Critical Review: Magyar Telekom Távközlési Nyilvánosan Müködö Részvénytársaság (OTCMKTS:MYTAY) versus KORE Group (NYSE:KORE)

Magyar Telekom Távközlési Nyilvánosan Müködö Részvénytársaság (OTCMKTS:MYTAY) and KORE Group (NYSE:KORE) are both utilities companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, profitability, valuation and dividends.

Risk and Volatility

Magyar Telekom Távközlési Nyilvánosan Müködö Részvénytársaság has a beta of 0.66, meaning that its share price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, KORE Group has a beta of 2.6, meaning that its share price is 160% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for Magyar Telekom Távközlési Nyilvánosan Müködö Részvénytársaság and KORE Group, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Magyar Telekom Távközlési Nyilvánosan Müködö Részvénytársaság	0	0	0	0	N/A
KORE Group	0	2	3	0	2.60

KORE Group has a consensus price target of $2.94, suggesting a potential upside of 381.57%. Given KORE Group’s higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe KORE Group is more favorable than Magyar Telekom Távközlési Nyilvánosan Müködö Részvénytársaság.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

57.5% of KORE Group shares are held by institutional investors. 30.6% of KORE Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Magyar Telekom Távközlési Nyilvánosan Müködö Részvénytársaság and KORE Group’s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Magyar Telekom Távközlési Nyilvánosan Müködö Részvénytársaság	$2.41 billion	1.09	$223.84 million	$1.37	9.99
KORE Group	$276.61 million	0.18	-$167.04 million	($1.88)	-0.32

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

Profitability

This table compares Magyar Telekom Távközlési Nyilvánosan Müködö Részvénytársaság and KORE Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Magyar Telekom Távközlési Nyilvánosan Müködö Részvénytársaság	10.40%	14.20%	7.15%
KORE Group	-57.97%	-123.65%	-14.99%

Summary

Magyar Telekom Távközlési Nyilvánosan Müködö Részvénytársaság beats KORE Group on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Magyar Telekom Távközlési Nyilvánosan Müködö Részvénytársaság

Magyar Telekom Távközlési Nyilvánosan Müködö Részvénytársaság provides fixed-line and mobile telecommunication services for residential and business customers in Hungary, Bulgaria, Romania, and the Republic of North Macedonia. It operates through MT-Hungary and North Macedonia segments. The company offers TV distribution, information communication, and system integration services; mobile telecommunication services, such as prepaid and postpaid plans, TV, broadband, and phone services; and sells telecommunications network and equipment. It also provides mobile services comprising mobile tariff plans, mobilnet, and roaming; IT services, including modern office, business support and security, communication solutions, IT devices, and servers and data pack services; and IoT services and data transmission solutions. In addition, the company offers fixed line wholesale services comprising access, IP and data, voice, and TV services; mobile wholesale services, such as mobile interconnect and interworking products, and roaming services; and international wholesale voice and data services. Further, it provides enterprise solutions consisting of connectivity solutions, hybrid infrastructure, security, and business services. Additionally, the company offers system integration and IT services, as well as operates as an interactive service provider of telecommunications applications. It provides its services under the Telekom brand. The company was incorporated in 1991 and is headquartered in Budapest, Hungary. Magyar Telekom Távközlési Nyilvánosan Müködö Részvénytársaság operates as a subsidiary of Deutsche Telekom Europe 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.