Analyzing VEON (NASDAQ:VEON) and Singapore Telecommunications (OTCMKTS:SGAPY)

Singapore Telecommunications (OTCMKTS:SGAPY) and VEON (NASDAQ:VEON) are both utilities companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, risk and earnings.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Singapore Telecommunications and VEON”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Singapore Telecommunications	$10.57 billion	5.36	$3.00 billion	N/A	N/A
VEON	$4.00 billion	0.90	$415.00 million	$8.80	5.95

Singapore Telecommunications has higher revenue and earnings than VEON.

Risk and Volatility

Singapore Telecommunications has a beta of 0.32, meaning that its share price is 68% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, VEON has a beta of 1.59, meaning that its share price is 59% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

0.0% of Singapore Telecommunications shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 21.3% of VEON shares are owned by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Singapore Telecommunications and VEON, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Singapore Telecommunications	0	0	0	0	0.00
VEON	1	1	1	1	2.50

VEON has a consensus target price of $60.00, suggesting a potential upside of 14.50%. Given VEON’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe VEON is more favorable than Singapore Telecommunications.

Profitability

This table compares Singapore Telecommunications and VEON’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Singapore Telecommunications	N/A	N/A	N/A
VEON	15.26%	58.72%	10.13%

Summary

VEON beats Singapore Telecommunications on 9 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Singapore Telecommunications

Singapore Telecommunications Limited, together with its subsidiaries, provides telecommunication services to consumers and small businesses in Singapore, Australia, China, and internationally. The company operates through Optus, Singtel Singapore, NCS, Digital InfraCo, and Corporate segments. The company provides mobile, equipment sales, fixed voice and data, satellite, ICT and managed services; mobile, fixed voice and data, pay television, content and digital services, ICT as well as equipment sales in Singapore; and provides differentiated and end-to-end technology services to clients through its Gov+, Enterprise, and Telco+ strategic business groups with its NEXT capabilities in digital, data, cloud and platforms, as well as offers applications, infrastructure, engineering and cyber. It offers regional data centre services under Nxera; satellite carrier services; and Paragon, Singtel’s all-in-one digital acceleration platform for 5G multi-access edge compute and cloud orchestration. The company was incorporated in 1992 and is headquartered in Singapore.

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.