NTT (OTCMKTS:NTTYY – Get Free Report) and Data Storage (NASDAQ:DTST – Get Free Report) are both communication services companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations and risk.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares NTT and Data Storage”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| NTT | $95.72 billion | 0.92 | $6.84 billion | $2.09 | 12.86 |
| Data Storage | $1.45 million | 5.36 | $19.20 million | ($0.76) | -4.37 |
Insider and Institutional Ownership
0.1% of NTT shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 11.6% of Data Storage shares are held by institutional investors. 21.2% of Data Storage shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Volatility and Risk
NTT has a beta of 0.07, indicating that its share price is 93% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Data Storage has a beta of 1.19, indicating that its share price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares NTT and Data Storage’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| NTT | 7.17% | 10.45% | 2.41% |
| Data Storage | 1,247.09% | -5.48% | -4.86% |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for NTT and Data Storage, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| NTT | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
| Data Storage | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
Summary
NTT beats Data Storage on 7 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.
About NTT
Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation operates as a telecommunications company in Japan and internationally. It operates through Integrated ICT Business, Regional Communications Business, Global Solutions Business, and Others segments. The Integrated ICT Business segment offers mobile phone, domestic inter-prefectural communications, international communications, solutions, and system development and related services. The Regional Communications Business segment provides intra-prefectural communications and related ancillary services. The Global Solutions Business segment offers consulting, system and software development, network system, cloud, global data center, and related services. The Others segment engages in the real estate, energy, and other businesses. The company was founded in 1952 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.
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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