VimpelCom Company Profile (NASDAQ:VEON)

About VimpelCom (NASDAQ:VEON)

VEON Ltd., formerly VimpelCom Ltd., is a provider of communications services. The Company operates as personal internet platform. It integrates powerful data analytics and artificial intelligence, with a fresh take on messaging capabilities. It enables its users and communities to connect by voice, text, picture and video through a designed interface.

Industry, Sector and Symbol:

Sector: Utilities
Industry: Wireless Telecom
Sub-Industry: N/A
Symbol: NASDAQ:VEON
CUSIP: N/A
Web: www.veon.com

Capitalization:

Market Cap: $7.04 billion
Outstanding Shares: 1,756,731,000

Average Prices:

50 Day Moving Avg: $3.86
200 Day Moving Avg: $4.02
52 Week Range: $3.12 - $4.51

P/E:

Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
Foreward P/E Ratio: 12.53
P/E Growth: 0.00

Sales & Book Value:

Annual Revenue: $9.15 billion
Price / Sales: 0.77
Book Value: $3.27 per share
Price / Book: 1.23

Dividend:

Annual Dividend: $0.17
Dividend Yield: 9.9%

Profitability:

EBIDTA: $3.12 billion
Net Margins: 23.33%
Return on Equity: -7.27%
Return on Assets: -1.34%

Debt:

Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.44%
Current Ratio: 0.59%
Quick Ratio: 0.57%

Misc:

Average Volume: 2.93 million shs.
Beta: 2.3
Short Ratio: 0.69

Frequently Asked Questions for VimpelCom (NASDAQ:VEON)

What is VimpelCom's stock symbol?

VimpelCom trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "VEON."

How often does VimpelCom pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for VimpelCom?

VimpelCom announced a special dividend on Wednesday, April 5th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, March 30th will be paid a dividend of $0.195 per share on Wednesday, April 12th. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, March 28th. View VimpelCom's Dividend History.

How were VimpelCom's earnings last quarter?

VimpelCom Ltd. (NASDAQ:VEON) issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May, 11th. The company reported $0.06 EPS for the quarter, hitting the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.06. The company had revenue of $2.28 billion for the quarter. VimpelCom had a net margin of 23.33% and a negative return on equity of 7.27%. View VimpelCom's Earnings History.

Where is VimpelCom's stock going? Where will VimpelCom's stock price be in 2017?

10 equities research analysts have issued 1-year target prices for VimpelCom's stock. Their predictions range from $3.50 to $6.50. On average, they expect VimpelCom's share price to reach $5.31 in the next twelve months. View Analyst Ratings for VimpelCom.

Are investors shorting VimpelCom?

VimpelCom saw a increase in short interest in June. As of June 15th, there was short interest totalling 2,582,281 shares, an increase of 84.4% from the May 31st total of 1,400,403 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 2,031,549 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 1.3 days.

Who are some of VimpelCom's key competitors?

Some companies that are related to VimpelCom include Avangrid (AGR), FirstEnergy Corporation (FE), Entergy Corporation (ETR), Ameren Corporation (AEE), CMS Energy Corporation (CMS), Energias de Portugal (EDPFY), RWE AG (RWEOY), RWE AG (RWEOY), Veolia Environnement SA (VEOEY), CenterPoint Energy (CNP), Enersis Americas S.A. (ENIA), Huaneng Power International (HNP), ONEOK (OKE), Red Electrica Corporacion SA (RDEIY), Centrica PLC (CNA), Suez Environnement SA (SZEVY), Brookfield Renewable Partners L.P. (BEP) and Pinnacle West Capital Corporation (PNW).

Who are VimpelCom's key executives?

VimpelCom's management team includes the folowing people:

Alexey Mikhaylovich Reznikovich, Chairman of the Board
Jean-Yves Charlier, Group Chief Executive Officer
Andrew Davies, Group Chief Financial Officer
Vincenzo Nesci, Chief Executive Officer - GTH
Jeremy Roffe-Vidal, Group Chief Human Resource Officer
Yogesh Malik, Group Chief Technology Officer
Dan Chapman, Group Chief Compliance Officer
Scott Dresser, Group General Counsel
Erik Aas, Head of Bangladesh
Rozzyn Boy, Chief Communications and Brand Officer

How do I buy VimpelCom stock?

