Comparing VEON (VEON) & Its Peers
by Danessa Lincoln · 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 compare to its peers? We will compare VEON to similar businesses based on the strength of its valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, risk and institutional ownership.
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% | 2.54% | 2.89% |
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares VEON and its peers gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Net Income | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| VEON | $4.40 billion | $532.00 million | 6.64 |
| VEON Competitors | $18.53 billion | $1.11 billion | 2.29 |
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 held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 40.5% of shares of all “Diversified Comm Services” companies are held by institutional investors. 8.5% of shares of all “Diversified Comm Services” companies are held by company 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 current ratings for VEON and its peers, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| VEON | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3.25 |
| VEON Competitors | 421 | 1315 | 1470 | 120 | 2.39 |
VEON presently has a consensus price target of $60.00, suggesting a potential upside of 21.68%. As a group, “Diversified Comm Services” companies have a potential upside of 16.28%. Given VEON’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe VEON is more favorable than its peers.
Risk and Volatility
VEON has a beta of 1.59, suggesting that its stock price is 59% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, VEON’s peers have a beta of 0.69, suggesting that their average stock price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
VEON beats its peers 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.