Reviewing VEON (NASDAQ:VEON) and m-Wise (OTCMKTS:MWIS)

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

Institutional and Insider Ownership

21.3% of VEON shares are held by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation & Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
VEON	$3.70 billion	0.63	-$2.53 billion	$6.55	4.79
m-Wise	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

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

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for VEON and m-Wise, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	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 presently has a consensus target price of $48.00, indicating a potential upside of 53.11%. Given VEON’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe VEON is more favorable than m-Wise.

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

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.