Shares of VimpelCom can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

What is VimpelCom's stock price today?

One share of VimpelCom stock can currently be purchased for approximately $4.01.

MarketBeat Community Rating for VimpelCom (NASDAQ VEON)

Community Ranking:		1.7 out of 5 ()
Outperform Votes:		127 (Vote Outperform)
Underperform Votes:		247 (Vote Underperform)
Total Votes:		374

MarketBeat's community ratings are surveys of what our community members think about VimpelCom and other stocks. Vote "Outperform" if you believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 over the long term. Vote "Underperform" if you believe the stock will underperform the S&P 500 over the long term. You may vote once every thirty days.

Consensus Ratings for VimpelCom (NASDAQ:VEON) (How are Consensus Ratings Calculated?)

Ratings Breakdown:	1 Sell Rating, 1 Hold Rating, 8 Buy Ratings
Consensus Rating:	Buy (Score: 2.70)
Consensus Price Target:	$5.31 (32.48% upside)

Analysts' Ratings History for VimpelCom (NASDAQ:VEON)

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Date	Firm	Action	Rating	Price Target	Impact on Share Price
5/18/2017	Royal Bank Of Canada	Reiterated Rating	Buy	$6.50	Low
3/30/2017	Credit Suisse Group	Reiterated Rating	Buy	$5.00	High
3/10/2017	ING Group	Initiated Coverage	Buy	$5.80	High
3/2/2017	Renaissance Capital	Downgrade	Outperform -> Market Perform	$4.60	N/A
2/13/2017	Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (The)	Initiated Coverage	Neutral -> Buy	$5.80	N/A
11/4/2016	J P Morgan Chase & Co	Reiterated Rating	Sell	$3.50	N/A
11/3/2016	Citigroup Inc.	Upgrade	Neutral -> Buy		N/A
9/16/2016	VTB Capital	Upgrade	Hold -> Buy		N/A
9/12/2016	Bank of America Corporation	Set Price Target	Buy	$5.60	N/A
9/8/2016	Morgan Stanley	Initiated Coverage	Overweight	$5.70	N/A
1/14/2016	Deutsche Bank AG	Lower Price Target		$7.20 -> $6.60	N/A
11/28/2015	Barclays PLC	Reiterated Rating	Hold		N/A
11/26/2015	HSBC Holdings plc	Lower Price Target	Buy	$7.90 -> $6.40	N/A

(Data available from 7/20/2015 forward)

Earnings History for VimpelCom (NASDAQ:VEON)

Earnings by Quarter for VimpelCom (NASDAQ:VEON)

Earnings History by Quarter for VimpelCom (NASDAQ VEON)

Date	Quarter	Consensus Estimate	Actual EPS	Revenue Estimate	Actual Revenue	Release Link	Conference Call
5/11/2017	3/31/2017	$0.06	$0.06		$2.28 billion	View	N/A
8/6/2015	Q2	$0.07	$0.06		$3.76 billion	View	Listen
5/13/2015	Q1 15	$0.08	$0.11	$5.02 million	$3.52 million	View	Listen
2/25/2015	Q414		($0.53)		$4.39 million	View	Listen
11/12/2014	Q314		$0.06	$5.69 billion	$5.15 billion	View	N/A
8/6/2014	Q2 14		$0.06	$5.17 billion	$5.07 billion	View	N/A
3/6/2014	Q4	$0.18	$1.53	$5.71 billion	$5.60 billion	View	Listen
11/6/2013	Q313	$0.29	$0.15	$5.85 billion	$5.70 billion	View	N/A
8/7/2013	Q2 2013	$0.27	$0.33	$5.76 billion	$5.72 billion	View	N/A
5/15/2013	Q1 2013		$0.25	$5.62 billion	$5.59 billion	View	N/A
11/14/2012	Q312		$0.33	$6.01 million	$5.75 million	View	N/A
6/1/2011		$0.33	$0.46			View	N/A

(Data available from 1/1/2011 forward)

Earnings Estimates for VimpelCom (NASDAQ:VEON)

Next Year EPS Consensus Estimate: $0.32 EPS

Current Dividend Information for VimpelCom (NASDAQ:VEON)

