VEON (VEON) & Its Competitors Head-To-Head Comparison
by Tristan Rich · The Markets DailyVEON (NASDAQ:VEON – Get Free Report) is one of 34 publicly-traded companies in the “Diversified Comm Services” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its peers? We will compare VEON to similar businesses based on the strength of its analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, earnings, valuation and risk.
Profitability
This table compares VEON and its peers’ 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 | 1.01% | 2.51% | 2.89% |
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares VEON and its peers top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Net Income | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| VEON | $4.40 billion | $532.00 million | 6.31 |
| VEON Competitors | $5,476.16 billion | $1.14 billion | 1.92 |
VEON’s peers have higher revenue and earnings than VEON. VEON is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.
Institutional & 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. 8.3% of shares of all “Diversified Comm Services” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of recent ratings for VEON and its peers, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| VEON | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3.25 |
| VEON Competitors | 422 | 1320 | 1470 | 120 | 2.39 |
VEON currently has a consensus price target of $60.00, indicating a potential upside of 28.05%. As a group, “Diversified Comm Services” companies have a potential upside of 14.07%. Given VEON’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe VEON is more favorable than its peers.
Risk & Volatility
VEON has a beta of 1.59, suggesting that its share price is 59% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, VEON’s peers have a beta of 0.74, suggesting that their average share price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
VEON beats its peers on 8 of the 13 factors compared.
VEON Company Profile
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.