications, high-speed mobile Internet content and applications download, online streaming, and other services; and sells mobile communication devices, such as handsets, Modems MiFi and wingles, and smart watches. It also internet connectivity products, including virtual private network services, traditional Internet protocol links, and other products; and programming and other cable television services. In addition, the company offers telephone services, including local, domestic, and international long-distance telephone services, as well as public telephone services; and other related supplementary services, such as call waiting, call forwarding, conference calls, caller ID, voice mail, itemized billing, and maintenance services. Further, it provides Infrastructure, interconnection, datacenter, Internet, value added, and international long-distance services; and data services, including data transmission, virtual private networks, symmetric Internet access, national and international signal transport, and videoconferencing services; Personal Pay, a digital wallet service; and management and administration services. The company was formerly known as Cablevisión S.A. and changed its name to Telecom Argentina S.A. in January 2018. Telecom Argentina S.A. was founded in 1979 and is based in Buenos Aires, Argentina.