Cellcom Israel (OTCMKTS:CELJF) versus Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS (NYSE:TKC) Head-To-Head Comparison

Cellcom Israel (OTCMKTS:CELJF) and Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS (NYSE:TKC) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations and profitability.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Cellcom Israel and Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Cellcom Israel	$1.20 billion	N/A	$46.74 million	$0.36	26.98
Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS	$5.08 billion	1.05	$717.47 million	$1.47	4.13

Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS has higher revenue and earnings than Cellcom Israel. Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cellcom Israel, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Cellcom Israel and Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cellcom Israel	1	0	0	0	1.00
Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS	0	1	0	0	2.00

Profitability

This table compares Cellcom Israel and Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cellcom Israel	5.11%	9.26%	3.48%
Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS	13.15%	7.00%	3.59%

Risk and Volatility

Cellcom Israel has a beta of 1.06, meaning that its stock price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS has a beta of 0.99, meaning that its stock price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS beats Cellcom Israel on 6 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Cellcom Israel

Cellcom Israel Ltd. provides cellular communications services in Israel. It operates in two segments, Cellular and Fixed-line. The Cellular segment offers cellular communications, and cellular equipment and related services. The Fixed-line segment provides infrastructure and internet access, internet-based television, international telephony, landline telephony services, and transmission services for business customers and for telecommunication operators; and conferencing, cloud computing, and server hosting services, as well as IOT solutions. This segment also sells equipment, such as computers and communication equipment, including servers, routers, and switches, and others; and software and integration of information security products. The company was incorporated in 1994 and is headquartered in Netanya, Israel.

About Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS

Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri A.S. provides digital services in Turkey, Ukraine, Belarus, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, and the Netherlands. It operates through Turkcell Turkey, Turkcell International, and Techfin segments. It offers work contact services, such as mobile communications, fixed business internet and business phone, and customer loyalty and programs; digital business services comprising uninterrupted access, cyber security, data center, Internet of Things, big data, e-transformation, technologies, and managed services, and cloud solutions. It also provides various devices, hardware, software, and financing solutions; and digital services, including search, invoice, and TL services, as well as information, entertainment, and application services. In addition, the company offers TV+, a television platform; fizy, a digital music platform; YaaniMail, a local e-mail service; GAME+; Iste Suit; BiP; smart legal documentation automation; Chatbot; and home internet and TV services. Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri A.S. was incorporated in 1993 and is headquartered in Istanbul, Turkey.