Reviewing FingerMotion (NASDAQ:FNGR) & Kyivstar Group (NASDAQ:KYIV)

Kyivstar Group (NASDAQ:KYIV) and FingerMotion (NASDAQ:FNGR) are both communication services companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation and risk.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings for Kyivstar Group and FingerMotion, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Kyivstar Group	0	2	3	0	2.60
FingerMotion	1	0	0	0	1.00

Kyivstar Group currently has a consensus price target of $16.62, indicating a potential upside of 21.53%. Given Kyivstar Group’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Kyivstar Group is more favorable than FingerMotion.

Profitability

This table compares Kyivstar Group and FingerMotion’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Kyivstar Group	12.73%	25.16%	15.39%
FingerMotion	-42.81%	-46.67%	-11.91%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Kyivstar Group and FingerMotion”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Kyivstar Group	$1.16 billion	2.73	$124.00 million	$0.66	20.73
FingerMotion	$24.13 million	0.54	-$7.00 million	($0.12)	-1.76

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

Institutional & Insider Ownership

3.9% of FingerMotion shares are held by institutional investors. 19.5% of FingerMotion shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Kyivstar Group beats FingerMotion on 11 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

About FingerMotion

FingerMotion, Inc., a mobile data specialist company, provides mobile payment and recharge platform system in China. The company offers telecommunication products and services, including data plans, subscription plans, mobile phones, and loyalty points redemption services; bulk short message service and multimedia messaging services; and Rich Communication Services (RCS) platform, a proprietary business messaging platform that enables businesses and brands to communicate and service their customers on the 5G infrastructure. It also operates Sapientus, a proprietary big data insights platform that deliver data-driven for businesses in the insurance, healthcare, and financial services industries. In addition, the company offers value added product and services. FingerMotion, Inc. is headquartered in Singapore.