Comparing MTN Group (OTCMKTS:MTNOY) & Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS (NYSE:TKC)

MTN Group (OTCMKTS:MTNOY) and Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS (NYSE:TKC) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, dividends, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and valuation.

Dividends

MTN Group pays an annual dividend of $0.13 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS pays an annual dividend of $0.15 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS pays out 40.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for MTN Group and Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
MTN Group	1	0	0	1	2.50
Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS	0	1	0	0	2.00

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares MTN Group and Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
MTN Group	$10.27 billion	2.16	-$523.72 million	N/A	N/A
Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS	$5.08 billion	1.20	$717.47 million	$0.37	18.77

Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS has lower revenue, but higher earnings than MTN Group.

Profitability

This table compares MTN Group and Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
MTN Group	N/A	N/A	N/A
Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS	7.52%	7.47%	3.77%

Volatility and Risk

MTN Group has a beta of 1.24, indicating that its stock price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS has a beta of 0.95, indicating that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

MTN Group beats Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS on 6 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About MTN Group

MTN Group Limited, together with its subsidiaries, provides mobile telecommunications services in South Africa, Nigeria, East Africa, West and Central Africa, and the Middle East and North Africa. The company offers data, voice and SMS, digital and fintech, interconnect, and roaming services, as well as sells mobile devices. It also provides network as a service, including subsea cables that offers international connectivity services; terrestrial and metro fiber networks; data centers and cable landing stations; and FTTx, towers, and radio access networks. The company also offers digital financial services, such as access payments, e-commerce, insurance, and lending and remittance services; enterprise services comprising manage networks, unified and cloud communication, security as a service, and Internet of Things; and API products and services for telecommunications, health, government, financial services, entertainment, and other sectors. MTN Group Limited was incorporated in 1994 and is based in Johannesburg, South Africa.

About Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS

Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri A.S. provides digital services in Turkey, Ukraine, Belarus, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, and the Netherlands. It operates through Turkcell Turkey, Turkcell International, and Techfin segments. It offers work contact services, such as mobile communications, fixed business internet and business phone, and customer loyalty and programs; digital business services comprising uninterrupted access, cyber security, data center, Internet of Things, big data, e-transformation, technologies, and managed services, and cloud solutions. It also provides various devices, hardware, software, and financing solutions; and digital services, including search, invoice, and TL services, as well as information, entertainment, and application services. In addition, the company offers TV+, a television platform; fizy, a digital music platform; YaaniMail, a local e-mail service; GAME+; Iste Suit; BiP; smart legal documentation automation; Chatbot; and home internet and TV services. Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri A.S. was incorporated in 1993 and is headquartered in Istanbul, Turkey.