Financial Analysis: Tower One Wirls (OTCMKTS:TOWTF) vs. VEON (NASDAQ:VEON)

VEON (NASDAQ:VEON) and Tower One Wirls (OTCMKTS:TOWTF) are both communication services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, risk, profitability, earnings and institutional ownership.

Profitability

This table compares VEON and Tower One Wirls’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
VEON	1.24%	14.93%	2.78%
Tower One Wirls	N/A	N/A	N/A

Insider & Institutional Ownership

21.3% of VEON shares are owned by institutional investors. 32.0% of Tower One Wirls shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares VEON and Tower One Wirls”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
VEON	$4.40 billion	1.00	$532.00 million	$0.85	69.86
Tower One Wirls	N/A	N/A	N/A	($0.01)	N/A

VEON has higher revenue and earnings than Tower One Wirls. Tower One Wirls is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than VEON, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for VEON and Tower One Wirls, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
VEON	0	2	3	0	2.60
Tower One Wirls	0	0	0	0	0.00

VEON presently has a consensus target price of $72.00, suggesting a potential upside of 21.25%. Given VEON’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe VEON is more favorable than Tower One Wirls.

Risk and Volatility

VEON has a beta of 1.65, meaning that its stock price is 65% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Tower One Wirls has a beta of -0.02, meaning that its stock price is 102% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

VEON beats Tower One Wirls on 10 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

About Tower One Wirls

Tower One Wireless Corp. owns, develops, and operates build-to-suit multitenant communications towers in Argentina, Colombia, Mexico, the United States, and internationally. It primarily engages in the leasing of space on communications sites to mobile network operators. The company also provides tower-related services, including site acquisition, zoning and permitting, structural analysis, and construction. Tower One Wireless Corp. was incorporated in 2005 and is headquartered in Bogotá, Colombia.