Head-To-Head Survey: VEON (VEON) vs. Its Rivals
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 contrast to its competitors? We will compare VEON to similar companies based on the strength of its risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership and profitability.
Institutional and 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 insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares VEON and its competitors revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Net Income | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| VEON | $4.40 billion | $532.00 million | 6.69 |
| VEON Competitors | $5,484.57 billion | $1.11 billion | 2.19 |
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.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for VEON and its competitors, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| VEON | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2.75 |
| VEON Competitors | 421 | 1315 | 1470 | 119 | 2.39 |
VEON currently has a consensus price target of $60.00, indicating a potential upside of 20.71%. As a group, “Diversified Comm Services” companies have a potential upside of 16.25%. Given VEON’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe VEON is more favorable than its competitors.
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 | 1.01% | 2.54% | 2.89% |
Dividends
VEON pays an annual dividend of $0.23 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. VEON pays out 3.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Diversified Comm Services” companies pay a dividend yield of 2.8% and pay out 34.0% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.
Volatility & Risk
VEON has a beta of 1.59, suggesting that its stock price is 59% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, VEON’s competitors have a beta of 0.74, suggesting that their average stock price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
VEON beats its competitors on 9 of the 15 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.