Reviewing Anterix (NASDAQ:ATEX) and VEON (NASDAQ:VEON)

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

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for VEON and Anterix, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
VEON	0	2	3	0	2.60
Anterix	0	3	1	1	2.60

VEON presently has a consensus target price of $72.00, suggesting a potential upside of 2.57%. Anterix has a consensus target price of $120.00, suggesting a potential upside of 43.10%. Given Anterix’s higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Anterix is more favorable than VEON.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares VEON and Anterix”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	1.18	$532.00 million	$0.85	82.58
Anterix	$7.04 million	233.56	$90.64 million	$3.50	23.96

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

Volatility & Risk

VEON has a beta of 1.63, suggesting that its stock price is 63% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Anterix has a beta of 0.84, suggesting that its stock price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares VEON and Anterix’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
VEON	1.24%	14.93%	2.78%
Anterix	933.03%	-10.65%	-6.06%

Insider and Institutional Ownership

21.3% of VEON shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.7% of Anterix shares are held by institutional investors. 40.0% of Anterix shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

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 Anterix

Anterix Inc. operates as a wireless communications company. The company focuses on commercializing its spectrum assets to enable the targeted utility and critical infrastructure customers to deploy private broadband networks and innovative broadband solutions. It holds licensed spectrum in the 900 MHz band with coverage throughout the United States, Alaska, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico. The company was formerly known as pdvWireless, Inc. and changed its name to Anterix Inc. in August 2019. Anterix Inc. was incorporated in 1997 and is headquartered in Woodland Park, New Jersey.