Kyivstar Group (NASDAQ:KYIV) & Array Digital Infrastructure (NYSE:AD) Financial Analysis

Array Digital Infrastructure (NYSE:AD) and Kyivstar Group (NASDAQ:KYIV) are both mid-cap communication services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, dividends and institutional ownership.

Profitability

This table compares Array Digital Infrastructure and Kyivstar Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Array Digital Infrastructure	0.55%	3.40%	1.54%
Kyivstar Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

Institutional and Insider Ownership

18.0% of Array Digital Infrastructure shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Array Digital Infrastructure shares are held 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 current ratings for Array Digital Infrastructure and Kyivstar Group, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Array Digital Infrastructure	1	1	3	0	2.40
Kyivstar Group	0	0	1	0	3.00

Array Digital Infrastructure currently has a consensus target price of $51.67, suggesting a potential downside of 4.23%. Kyivstar Group has a consensus target price of $17.00, suggesting a potential upside of 28.11%. Given Kyivstar Group’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Kyivstar Group is more favorable than Array Digital Infrastructure.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Array Digital Infrastructure and Kyivstar Group”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Array Digital Infrastructure	$3.77 billion	1.22	-$39.00 million	$0.18	299.70
Kyivstar Group	N/A	N/A	N/A	$0.33	40.21

Kyivstar Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Array Digital Infrastructure. Kyivstar Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Array Digital Infrastructure, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

Array Digital Infrastructure beats Kyivstar Group on 8 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Array Digital Infrastructure

United States Cellular Corporation provides wireless telecommunications services in the United States. The company offers wireless services, including voice, messaging, and data services. It also provides devices, such as smartphones and other handsets, tablets, wearables, mobile hotspots, routers, and internet of things devices. In addition, the company offers various accessories, such as cases, screen protectors, chargers, and memory cards; and consumer electronics, including audio, home automation, and networking products; as well as offers option to purchase devices and accessories under installment contracts. Further, the company offers roaming, wireless eligible telecommunications carrier, and wireless tower rental services. It serves consumer, business, and government customers with 5.0 million connections, including 4.4 million postpaid, 0.5 million prepaid, and 0.1 million reseller and other connections in 21 states. The company provides its products and services through retail sales, direct sales, third-party national retailers, and independent agents, as well as e-commerce and telesales. The company was incorporated in 1983 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. United States Cellular Corporation is a subsidiary of Telephone and Data Systems, Inc.

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.