Liberty Latin America (NASDAQ:LILA – Get Free Report) and Data Storage (NASDAQ:DTST – Get Free Report) are both small-cap communication services companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability and earnings.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
18.5% of Liberty Latin America shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 11.6% of Data Storage shares are held by institutional investors. 6.2% of Liberty Latin America shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 21.2% of Data Storage shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for Liberty Latin America and Data Storage, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Liberty Latin America | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.75 |
| Data Storage | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Liberty Latin America and Data Storage”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Liberty Latin America | $4.44 billion | 0.37 | -$611.20 million | ($0.49) | -16.90 |
| Data Storage | $1.45 million | 5.56 | $19.20 million | ($0.76) | -4.53 |
Data Storage has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Liberty Latin America. Liberty Latin America is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Data Storage, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares Liberty Latin America and Data Storage’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Liberty Latin America | -2.20% | -9.29% | -0.81% |
| Data Storage | 1,247.09% | -5.48% | -4.86% |
Risk & Volatility
Liberty Latin America has a beta of 0.74, indicating that its share price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Data Storage has a beta of 1.15, indicating that its share price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500.
About Liberty Latin America
Liberty Latin America Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, provides fixed, mobile, and subsea telecommunications services. The company operates through C&W Caribbean, C&W Panama, Liberty Networks, Liberty Puerto Rico, and Liberty Costa Rico segments. It offers communications and entertainment services, including video, broadband internet, fixed-line, telephony, and mobiles services to residential and business customers; and business products and services that include enterprise-grade connectivity, data center, hosting, and managed solutions, as well as information technology solutions for small and medium enterprises, international companies, and governmental agencies. The company also operates a sub-sea and terrestrial fiber optic cable network that connects approximately 40 markets. It provides its services under the brands of C&W, Liberty Costa Rica, Liberty Communications, BTC, Flow, and Mas Móvil. The company was incorporated in 2017 and is based in Hamilton, Bermuda.
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.
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