VEON (NASDAQ:VEON – Get Free Report) and KVH Industries (NASDAQ:KVHI – Get Free Report) are both communication services 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 and institutional ownership.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
21.3% of VEON shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.7% of KVH Industries shares are held by institutional investors. 21.4% of KVH Industries shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Profitability
This table compares VEON and KVH Industries’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| VEON | 1.24% | 14.93% | 2.78% |
| KVH Industries | -4.68% | -0.76% | -0.65% |
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares VEON and KVH Industries”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| VEON | $4.40 billion | 1.49 | $532.00 million | $0.85 | 104.06 |
| KVH Industries | $111.01 million | 1.27 | -$7.38 million | ($0.30) | -25.93 |
VEON has higher revenue and earnings than KVH Industries. KVH Industries is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than VEON, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Volatility & Risk
VEON has a beta of 1.62, indicating that its stock price is 62% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, KVH Industries has a beta of 0.41, indicating that its stock price is 59% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for VEON and KVH Industries, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| VEON | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2.83 |
| KVH Industries | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
VEON currently has a consensus price target of $90.33, indicating a potential upside of 2.13%. Given VEON’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe VEON is more favorable than KVH Industries.
Summary
VEON beats KVH Industries on 11 of the 13 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 KVH Industries
KVH Industries, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the design, development, manufacture, and marketing of mobile connectivity solutions for the marine and land mobile markets in the United States and internationally. The company offers Internet and VoIP airtime services; AgilePlans, a Connectivity as a Service solution; KVH Link, a crew wellbeing content subscription service with delivery by IP-Mobilecast; and OpenNet, a KVH VSAT data delivering service for non-KVH Ku-band VSAT terminals. It also provides TracNet, an integrated hybrid two-way communication terminal with VSAT, 5G/LTE, and shore-based Wi-Fi; TracPhone, a two-way VSAT-only satellite communications system; CommBox, ship-to-shore network management software for maritime communications; CommBox Edge, an advanced maritime network optimization and management solution; Starlink, a companion terminal for TracNet and TracPhone systems; KVH ONE, a global hybrid communication network supporting Internet, VoIP, content delivery, and other; and TracVision, a satellite television antenna system for vessels, recreational vehicles, buses, conversion vans, and automobiles. In addition, the company offers KVH Elite, a streaming service for leisure yachts; KVH OneCare, a services and support for TracNet and TracPhone systems; MOVIElink, a movie distribution solution; MUSIClink, a music and karaoke delivery solution; NEWSlink, a maritime news delivery solution; SPORTSlink, a sporting content delivery solution; TVlink, a television programming delivery solution; and news from home, a digital newspaper service. It sells its mobile communications products through a network of independent retailers, chain stores, distributors, and service providers, as well as to manufacturers of vessels, maritime equipment, and vehicles. The company was founded in 1982 and is headquartered in Middletown, Rhode Island.
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