Most Recent Dividend:	4/12/2017
Annual Dividend:	$0.17
Dividend Yield:	4.24%
Payout Ratio:	53.13% (Based on Next Year's Estimates)

Dividend Payments by Quarter for VimpelCom (NASDAQ:VEON)

Dividend History by Quarter for VimpelCom (NASDAQ VEON)

Announced	Period	Amount	Ex-Dividend Date	Record Date	Payable Date
4/5/2017	special	$0.20	3/28/2017	3/30/2017	4/12/2017
3/3/2017		$0.15	3/28/2017	3/30/2017	3/30/2017
11/4/2016		$0.03	11/16/2016	11/18/2016	12/7/2016
11/6/2015	quarterly	$0.04	11/19/2015	11/23/2015	12/7/2015
11/12/2014	quarterly	$0.04	11/20/2014	11/24/2014	12/8/2014
12/18/2012	special	$0.80	12/24/2012	12/27/2012	1/15/2013

(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)

Insider Trading History for VimpelCom (NASDAQ:VEON)
No insider trades for this company have been tracked by MarketBeat.com

Headline Trends for VimpelCom (NASDAQ:VEON) Latest Headlines for VimpelCom (NASDAQ:VEON)

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Date	Headline
	VEON offers mobile messaging app in five markets, including Russia finance.yahoo.com - July 19 at 9:00 AM
	Head to Head Survey: Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS (TKC) versus VimpelCom (NASDAQ:VEON) www.americanbankingnews.com - July 18 at 10:18 PM
	VimpelCom Ltd. (VEON) Given Average Recommendation of "Buy" by Brokerages www.americanbankingnews.com - July 18 at 8:46 PM
	Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS (TKC) vs. VimpelCom (VEON) Critical Contrast www.americanbankingnews.com - July 17 at 9:55 AM
	Deals of the day-Equiniti Group, Valeo, Dow Chemical, Megafon www.businessinsider.com - July 13 at 11:12 AM
	VEON, MegaFon Agree To End Euroset Joint Venture - Quick Facts www.rttnews.com - July 13 at 11:12 AM
	Reviewing Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS (TKC) & VimpelCom (VEON) www.americanbankingnews.com - July 1 at 12:14 AM
	VimpelCom Ltd. (VEON) Short Interest Up 84.4% in June www.americanbankingnews.com - June 30 at 7:06 AM
	VimpelCom Ltd. (VEON) Upgraded to "Hold" at ValuEngine www.americanbankingnews.com - June 28 at 8:39 PM
	VimpelCom Ltd. (VEON) Given Average Recommendation of "Hold" by Analysts www.americanbankingnews.com - June 23 at 6:34 PM
	VEON announces its Annual General Meeting of Shareholders on 24 July 2017 finance.yahoo.com - June 9 at 1:38 AM
	VEON Ltd (VEON) Rating Lowered to Sell at Zacks Investment Research www.americanbankingnews.com - June 7 at 8:42 AM
	Analyzing VEON (VEON) and TIM Participacoes SA (TSU) www.americanbankingnews.com - June 4 at 2:04 PM
	BRIEF-Veon says co's unit announces its offering of senior unsecured notes www.reuters.com - May 30 at 3:24 PM
	VEON Ltd (VEON) Given Consensus Rating of "Buy" by Analysts www.americanbankingnews.com - May 29 at 4:43 PM
	Short Interest in VEON Ltd (VEON) Declines By 27.5% www.americanbankingnews.com - May 29 at 7:14 AM
	VEON Ltd (VEON) Downgraded to Sell at ValuEngine www.americanbankingnews.com - May 26 at 3:28 PM
	VEON Ltd (VEON) Upgraded at Zacks Investment Research www.americanbankingnews.com - May 23 at 11:52 AM
	Russia's Sberbank lends $1.9 bln to Veon's subsidiary www.businessinsider.com - May 23 at 8:24 AM
	Jazz acquires additional 4G/LTE spectrum in Pakistan finance.yahoo.com - May 23 at 8:24 AM
