Powerstorm (OTCMKTS:PSTO) and Altice USA (NYSE:ATUS) Head-To-Head Comparison

Powerstorm (OTCMKTS:PSTO) and Altice USA (NYSE:ATUS) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations and valuation.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Powerstorm and Altice USA”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Powerstorm	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Altice USA	$8.95 billion	0.13	-$102.92 million	($0.58)	-4.18

Powerstorm has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Altice USA.

Risk and Volatility

Powerstorm has a beta of -1.7, meaning that its stock price is 270% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Altice USA has a beta of 1.55, meaning that its stock price is 55% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

54.9% of Altice USA shares are owned by institutional investors. 44.6% of Altice USA shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for Powerstorm and Altice USA, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Powerstorm	0	0	0	0	0.00
Altice USA	1	1	3	0	2.40

Altice USA has a consensus price target of $3.05, suggesting a potential upside of 25.77%. Given Altice USA’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Altice USA is more favorable than Powerstorm.

Profitability

This table compares Powerstorm and Altice USA’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Powerstorm	N/A	N/A	N/A
Altice USA	-3.07%	N/A	-0.85%

Summary

Altice USA beats Powerstorm on 7 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Powerstorm

Powerstorm Holdings, Inc. operates a consortium of privately held sustainability-themed companies acquired for growth. Its scope of action targets SMEs in 5 themes, including real estate and heritage, telecom and fiber, power and alternative energy, food and aquatic innovation, and electric mobility. The company was incorporated in 2011 and is based in Dover, Delaware.

About Altice USA

Altice USA, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides broadband communications and video services in the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. It offers broadband, video, telephony, and mobile services to residential and business customers. The company's video services include delivery of broadcast stations and cable networks; over the top services; video-on-demand, high-definition channels, digital video recorder, and pay-per-view services; and platforms for video programming through mobile applications. In addition, it provides voice over Internet protocol telephone services; and mobile services, such as data, talk, and text. Further, the company offers Ethernet, data transport, IP-based virtual private networks, Internet access, and telephony services; hosted telephony services, managed Wi-Fi, managed desktop and server backup, and collaboration services comprising audio and web conferencing; fiber-to-the-tower services to wireless carriers; data services consisting of wide area networking and dedicated data access, as well as wireless mesh networks; and enterprise class telephone services that include traditional multi-line phone service. Additionally, it provides hosted private branch exchange, network security, and international calling and toll-free numbers services. Furthermore, the company offers audience-based and multiscreen advertising solutions; data analytics; and news programming services, as well as operates news channels under the News 12 Networks, Cheddar, and i24NEWS names. It also provides broadband communications and video services under the Optimum and Suddenlink brands. Altice USA, Inc. was incorporated in 2015 and is headquartered in Long Island City, New York.