VEON (VEON) Competitors

AST SpaceMobile (NASDAQ:ASTS) and VEON (NASDAQ:VEON) are both communication companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment and dividends.

Is ASTS or VEON more profitable?

VEON has a net margin of 23.75% compared to AST SpaceMobile's net margin of -7,213.90%. VEON's return on equity of 72.76% beat AST SpaceMobile's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
AST SpaceMobile	-7,213.90%	-26.81%	-16.51%
VEON	23.75%	72.76%	12.22%

Which has more risk and volatility, ASTS or VEON?

AST SpaceMobile has a beta of 2.33, indicating that its share price is 133% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, VEON has a beta of 1.5, indicating that its share price is 50% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in ASTS or VEON?

61.0% of AST SpaceMobile shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 21.3% of VEON shares are held by institutional investors. 34.2% of AST SpaceMobile shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts recommend ASTS or VEON?

AST SpaceMobile currently has a consensus target price of $48.41, indicating a potential downside of 1.09%. VEON has a consensus target price of $60.00, indicating a potential downside of 1.14%. Given AST SpaceMobile's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe AST SpaceMobile is more favorable than VEON.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
AST SpaceMobile	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
VEON	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.50

Which has better valuation & earnings, ASTS or VEON?

VEON has higher revenue and earnings than AST SpaceMobile. AST SpaceMobile is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than VEON, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
AST SpaceMobile	$4.42M	3,970.49	-$300.08M	-$1.89	-25.90
VEON	$4.00B	1.12	$415M	$13.64	4.45

Does the media favor ASTS or VEON?

In the previous week, AST SpaceMobile had 2 more articles in the media than VEON. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for AST SpaceMobile and 25 mentions for VEON. AST SpaceMobile's average media sentiment score of 0.93 beat VEON's score of 0.18 indicating that AST SpaceMobile is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
AST SpaceMobile	12 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
VEON	4 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	15 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

VEON beats AST SpaceMobile on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.