Contrasting Kyivstar Group (NASDAQ:KYIV) and Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS (NYSE:TKC)

Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS (NYSE:TKC) and Kyivstar Group (NASDAQ:KYIV) are both mid-cap communication services companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, valuation and earnings.

Profitability

This table compares Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS and Kyivstar Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS	7.13%	6.52%	3.17%
Kyivstar Group	12.73%	24.71%	15.12%

Volatility & Risk

Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS has a beta of 0.91, meaning that its share price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kyivstar Group has a beta of 2.14, meaning that its share price is 114% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS and Kyivstar Group, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS	0	1	0	0	2.00
Kyivstar Group	0	2	3	0	2.60

Kyivstar Group has a consensus price target of $16.62, suggesting a potential upside of 33.96%. Given Kyivstar Group’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Kyivstar Group is more favorable than Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS and Kyivstar Group”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS	$6.13 billion	0.72	$447.14 million	$0.49	10.26
Kyivstar Group	$1.28 billion	2.25	$124.00 million	$0.66	18.80

Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS has higher revenue and earnings than Kyivstar Group. Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS 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 Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS on 10 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS

Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri A.S. provides digital services in Turkey, Ukraine, Belarus, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, and the Netherlands. It operates through Turkcell Turkey, Turkcell International, and Techfin segments. It offers work contact services, such as mobile communications, fixed business internet and business phone, and customer loyalty and programs; digital business services comprising uninterrupted access, cyber security, data center, Internet of Things, big data, e-transformation, technologies, and managed services, and cloud solutions. It also provides various devices, hardware, software, and financing solutions; and digital services, including search, invoice, and TL services, as well as information, entertainment, and application services. In addition, the company offers TV+, a television platform; fizy, a digital music platform; YaaniMail, a local e-mail service; GAME+; Iste Suit; BiP; smart legal documentation automation; Chatbot; and home internet and TV services. Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri A.S. was incorporated in 1993 and is headquartered in Istanbul, Turkey.

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.