A10 Networks (NYSE:ATEN) versus iTeknik (OTCMKTS:ITKH) Head to Head Comparison

iTeknik (OTCMKTS:ITKH) and A10 Networks (NYSE:ATEN) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, earnings and risk.

Profitability

This table compares iTeknik and A10 Networks’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
iTeknik	N/A	N/A	N/A
A10 Networks	18.70%	24.23%	11.29%

Institutional and Insider Ownership

98.6% of A10 Networks shares are held by institutional investors. 1.2% of A10 Networks shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Risk and Volatility

iTeknik has a beta of -0.27, suggesting that its share price is 127% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, A10 Networks has a beta of 1.39, suggesting that its share price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares iTeknik and A10 Networks”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
iTeknik	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
A10 Networks	$267.16 million	5.04	$50.14 million	$0.67	27.88

A10 Networks has higher revenue and earnings than iTeknik.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for iTeknik and A10 Networks, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
iTeknik	0	0	0	0	0.00
A10 Networks	0	2	3	0	2.60

A10 Networks has a consensus target price of $22.00, indicating a potential upside of 17.77%. Given A10 Networks’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe A10 Networks is more favorable than iTeknik.

Summary

A10 Networks beats iTeknik on 10 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About iTeknik

iTeknik Holding Corporation, through its subsidiary, Send Global Corporation, provides wholesale and retail telecommunications services and products worldwide. Its services include voice over Internet protocol origination and termination; A-Z routing and switching; wholesale carrier routing services; Web-based reseller solutions; prepaid calling solutions; international cellular calling; and retail point of sale solutions. The company serves B2B carriers, telecom resellers, retail outlets, and consumers through Websites, such as MyMobile011.com, GreatMinutes.com, AloBilady.com, IndiaMinutes.com, and MexicoMinutes.com. iTeknik Holding Corporation was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in West Palm Beach, Florida.

About A10 Networks

A10 Networks, Inc. provides networking solutions in the Americas, Japan, rest of Asia Pacific, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. The company offers Thunder Application Delivery Controller that provides advanced server load balancing; Thunder Carrier Grade Networking, which provides standards-compliant address and protocol translation services between varying types of internet protocol addresses; Thunder Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) Insight that decrypts SSL-encrypted traffic and forwards it to a third-party security device for deep packet inspection; and Thunder Convergent Firewall, which addresses multiple critical security capabilities in one package. It also provides intelligent management and automation tool comprising harmony controller that provides intelligent management, automation, and analytics for secure application delivery. In addition, the company offers A10 Defend Threat Control, a standalone SaaS platform; A10 Defend Orchestrator provides a centralized point of control for seamless distributed denial of service (DDoS) defense management and execution; A10 Defend Detector, a Netflow, Sflow, IPFIX-based DDoS detector used to easily manage the scale and heterogenous nature of SP networks; and A10 Defend Mitigator, a precision, automated, scalable, and intelligent DDoS mitigation solution. It delivers its solutions in optimized hardware appliances, bare metal software, containerized software, virtual appliances, and cloud-native software forms. The company serves cloud providers; cloud, telecommunications, and multiple system and cable service providers; government organizations; and enterprises in the telecommunications, technology, industrial, government, retail, financial, gaming, and education industries. It markets its products through sales organizations; and distribution channel partners, such as distributors, value added resellers, and system integrators. A10 Networks, Inc. was incorporated in 2004 and is headquartered in San Jose, California.