Kyivstar Group (NASDAQ:KYIV – Get Free Report) is one of 33 public companies in the “Wireless Telecommunication Services” industry, but how does it compare to its peers? We will compare Kyivstar Group to similar companies based on the strength of its earnings, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership and dividends.
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 | 20.08 |
| Kyivstar Group Competitors | $17.90 billion | $2.74 billion | 22.36 |
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.
Profitability
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Kyivstar Group | 12.73% | 24.71% | 15.12% |
| Kyivstar Group Competitors | 63.70% | 12.29% | 4.29% |
Institutional & Insider 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 endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for Kyivstar Group and its peers, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Kyivstar Group | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2.60 |
| Kyivstar Group Competitors | 305 | 880 | 1432 | 136 | 2.51 |
Kyivstar Group presently has a consensus price target of $16.62, indicating a potential upside of 25.47%. As a group, “Wireless Telecommunication Services” companies have a potential upside of 30.26%. Given Kyivstar Group’s peers higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Kyivstar Group has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.
Summary
Kyivstar Group peers beat Kyivstar Group on 8 of the 12 factors compared.
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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