VEON (NASDAQ:VEON) vs. m-Wise (OTCMKTS:MWIS) Critical Contrast

VEON (NASDAQ:VEON) and m-Wise (OTCMKTS:MWIS) are both utilities companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, profitability, dividends, risk, institutional ownership and analyst recommendations.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares VEON and m-Wise”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
VEON	$3.70 billion	0.64	-$2.53 billion	N/A	N/A
m-Wise	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

m-Wise has lower revenue, but higher earnings than VEON.

Profitability

This table compares VEON and m-Wise’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
VEON	-77.48%	28.73%	3.54%
m-Wise	N/A	N/A	N/A

Institutional & Insider Ownership

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

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings for VEON and m-Wise, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
VEON	0	0	1	0	3.00
m-Wise	0	0	0	0	0.00

VEON currently has a consensus target price of $48.00, indicating a potential upside of 49.30%. Given VEON’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe VEON is more favorable than m-Wise.

Summary

VEON beats m-Wise on 7 of the 8 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 m-Wise

m-Wise, Inc. engages in the manufacture, development, and marketing of hardware-based wireless application platform. The company was founded by Shay Ben Asulin and Mordechai Broudo in February 2000 and is headquartered in Herzliya, Israel.