Contrasting VEON (VEON) & Its Competitors
by Danessa Lincoln · The Markets DailyVEON (NASDAQ:VEON – Get Free Report) is one of 34 public companies in the “Diversified Comm Services” industry, but how does it contrast to its competitors? We will compare VEON to related businesses based on the strength of its risk, dividends, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation and analyst recommendations.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for VEON and its competitors, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| VEON | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3.25 |
| VEON Competitors | 422 | 1323 | 1470 | 120 | 2.39 |
VEON presently has a consensus price target of $60.00, suggesting a potential upside of 25.73%. As a group, “Diversified Comm Services” companies have a potential upside of 18.16%. Given VEON’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe VEON is more favorable than its competitors.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
21.3% of VEON shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 40.5% of shares of all “Diversified Comm Services” companies are owned by institutional investors. 8.5% of shares of all “Diversified Comm Services” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Profitability
This table compares VEON and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| VEON | 12.12% | 47.86% | 8.49% |
| VEON Competitors | 1.80% | 10.98% | 3.06% |
Risk & Volatility
VEON has a beta of 1.67, suggesting that its share price is 67% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, VEON’s competitors have a beta of 0.80, suggesting that their average share price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares VEON and its competitors revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Net Income | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| VEON | $4.40 billion | $532.00 million | 6.42 |
| VEON Competitors | $18.53 billion | $1.14 billion | 1.68 |
VEON’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than VEON. VEON is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.
Summary
VEON beats its competitors on 8 of the 13 factors compared.
About VEON
VEON Ltd., a digital operator, provides connectivity and internet services in Pakistan, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Bangladesh, Uzbekistan, and Kyrgyzstan. It offers mobile telecommunications services, including value added and call completion, national and international roaming, wireless Internet access, mobile financial, and mobile bundle services; data connectivity, cross border transit, voice, Internet, and data services; fixed-line telecommunications using intercity fiber optic networks; and Internet-TV using Fiber to the building technology. The company also sells equipment, infrastructure, and accessories. VEON Ltd. was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.