Analyzing Kyivstar Group (NASDAQ:KYIV) & SurgePays (NASDAQ:SURG)

SurgePays (NASDAQ:SURG) and Kyivstar Group (NASDAQ:KYIV) are both communication services companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability and dividends.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for SurgePays and Kyivstar Group, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
SurgePays	2	0	1	0	1.67
Kyivstar Group	0	2	3	0	2.60

SurgePays currently has a consensus price target of $3.50, indicating a potential upside of 1,029.03%. Kyivstar Group has a consensus price target of $16.62, indicating a potential upside of 26.46%. Given SurgePays’ higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe SurgePays is more favorable than Kyivstar Group.

Profitability

This table compares SurgePays and Kyivstar Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
SurgePays	-64.91%	N/A	-310.16%
Kyivstar Group	12.73%	24.71%	15.12%

Institutional & Insider Ownership

6.9% of SurgePays shares are owned by institutional investors. 29.1% of SurgePays shares are owned 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.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares SurgePays and Kyivstar Group”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
SurgePays	$56.96 million	0.14	-$36.07 million	($1.94)	-0.16
Kyivstar Group	$1.28 billion	2.37	$124.00 million	$0.66	19.92

Kyivstar Group has higher revenue and earnings than SurgePays. SurgePays is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Kyivstar Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

Kyivstar Group beats SurgePays on 10 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About SurgePays

SurgePays, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a financial technology and telecom company in the United States. It operates through three segments: Mobile Virtual Network Operators, Comprehensive Platform Services, and Lead Generation. The company offers subsidized and non-subsidized mobile virtual network operators for internet connectivity through mobile broadband services to consumers; ACH banking relationships and fintech transactions platform to convenience stores; wireless top-up transactions and wireless product aggregation; and lead generation and case management solutions primarily to law firms in the mass tort industry, as well as call center activities. SurgePays, Inc. is headquartered in Bartlett, Tennessee.

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.