Head to Head Survey: VEON (NASDAQ:VEON) and Koninklijke KPN (OTCMKTS:KKPNY)

VEON (NASDAQ:VEON) and Koninklijke KPN (OTCMKTS:KKPNY) are both utilities companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, dividends and earnings.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for VEON and Koninklijke KPN, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
VEON	0	2	1	1	2.75
Koninklijke KPN	0	1	0	0	2.00

VEON currently has a consensus target price of $60.00, suggesting a potential upside of 10.09%. Given VEON’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe VEON is more favorable than Koninklijke KPN.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares VEON and Koninklijke KPN”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
VEON	$4.00 billion	0.94	$415.00 million	$8.80	6.19
Koninklijke KPN	$6.10 billion	2.80	$917.62 million	N/A	N/A

Koninklijke KPN has higher revenue and earnings than VEON.

Risk and Volatility

VEON has a beta of 1.59, suggesting that its share price is 59% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Koninklijke KPN has a beta of 0.3, suggesting that its share price is 70% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

21.3% of VEON shares are held by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares VEON and Koninklijke KPN’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
VEON	15.26%	58.72%	10.13%
Koninklijke KPN	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

VEON beats Koninklijke KPN on 9 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About VEON

VEON Ltd., a digital operator, provides connectivity and internet services in Pakistan, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Bangladesh, Uzbekistan, and Kyrgyzstan. It offers mobile telecommunications services, including value added and call completion, national and international roaming, wireless Internet access, mobile financial, and mobile bundle services; data connectivity, cross border transit, voice, Internet, and data services; fixed-line telecommunications using intercity fiber optic networks; and Internet-TV using Fiber to the building technology. The company also sells equipment, infrastructure, and accessories. VEON Ltd. was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

About Koninklijke KPN

Koninklijke KPN N.V. provides telecommunications and information technology (IT) services in the Netherlands. It operates through Consumer; Business; Wholesale; and Network, Operations & IT segments. The company offers fixed and mobile telephony, fixed and mobile broadband internet, and television services to retail and business consumers; infrastructure and network related IT solutions to business customers; and wholesale network services to third parties. It also provides IT services, including cloud, workspace, and cybersecurity services; interconnect traffic, visitor roaming, and digital products; and NL-ix, an interconnect exchange, as well as sells handsets, peripheral equipment, and software licenses. In addition, the company offers virus and malware scanners; anti-virus licenses; 1Password, a password management tool; DNSSEC, a technology that prevents customers from being led to fake websites; KPN Veilig Netwerk Thuis, a smart network security; Censornet, which includes web security, cloud application security broker, email protection, and awareness training; SuperVision, which provides digital governance solutions for workspaces; and OneMonitoring to ensure early detection of cyber incidents. Further, it provides fiber networks; and IT services for integrating healthcare systems and optimizing communication between healthcare providers. The company distributes its products and services under the KPN, XS4ALL, Simyo, KPN Security, KPN Health, Solcon, Inspark, and KPN Partner Network brands. The company was formerly known as Koninklijke PTT Nederland NV and changed its name to Koninklijke KPN N.V. in June 1998. Koninklijke KPN N.V. was founded in 1881 and is headquartered in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.