Head to Head Survey: Alaska Power & Telephone (APTL) vs. Its Rivals

Alaska Power & Telephone (OTCMKTS:APTL) is one of 102 publicly-traded companies in the “Electric services” industry, but how does it compare to its rivals? We will compare Alaska Power & Telephone to similar companies based on the strength of its earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, risk and dividends.

Volatility & Risk

Alaska Power & Telephone has a beta of 0.52, meaning that its share price is 48% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Alaska Power & Telephone’s rivals have a beta of -0.97, meaning that their average share price is 197% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

58.0% of shares of all “Electric services” companies are owned by institutional investors. 7.3% of shares of all “Electric services” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Alaska Power & Telephone and its rivals gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Alaska Power & Telephone	$64.21 million	$6.15 million	9.08
Alaska Power & Telephone Competitors	$1,277.97 billion	$582.15 million	3.72

Alaska Power & Telephone’s rivals have higher revenue and earnings than Alaska Power & Telephone. Alaska Power & Telephone is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings for Alaska Power & Telephone and its rivals, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Alaska Power & Telephone	0	0	0	0	N/A
Alaska Power & Telephone Competitors	1053	4720	4579	91	2.36

As a group, “Electric services” companies have a potential upside of 1.76%. Given Alaska Power & Telephone’s rivals higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Alaska Power & Telephone has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Profitability

This table compares Alaska Power & Telephone and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Alaska Power & Telephone	10.95%	N/A	N/A
Alaska Power & Telephone Competitors	1.41%	7.60%	1.54%

Dividends

Alaska Power & Telephone pays an annual dividend of $1.57 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Alaska Power & Telephone pays out 26.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Electric services” companies pay a dividend yield of 3.1% and pay out 70.9% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.

Summary

Alaska Power & Telephone rivals beat Alaska Power & Telephone on 8 of the 12 factors compared.

About Alaska Power & Telephone

Alaska Power & Telephone Company provides energy, telecommunications, and broadband services to the residents, businesses, and communities of rural Alaska. The company operates through Energy and Telecom divisions. It generates energy using hydro and fossil-fuels. In addition, the company provides voice, as well as broadband services. Alaska Power & Telephone Company was founded in 1957 and is headquartered in Ketchikan, Washington.