	VEON announces a new RUB 110 bn five-year ruble denominated term loan with Sberbank finance.yahoo.com - May 22 at 8:17 AM
	ETFs with exposure to VEON Ltd. : May 18, 2017 finance.yahoo.com - May 19 at 1:34 PM
	Royal Bank of Canada Reiterates Buy Rating for VEON Ltd (VEON) www.americanbankingnews.com - May 18 at 11:40 AM
	VEON Ltd. :VEON-US: Earnings Analysis: Q1, 2017 By the Numbers : May 16, 2017 finance.yahoo.com - May 16 at 9:52 PM
	Noteworthy ETF Outflows: RSX, YNDX, MBT, VEON - Nasdaq www.nasdaq.com - May 16 at 8:21 AM
	Technical Reports on Tech Equities -- VEON, BCE Inc., KT Corp., and Orange - PR Newswire (press release) www.prnewswire.com - May 16 at 8:21 AM
	Veon's Uzbek mobile operator unit says challenges regulator over frequencies www.reuters.com - May 15 at 7:40 PM
	Unitel sues Uzbek regulator over move to cut frequency www.nasdaq.com - May 15 at 8:38 AM
	VEON Ltd (VEON) Announces Earnings Results www.americanbankingnews.com - May 12 at 12:38 PM
	CORRECTED-Veon, formerly Vimpelcom, reports Q1 loss www.reuters.com - May 12 at 3:48 AM
	VEON Ltd. ADS 2017 Q1 - Results - Earnings Call Slides seekingalpha.com - May 12 at 3:48 AM
	VEON Reports Double Digit Revenue And EBITDA Growth And Nearly USD 200 Million In Underlying Equity Free Cash Flow In Q1 2017; FY 2017 Guidance Confirmed finance.yahoo.com - May 11 at 3:07 AM
	Fitch Rates CK Hutchison Holdings' Proposed Hybrid 'BBB(EXP)' www.reuters.com - May 10 at 9:58 AM
	RSX, YNDX, MBT, VEON: Large Outflows Detected at ETF - Nasdaq www.nasdaq.com - May 6 at 3:27 PM
	ETFs with exposure to VEON Ltd. : May 5, 2017 finance.yahoo.com - May 6 at 12:53 AM
	Brokerages Set VEON Ltd (VEON) PT at $5.50 www.americanbankingnews.com - May 5 at 11:20 PM
	VEON Ltd (VEON) Given Average Rating of "Buy" by Brokerages www.americanbankingnews.com - May 2 at 6:16 PM
	VEON Ltd (VEON) Cut to Hold at Zacks Investment Research www.americanbankingnews.com - May 2 at 10:20 AM
	Short Interest in VEON Ltd (VEON) Drops By 55.1% www.americanbankingnews.com - April 27 at 7:17 AM
	ETFs with exposure to VEON Ltd. : April 24, 2017 finance.yahoo.com - April 24 at 6:53 PM
	Noteworthy ETF Outflows: RSX, MBT, YNDX, VEON - Nasdaq www.nasdaq.com - April 18 at 7:38 PM
	VEON Ltd. : VEON-US: Dividend Analysis : March 30th, 2017 (record date) : By the numbers : April 14, 2017 finance.yahoo.com - April 14 at 7:26 PM
	VEON Ltd (VEON) Short Interest Down 28.9% in March www.americanbankingnews.com - April 14 at 10:18 AM
	ETFs with exposure to VEON Ltd. : April 11, 2017 finance.yahoo.com - April 11 at 9:03 PM
	VEON Ltd. :VEON-US: Earnings Analysis: Q4, 2016 By the Numbers : April 10, 2017 finance.yahoo.com - April 10 at 8:01 PM
	Telenor Commences 70M Common Stock Offering of Shares of VEON Ltd. (VEON) www.streetinsider.com - April 7 at 6:22 PM
	BRIEF-Telenor to sell 70 mln of its common shares in Veon www.reuters.com - April 7 at 6:22 PM
	VEON : Summary for VEON Ltd. - Yahoo Finance finance.yahoo.com - April 7 at 6:22 PM
	BUZZ-U.S. STOCKS ON THE MOVE-Diana Shipping, NQ Mobile, Ruby Tuesday, AirMedia - Nasdaq www.nasdaq.com - April 7 at 1:19 PM
	18 Biggest Mid-Day Losers For Friday - Benzinga www.benzinga.com - April 7 at 1:19 PM