VEON (VEON) Competitors

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

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in VEON or KT?

21.3% of VEON shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 18.9% of KT shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of KT shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer VEON or KT?

In the previous week, KT had 3 more articles in the media than VEON. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for KT and 12 mentions for VEON. VEON's average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat KT's score of 0.51 indicating that VEON is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
VEON	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
KT	5 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk and volatility, VEON or KT?

VEON has a beta of 1.44, suggesting that its stock price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, KT has a beta of 0.68, suggesting that its stock price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer VEON or KT?

VEON currently has a consensus target price of $60.00, indicating a potential upside of 38.95%. Given VEON's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe VEON is more favorable than KT.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
VEON	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.50
KT	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.33

Is VEON or KT more profitable?

VEON has a net margin of 11.18% compared to KT's net margin of 2.37%. VEON's return on equity of 36.24% beat KT's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
VEON	11.18%	36.24%	5.88%
KT	2.37%	3.47%	1.52%

Which has better valuation & earnings, VEON or KT?

VEON has higher earnings, but lower revenue than KT. VEON is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than KT, 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
VEON	$4.00B	0.80	$415M	$6.34	6.81
KT	$19.37B	0.56	$321.90M	$0.92	23.04

Summary

VEON beats KT on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.