Comparing Kyivstar Group (NASDAQ:KYIV) & FingerMotion (NASDAQ:FNGR)

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

Institutional and Insider Ownership

3.9% of FingerMotion shares are held by institutional investors. 19.5% of FingerMotion shares are held by insiders. 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.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
FingerMotion	-42.81%	-46.67%	-11.91%
Kyivstar Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for FingerMotion and Kyivstar Group, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
FingerMotion	1	0	0	0	1.00
Kyivstar Group	0	2	3	0	2.60

Kyivstar Group has a consensus price target of $16.62, suggesting a potential upside of 22.60%. Given Kyivstar Group’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Kyivstar Group is more favorable than FingerMotion.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares FingerMotion and Kyivstar Group”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
FingerMotion	$24.13 million	0.69	-$7.00 million	($0.12)	-2.25
Kyivstar Group	$1.16 billion	2.71	$124.00 million	$1.07	12.67

Kyivstar Group has higher revenue and earnings than FingerMotion. FingerMotion 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 FingerMotion on 11 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About FingerMotion

FingerMotion, Inc., a mobile data specialist company, provides mobile payment and recharge platform system in China. The company offers telecommunication products and services, including data plans, subscription plans, mobile phones, and loyalty points redemption services; bulk short message service and multimedia messaging services; and Rich Communication Services (RCS) platform, a proprietary business messaging platform that enables businesses and brands to communicate and service their customers on the 5G infrastructure. It also operates Sapientus, a proprietary big data insights platform that deliver data-driven for businesses in the insurance, healthcare, and financial services industries. In addition, the company offers value added product and services. FingerMotion, Inc. is headquartered in Singapore.

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.