VEON (VEON) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

VEON Ltd. is a global telecommunications and digital services company that provides mobile and fixed connectivity, communications services, and digital products through operating companies in emerging markets. Its services include voice and data plans, broadband access, mobile financial services, digital entertainment, and business solutions for consumers and enterprises.

VEON operates through well-known regional brands, including Kyivstar in Ukraine, Jazz in Pakistan, Banglalink in Bangladesh, and Beeline in Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan. Its digital platforms support services such as mobile payments, financial technology, entertainment, healthcare, and other applications designed to complement traditional telecommunications offerings.

The company traces its origins to VimpelCom, a telecommunications operator founded in Russia in the 1990s, and adopted the VEON name in 2017 as it expanded its focus beyond mobile connectivity. VEON has since reshaped its geographic portfolio, including the divestment of its Russian operations, and is led by Group Chief Executive Officer Kaan Terzioglu.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $80.17 to $81.55
• 50-Day Range: $55.88 to $80.86
• 52-Week Range: $42.60 to $82.08
• Volume: 215,243 shs
• Average Volume: 198,094 shs
• Market Capitalization: $5.95 billion
• P/E Ratio: 21.11
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $90.33
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

VEON Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

VEON scored higher than 93% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 22nd out of 236 stocks in the communication services sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

VEON has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.67, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 4 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

VEON has a consensus price target of $90.33, representing about 12.3% upside from its current price of $80.46.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

VEON has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 20.16%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for VEON are expected to grow by 20.16% in the coming year, from $7.39 to $8.88 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of VEON is 21.11, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 36.59.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of VEON is 21.11, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Communication Services sector average P/E ratio of about 17.08.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

VEON has a P/B Ratio of 3.40. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.29% of the float of VEON has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

VEON has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 1.04, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in VEON has recently decreased by 8.80%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

VEON does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

VEON does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, VEON will have a dividend payout ratio of 2.59% next year. This indicates that VEON will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.4 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.50

News Sentiment

VEON has a news sentiment score of 0.50. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.61 average news sentiment score of Communication Services companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 11 news articles for VEON this week, compared to 7 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

2 people have searched for VEON on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

1 people have added VEON to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Net Insider Buying

Over the last three months, insiders have purchased a net $1,120,100.00 in company stock, which represents 0.0188% of the company's market cap.

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, VEON insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $1,120,100.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Institutions

21.30% of the stock of VEON is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/31/2026
• Today: 10/15/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/06/2026
• Investor Day 2026: 11/16/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Communication Services
• Industry: Wireless Telecommunication Services
• Sub-Industry: Wireless Telecommunication Services
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:VEON
• CIK: 1468091
• Web: www.veon.com
• Phone: (120) 797-7200
• Fax: 31-20-797-7201
• Employees: 18,938
• Year Founded: 1992

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for VEON: $90.33
• High Price Target: $112.00
• Low Price Target: $74.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +12.3%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.67
• Research Coverage: 6 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.85
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 21.11
• Forward P/E Ratio: 10.89
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $532 million
• Net Margins: 1.24%
• Pretax Margin: 7.48%
• Return on Equity: 14.93%
• Return on Assets: 2.78%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 2.30
• Current Ratio: 0.97
• Quick Ratio: 0.96

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $4.40 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.35
• Cash Flow: $22.35 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 3.60
• Book Value: $23.68 per share
• Price / Book: 3.40

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 73,970,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: $5.95 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.62