VEON (VEON) Competitors

KT (NYSE:KT) and VEON (NASDAQ:VEON) are both communication companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, profitability, media sentiment, valuation and analyst recommendations.

Do analysts rate KT or VEON?

VEON has a consensus price target of $60.00, indicating a potential upside of 13.06%. Given VEON's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe VEON is more favorable than KT.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
KT	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.33
VEON	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.50

Does the media favor KT or VEON?

In the previous week, VEON had 10 more articles in the media than KT. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for VEON and 10 mentions for KT. KT's average media sentiment score of 0.24 beat VEON's score of -0.11 indicating that KT is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
KT	3 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
VEON	3 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	7 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is KT or VEON more profitable?

VEON has a net margin of 11.18% compared to KT's net margin of 2.37%. VEON's return on equity of 36.24% beat KT's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
KT	2.37%	3.47%	1.52%
VEON	11.18%	36.24%	5.88%

Which has better valuation & earnings, KT or VEON?

VEON has lower revenue, but higher earnings than KT. VEON is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than KT, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
KT	$19.37B	0.57	$321.90M	$0.92	23.22
VEON	$4.00B	0.98	$415M	$6.34	8.37

Which has more volatility and risk, KT or VEON?

KT has a beta of 0.68, meaning that its stock price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, VEON has a beta of 1.44, meaning that its stock price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in KT or VEON?

18.9% of KT shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 21.3% of VEON shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of KT shares are owned by 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.

Summary

VEON beats KT on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.