Spark New Zealand (OTCMKTS:SPKKY) & Magyar Telekom Tavkozlesi Nyrt (OTCMKTS:MYTAY) Financial Analysis

Spark New Zealand (OTCMKTS:SPKKY) and Magyar Telekom Tavkozlesi Nyrt (OTCMKTS:MYTAY) are both utilities companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk and profitability.

Risk and Volatility

Spark New Zealand has a beta of 0.53, indicating that its stock price is 47% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Magyar Telekom Tavkozlesi Nyrt has a beta of 0.45, indicating that its stock price is 55% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Spark New Zealand and Magyar Telekom Tavkozlesi Nyrt’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Spark New Zealand	N/A	N/A	N/A
Magyar Telekom Tavkozlesi Nyrt	18.09%	20.86%	11.90%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for Spark New Zealand and Magyar Telekom Tavkozlesi Nyrt, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Spark New Zealand	0	1	0	0	2.00
Magyar Telekom Tavkozlesi Nyrt	0	0	0	0	0.00

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Spark New Zealand and Magyar Telekom Tavkozlesi Nyrt”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Spark New Zealand	$2.34 billion	N/A	$191.69 million	N/A	N/A
Magyar Telekom Tavkozlesi Nyrt	$2.65 billion	N/A	$426.05 million	$2.61	10.01

Magyar Telekom Tavkozlesi Nyrt has higher revenue and earnings than Spark New Zealand.

Dividends

Spark New Zealand pays an annual dividend of $0.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.3%. Magyar Telekom Tavkozlesi Nyrt pays an annual dividend of $1.15 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. Magyar Telekom Tavkozlesi Nyrt pays out 44.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Summary

Magyar Telekom Tavkozlesi Nyrt beats Spark New Zealand on 5 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Spark New Zealand

Spark New Zealand Limited, together with its subsidiaries, provides telecommunications and digital services in New Zealand. It offers telecommunications, information technology, media, and other digital products and services, including mobile services; voice services; broadband services; internet sports streaming services; cloud, security, and service. The company also provides IT infrastructure, business cloud, business and outsourced telecommunications, software, data analytics, data center, and international wholesale telecommunications services. In addition, it offers local, national, and international telephone and data services; finance products; group insurance products; and mobile phone repair services. Further, the company retails telecommunications products and services; and distributes equipment. It serves consumers, households, small businesses, government, and large enterprises. The company was formerly known as Telecom Corporation of New Zealand Limited and changed its name to Spark New Zealand Limited in August 2014. The company was incorporated in 1987 and is headquartered in Auckland, New Zealand.

About Magyar Telekom Tavkozlesi Nyrt

Magyar Telekom Távközlési Nyilvánosan Müködö Részvénytársaság provides fixed-line and mobile telecommunication services for residential and business customers in Hungary, Bulgaria, Romania, and the Republic of North Macedonia. It operates through MT-Hungary and North Macedonia segments. The company offers TV distribution, information communication, and system integration services; mobile telecommunication services, such as prepaid and postpaid plans, TV, broadband, and phone services; and sells telecommunications network and equipment. It also provides mobile services comprising mobile tariff plans, mobilnet, and roaming; IT services, including modern office, business support and security, communication solutions, IT devices, and servers and data pack services; and IoT services and data transmission solutions. In addition, the company offers fixed line wholesale services comprising access, IP and data, voice, and TV services; mobile wholesale services, such as mobile interconnect and interworking products, and roaming services; and international wholesale voice and data services. Further, it provides enterprise solutions consisting of connectivity solutions, hybrid infrastructure, security, and business services. Additionally, the company offers system integration and IT services, as well as operates as an interactive service provider of telecommunications applications. It provides its services under the Telekom brand. The company was incorporated in 1991 and is headquartered in Budapest, Hungary. Magyar Telekom Távközlési Nyilvánosan Müködö Részvénytársaság operates as a subsidiary of Deutsche Telekom Europe B.V.