Critical Review: Kyivstar Group (KYIV) & The Competition

Kyivstar Group (NASDAQ:KYIV) is one of 33 publicly-traded companies in the “Wireless Telecommunication Services” industry, but how does it compare to its peers? We will compare Kyivstar Group to similar businesses based on the strength of its institutional ownership, risk, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings and valuation.

Profitability

This table compares Kyivstar Group and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Kyivstar Group	12.73%	24.71%	15.12%
Kyivstar Group Competitors	63.97%	13.09%	4.62%

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Kyivstar Group and its peers, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Kyivstar Group	0	2	3	0	2.60
Kyivstar Group Competitors	303	878	1432	136	2.51

Kyivstar Group currently has a consensus price target of $16.62, indicating a potential upside of 28.88%. As a group, “Wireless Telecommunication Services” companies have a potential upside of 27.05%. Given Kyivstar Group’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Kyivstar Group is more favorable than its peers.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

48.6% of shares of all “Wireless Telecommunication Services” companies are owned by institutional investors. 23.2% of shares of all “Wireless Telecommunication Services” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Kyivstar Group and its peers revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Kyivstar Group	$1.16 billion	$124.00 million	19.55
Kyivstar Group Competitors	$27.51 billion	$2.74 billion	23.63

Kyivstar Group’s peers have higher revenue and earnings than Kyivstar Group. Kyivstar Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Summary

Kyivstar Group peers beat Kyivstar Group on 7 of the 12 factors compared.

Kyivstar Group Company Profile

Kyivstar Group Ltd. provides a range of mobile communication and home Internet services in Ukraine. It offers mobile services, such as voice, messaging and data, mobile and computer Internet, roaming, abroad calling, payment, and other services; fixed telephone communication services; fixed Internet and data transfer services; and mobile virtual PBX services, as well as operates data centers, commercial contact centers, and M2M contact centers. The company also provides loyalty programs, as well as sells telecommunications equipment. The company was founded in 1994 and is based in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates. Kyivstar Group Ltd. operates as a subsidiary of Vimpelcom Amsterdam B.V.