Kyivstar Group (KYIV) & The Competition Head to Head Contrast

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

Institutional & 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 large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Kyivstar Group and its peers revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Kyivstar Group	$1.16 billion	$124.00 million	12.67
Kyivstar Group Competitors	$17.90 billion	$2.74 billion	11.95

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

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for Kyivstar Group and its peers, as reported 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	300	869	1427	135	2.51

Kyivstar Group presently has a consensus target price of $16.62, indicating a potential upside of 22.60%. As a group, “Wireless Telecommunication Services” companies have a potential upside of 30.57%. Given Kyivstar Group’s peers higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Kyivstar Group has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Kyivstar Group	N/A	N/A	N/A
Kyivstar Group Competitors	96.67%	14.97%	4.30%

Summary

Kyivstar Group peers beat Kyivstar Group on 9 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.