Head-To-Head Review: KDDI (OTCMKTS:KDDIY) and MTN Group (OTCMKTS:MTNOY)

KDDI (OTCMKTS:KDDIY) and MTN Group (OTCMKTS:MTNOY) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares KDDI and MTN Group”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
KDDI	$38.86 billion	1.90	$4.53 billion	$1.01	17.44
MTN Group	$10.27 billion	1.56	-$523.72 million	N/A	N/A

KDDI has higher revenue and earnings than MTN Group.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

0.1% of KDDI shares are owned by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Dividends

KDDI pays an annual dividend of $0.35 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. MTN Group pays an annual dividend of $0.13 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. KDDI pays out 34.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for KDDI and MTN Group, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
KDDI	0	0	0	1	4.00
MTN Group	0	0	0	1	4.00

Profitability

This table compares KDDI and MTN Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
KDDI	10.71%	10.87%	4.03%
MTN Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

Risk and Volatility

KDDI has a beta of 0.07, suggesting that its share price is 93% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MTN Group has a beta of 1.22, suggesting that its share price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

KDDI beats MTN Group on 8 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About KDDI

KDDI Corporation provides telecommunications services in Japan and internationally. It operates in two segments, Personal Services and Business Services. The Personal Services segment offers telecommunication services and other services such as finance, energy, and LX through its multi-brands au, UQ mobile, and povo. The Business Services segment offers smartphones and other devices, network and cloud services, and data center services to corporate customers under the TELEHOUSE brand. The company was incorporated in 1984 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

About MTN Group

MTN Group Limited, together with its subsidiaries, provides mobile telecommunications services in South Africa, Nigeria, East Africa, West and Central Africa, and the Middle East and North Africa. The company offers data, voice and SMS, digital and fintech, interconnect, and roaming services, as well as sells mobile devices. It also provides network as a service, including subsea cables that offers international connectivity services; terrestrial and metro fiber networks; data centers and cable landing stations; and FTTx, towers, and radio access networks. The company also offers digital financial services, such as access payments, e-commerce, insurance, and lending and remittance services; enterprise services comprising manage networks, unified and cloud communication, security as a service, and Internet of Things; and API products and services for telecommunications, health, government, financial services, entertainment, and other sectors. MTN Group Limited was incorporated in 1994 and is based in Johannesburg, South Africa.