VEON (VEON) Competitors

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

Do analysts recommend ROKU or VEON?

Roku currently has a consensus price target of $91.88, indicating a potential upside of 3.02%. VEON has a consensus price target of $60.00, indicating a potential upside of 31.32%. Given VEON's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe VEON is more favorable than Roku.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Roku	1 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	17 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.74
VEON	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.50

Does the media prefer ROKU or VEON?

In the previous week, Roku had 36 more articles in the media than VEON. MarketBeat recorded 37 mentions for Roku and 1 mentions for VEON. VEON's average media sentiment score of 0.65 beat Roku's score of 0.61 indicating that VEON is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Roku	15 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	10 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
VEON	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk & volatility, ROKU or VEON?

Roku has a beta of 2.12, suggesting that its share price is 112% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, VEON has a beta of 1.44, suggesting that its share price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders believe in ROKU or VEON?

86.3% of Roku shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 21.3% of VEON shares are owned by institutional investors. 14.0% of Roku shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, ROKU or VEON?

VEON has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Roku. Roku 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
Roku	$4.11B	3.16	-$129.39M	-$0.73	-122.16
VEON	$4.00B	0.84	$415M	$6.34	7.21

Is ROKU or VEON more profitable?

VEON has a net margin of 11.18% compared to Roku's net margin of -2.49%. VEON's return on equity of 36.24% beat Roku's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Roku	-2.49%	-4.29%	-2.51%
VEON	11.18%	36.24%	5.88%

Summary

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