Head to Head Contrast: KORE Group (NYSE:KORE) versus Kyivstar Group (NASDAQ:KYIV)

Kyivstar Group (NASDAQ:KYIV) and KORE Group (NYSE:KORE) are both communication services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, risk, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations for Kyivstar Group and KORE Group, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Kyivstar Group	0	2	3	0	2.60
KORE Group	1	1	0	0	1.50

Kyivstar Group presently has a consensus price target of $16.62, indicating a potential upside of 25.47%. KORE Group has a consensus price target of $5.00, indicating a potential downside of 45.95%. Given Kyivstar Group’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Kyivstar Group is more favorable than KORE Group.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Kyivstar Group	12.73%	24.71%	15.12%
KORE Group	-27.37%	N/A	-18.41%

Valuation and Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Kyivstar Group	$1.16 billion	2.64	$124.00 million	$0.66	20.08
KORE Group	$279.62 million	0.58	-$62.98 million	($3.86)	-2.40

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

Insider & Institutional Ownership

57.5% of KORE Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 33.5% of KORE Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Kyivstar Group beats KORE Group on 11 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

About KORE Group

KORE Group Holdings, Inc. provides Internet of Things (IoT) services and solutions worldwide. It offers connectivity and location-based services, device solutions, and managed and professional services that are used in the development and support of IoT technology for the business market. The company’s products include IoT connectivity-as-a-service; connectivity enablement-as-a-service; device management services; and security location based services. It serves customers in healthcare, fleet and vehicle management, asset management, communication services, and industrial/manufacturing sectors. KORE Group Holdings, Inc. was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.