Critical Survey: Kyivstar Group (KYIV) versus Its Peers

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

Insider & Institutional Ownership

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

Profitability

This table compares Kyivstar Group and its competitors’ 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%

Earnings and Valuation

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

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Kyivstar Group	$1.16 billion	$124.00 million	20.27
Kyivstar Group Competitors	$18.50 billion	$2.74 billion	27.76

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

Analyst Recommendations

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

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Kyivstar Group	0	2	3	0	2.60
Kyivstar Group Competitors	301	874	1430	135	2.51

Kyivstar Group currently has a consensus price target 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 competitors higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Kyivstar Group has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Summary

Kyivstar Group competitors beat Kyivstar Group on 8 of the 12 factors compared.

Kyivstar Group Company Profile

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.