Head to Head Review: Data Storage (NASDAQ:DTST) vs. Telecom Argentina Stet – France Telecom (NYSE:TEO)

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

Valuation and Earnings

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

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

Data Storage has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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.

Volatility and Risk

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

Institutional & Insider Ownership

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

Profitability

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

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

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Telecom Argentina Stet – France Telecom and Data Storage, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

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

Telecom Argentina Stet – France Telecom currently 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 possible upside, analysts clearly believe Telecom Argentina Stet – France Telecom is more favorable than Data Storage.

Summary

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

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.

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.