Financial Contrast: Kyivstar Group (KYIV) versus Its Peers

Kyivstar Group (NASDAQ:KYIV) is one of 33 publicly-traded companies in the “Wireless Telecommunication Services” industry, but how does it compare to its rivals? We will compare Kyivstar Group to similar businesses based on the strength of its valuation, profitability, earnings, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Kyivstar Group	12.73%	24.71%	15.12%
Kyivstar Group Competitors	91.04%	12.96%	4.59%

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Kyivstar Group and its rivals top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Kyivstar Group	$1.28 billion	$124.00 million	20.27
Kyivstar Group Competitors	$17.92 billion	$2.74 billion	14.01

Kyivstar Group’s rivals have higher revenue and earnings than Kyivstar Group. Kyivstar Group is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

48.6% of shares of all “Wireless Telecommunication Services” companies are held by institutional investors. 23.2% of shares of all “Wireless Telecommunication Services” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings for Kyivstar Group and its rivals, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Kyivstar Group	0	2	3	0	2.60
Kyivstar Group Competitors	301	874	1429	135	2.51

Kyivstar Group currently has a consensus target price of $16.62, suggesting a potential upside of 24.25%. As a group, “Wireless Telecommunication Services” companies have a potential upside of 25.24%. Given Kyivstar Group’s rivals higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Kyivstar Group has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Summary

Kyivstar Group rivals beat Kyivstar Group on 7 of the 12 factors compared.

About Kyivstar Group

Kyivstar Group Ltd. provides a range of mobile communication and home Internet services in Ukraine. It offers mobile services, such as voice, messaging and data, mobile and computer Internet, roaming, abroad calling, payment, and other services; fixed telephone communication services; fixed Internet and data transfer services; and mobile virtual PBX services, as well as operates data centers, commercial contact centers, and M2M contact centers. The company also provides loyalty programs, as well as sells telecommunications equipment. The company was founded in 1994 and is based in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates. Kyivstar Group Ltd. operates as a subsidiary of Vimpelcom Amsterdam B.V.