Kyivstar Group (NASDAQ:KYIV) versus Cellcom Israel (OTCMKTS:CELJF) Financial Survey

Cellcom Israel (OTCMKTS:CELJF) and Kyivstar Group (NASDAQ:KYIV) are both communication services companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and dividends.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Cellcom Israel and Kyivstar Group”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Cellcom Israel	$1.20 billion	1.62	$46.74 million	$0.42	28.31
Kyivstar Group	$1.28 billion	2.54	$124.00 million	$0.66	21.38

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

Profitability

This table compares Cellcom Israel and Kyivstar Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cellcom Israel	N/A	N/A	N/A
Kyivstar Group	12.73%	24.71%	15.12%

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Cellcom Israel and Kyivstar Group, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cellcom Israel	0	0	0	0	0.00
Kyivstar Group	0	2	3	0	2.60

Kyivstar Group has a consensus price target of $16.62, suggesting a potential upside of 17.82%. Given Kyivstar Group’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Kyivstar Group is more favorable than Cellcom Israel.

Summary

Kyivstar Group beats Cellcom Israel on 10 of the 11 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 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.