Critical Review: Kyivstar Group (NASDAQ:KYIV) & iQSTEL (NASDAQ:IQST)

iQSTEL (NASDAQ:IQST) and Kyivstar Group (NASDAQ:KYIV) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, risk, earnings and valuation.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for iQSTEL and Kyivstar Group, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
iQSTEL	1	0	1	0	2.00
Kyivstar Group	0	0	1	0	3.00

iQSTEL currently has a consensus target price of $18.00, indicating a potential upside of 508.11%. Kyivstar Group has a consensus target price of $17.00, indicating a potential upside of 38.10%. Given iQSTEL’s higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe iQSTEL is more favorable than Kyivstar Group.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
iQSTEL	-2.50%	-56.70%	-14.37%
Kyivstar Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares iQSTEL 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
iQSTEL	$331.56 million	0.04	-$5.99 million	($1.50)	-1.97
Kyivstar Group	$1.09 billion	2.62	$76.19 million	$0.33	37.30

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

Summary

Kyivstar Group beats iQSTEL on 9 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About iQSTEL

iQSTEL Inc., through its subsidiary, Etelix.com USA, LLC, provides telecom and technology solutions. It provides international long-distance voice services (ILD wholesale) for telecommunications operator; and submarine fiber optic network capacity for internet, such as 4G and 5G. The company offers voice over IP connectivity, short messages service (SMS), and international and domestic SMS termination services. It also provides infrastructure connectivity, Cloud-PBX, OmniChannel marketing, Internet of Things services, and blockchain and payment solutions. iQSTEL Inc. serves wholesale carrier, government, corporate, enterprise, and small and medium companies in North America, Latin America, and Europe. The company was formerly known as PureSnax International, Inc. and changed its name to iQSTEL Inc. in August 2018. iQSTEL Inc. was incorporated in 2011 and is based in Coral Gables, Florida.

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.