VEON (VEON) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

VEON Ltd (NASDAQ: VEON) is a global telecommunications and digital services provider headquartered in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Originally founded as VimpelCom in Russia in 1992, the company rebranded to VEON in 2017 to reflect its transformation into a technology-driven operator. VEON operates as a holding company with direct investments in mobile and internet service providers across multiple emerging markets, delivering voice, data and digital services to individual and enterprise customers.

Through its operating subsidiaries, VEON offers a broad portfolio that includes 2G/3G/4G mobile access, fixed broadband, digital lifestyle applications and mobile financial services. In recent years the company has expanded beyond core connectivity, launching the VEON app—a unified platform combining messaging, content, payments and e-commerce. VEON’s digital strategy emphasizes financial inclusion with mobile wallet solutions and partnerships aimed at extending access to banking and commerce in underserved regions.

The company’s footprint spans Eastern Europe, Central Asia and parts of North Africa and South Asia, with branded operations such as Beeline, Kyivstar, Jazz and Banglalink. VEON’s markets include Russia, Ukraine, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Armenia, Georgia and Algeria. This geographic diversification enables VEON to leverage scale in network infrastructure, spectrum management and customer engagement across regulatory environments.

VEON’s leadership team is led by Chief Executive Officer Kaan Terzioğlu, who has steered the company’s digital transformation since 2017. Under his direction, VEON has prioritized innovation and operational efficiency while navigating complex market dynamics. The company remains focused on evolving its service offerings, investing in next-generation technologies and pursuing growth opportunities in high-potential emerging markets.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $53.95 to $56.42
• 50-Day Range: $44.31 to $56.89
• 52-Week Range: $34.55 to $64.00
• Volume: 93,553 shs
• Average Volume: 101,441 shs
• Market Capitalization: $4.08 billion
• P/E Ratio: 7.39
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $67.00
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

VEON Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

VEON scored higher than 94% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 12th out of 94 stocks in the utilities sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.9 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

VEON has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.80, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 2 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

VEON has a consensus price target of $67.00, representing about 21.6% upside from its current price of $55.11.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

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

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 16.71%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for VEON are expected to grow by 16.71% in the coming year, from $8.56 to $9.99 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of VEON is 7.39, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.53.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of VEON is 7.39, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Utilities sector average P/E ratio of about 20.15.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

VEON has a P/B Ratio of 2.19. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.24% 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 2.04, 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 2.82%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

VEON does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

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

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of VEON is 3.08%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, VEON will have a dividend payout ratio of 2.30% next year. This indicates that VEON will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.32

News Sentiment

VEON has a news sentiment score of 0.32. 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 0.66 average news sentiment score of Utilities companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 13 news articles for VEON this week, compared to 9 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

4 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

3 people have added VEON to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 200% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.3 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, VEON insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Institutions

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

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 4/30/2026
• Today: 5/20/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 8/06/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Utilities
• Industry: Diversified Comm Services
• Sub-Industry: Communication
• 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: $67.00
• High Price Target: $74.00
• Low Price Target: $60.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +21.6%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.80
• Research Coverage: 5 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $7.46
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 7.39
• Forward P/E Ratio: 6.44
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $532 million
• Net Margins: 11.65%
• Pretax Margin: 18.32%
• Return on Equity: 44.43%
• Return on Assets: 8.17%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 2.15
• Current Ratio: 0.86
• Quick Ratio: 0.85

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $4.57 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.89
• Cash Flow: $22.68 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 2.43
• Book Value: $25.19 per share
• Price / Book: 2.19

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 73,968,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: $4.08 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.61