KDDI (OTCMKTS:KDDIY – Get Free Report) and Kyivstar Group (NASDAQ:KYIV – Get Free Report) are both communication services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, valuation and risk.
Profitability
This table compares KDDI and Kyivstar Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| KDDI | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Kyivstar Group | 12.73% | 24.71% | 15.12% |
Institutional & Insider Ownership
0.1% of KDDI shares are owned by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Analyst Recommendations
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| KDDI | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3.00 |
| Kyivstar Group | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2.60 |
Kyivstar Group has a consensus price target of $16.62, indicating a potential upside of 25.47%. Given Kyivstar Group’s higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Kyivstar Group is more favorable than KDDI.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares KDDI and Kyivstar Group”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| KDDI | $40.34 billion | 1.82 | $4.67 billion | $1.26 | 14.56 |
| Kyivstar Group | $1.28 billion | 2.39 | $124.00 million | $0.66 | 20.08 |
KDDI has higher revenue and earnings than Kyivstar Group. KDDI is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Kyivstar Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Kyivstar Group beats KDDI on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
About KDDI
KDDI Corporation provides telecommunications services in Japan and internationally. It operates in two segments, Personal Services and Business Services. The Personal Services segment offers telecommunication services and other services such as finance, energy, and LX through its multi-brands au, UQ mobile, and povo. The Business Services segment offers smartphones and other devices, network and cloud services, and data center services to corporate customers under the TELEHOUSE brand. The company was incorporated in 1984 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.
About Kyivstar Group
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.
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