VEON (NASDAQ:VEON – Get Free Report) and SurgePays (NASDAQ:SURG – Get Free Report) are both communication services companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations and risk.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares VEON and SurgePays”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| VEON | $4.76 billion | 0.84 | $532.00 million | $0.85 | 63.91 |
| SurgePays | $56.96 million | 0.09 | -$36.07 million | ($1.94) | -0.11 |
Insider & Institutional Ownership
21.3% of VEON shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 6.9% of SurgePays shares are owned by institutional investors. 29.1% of SurgePays 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.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for VEON and SurgePays, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| VEON | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2.40 |
| SurgePays | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.67 |
VEON presently has a consensus target price of $72.00, suggesting a potential upside of 32.55%. SurgePays has a consensus target price of $3.50, suggesting a potential upside of 1,564.29%. Given SurgePays’ higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe SurgePays is more favorable than VEON.
Risk and Volatility
VEON has a beta of 1.65, suggesting that its stock price is 65% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SurgePays has a beta of 0.42, suggesting that its stock price is 58% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares VEON and SurgePays’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| VEON | 1.24% | 14.93% | 2.78% |
| SurgePays | -64.91% | N/A | -310.16% |
Summary
VEON beats SurgePays on 12 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About VEON
VEON Ltd., a digital operator, provides connectivity and internet services in Pakistan, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Bangladesh, Uzbekistan, and Kyrgyzstan. It offers mobile telecommunications services, including value added and call completion, national and international roaming, wireless Internet access, mobile financial, and mobile bundle services; data connectivity, cross border transit, voice, Internet, and data services; fixed-line telecommunications using intercity fiber optic networks; and Internet-TV using Fiber to the building technology. The company also sells equipment, infrastructure, and accessories. VEON Ltd. was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
About SurgePays
SurgePays, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a financial technology and telecom company in the United States. It operates through three segments: Mobile Virtual Network Operators, Comprehensive Platform Services, and Lead Generation. The company offers subsidized and non-subsidized mobile virtual network operators for internet connectivity through mobile broadband services to consumers; ACH banking relationships and fintech transactions platform to convenience stores; wireless top-up transactions and wireless product aggregation; and lead generation and case management solutions primarily to law firms in the mass tort industry, as well as call center activities. SurgePays, Inc. is headquartered in Bartlett, Tennessee.
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