Critical Contrast: Kyivstar Group (KYIV) & Its Rivals

Kyivstar Group (NASDAQ:KYIV) is one of 33 public companies in the “Wireless Telecommunication Services” industry, but how does it contrast to its rivals? We will compare Kyivstar Group to related businesses based on the strength of its risk, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

48.6% of shares of all “Wireless Telecommunication Services” companies are held by institutional investors. 23.2% of shares of all “Wireless Telecommunication Services” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Kyivstar Group and its rivals revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Kyivstar Group	$1.16 billion	$124.00 million	20.05
Kyivstar Group Competitors	$18.50 billion	$2.74 billion	22.40

Kyivstar Group’s rivals have higher revenue and earnings than Kyivstar Group. Kyivstar Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for Kyivstar Group and its rivals, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Kyivstar Group	0	2	3	0	2.60
Kyivstar Group Competitors	305	880	1432	136	2.51

Kyivstar Group presently has a consensus price target of $16.62, indicating a potential upside of 25.66%. As a group, “Wireless Telecommunication Services” companies have a potential upside of 30.45%. Given Kyivstar Group’s rivals higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Kyivstar Group has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Profitability

This table compares Kyivstar Group and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Kyivstar Group	12.73%	24.71%	15.12%
Kyivstar Group Competitors	63.70%	12.29%	4.29%

Summary

Kyivstar Group rivals beat Kyivstar Group on 8 of the 12 factors compared.

Kyivstar Group Company Profile

Kyivstar Group Ltd. provides a range of mobile communication and home Internet services in Ukraine. It offers mobile services, such as voice, messaging and data, mobile and computer Internet, roaming, abroad calling, payment, and other services; fixed telephone communication services; fixed Internet and data transfer services; and mobile virtual PBX services, as well as operates data centers, commercial contact centers, and M2M contact centers. The company also provides loyalty programs, as well as sells telecommunications equipment. The company was founded in 1994 and is based in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates. Kyivstar Group Ltd. operates as a subsidiary of Vimpelcom Amsterdam B.V.