Head-To-Head Contrast: Mail Ru Group (MLRYY) versus Its Peers

Institutional and Insider Ownership

42.1% of shares of all “INTERNET SERVICES” companies are owned by institutional investors. 23.0% of shares of all “INTERNET SERVICES” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Mail Ru Group	N/A	N/A	N/A
Mail Ru Group Competitors	-11.22%	-3.05%	0.67%

Risk & Volatility

Mail Ru Group has a beta of 0.38, suggesting that its share price is 62% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Mail Ru Group’s rivals have a beta of 2.57, suggesting that their average share price is 157% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Mail Ru Group and its rivals top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Mail Ru Group	$1.58 billion	-$401.22 million	-0.92
Mail Ru Group Competitors	$22.67 billion	$4.48 billion	3.86

Mail Ru Group’s rivals have higher revenue and earnings than Mail Ru Group. Mail Ru 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.

Summary

Mail Ru Group rivals beat Mail Ru Group on 7 of the 9 factors compared.

About Mail Ru Group

VK International Public Joint-Stock Company operates as a technology company in Russia and internationally. It operates through Social Platforms and Media Content, EdTech, Technologies for Business, and Ecosystem Services and Other Business Lines segments. The company’s projects include social networks, games, education, goods and services, productivity, devices, media and entertainment, app stores, messengers, social services, and ecosystem services. It also provides marketing and advertising, communications and productivity, cloud data, analytics, authorization and registration, finances, HR, and social projects solutions for businesses; cloud platforms and data management, corporate communication services, tax monitoring platform, and other corporate software solutions; and business digitizing solutions, which range from online promotion to cloud services. It enables users to communicate, play, listen to music, watch, and create videos, and receive professional training and skills. The company was formerly known as VK Company Limited and changed its name to VK International Public Joint-Stock Company in August 2023. VK International Public Joint-Stock Company was founded in 1998 and is based in Kaliningrad, Russia.