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

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

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations for m-Wise and VEON, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

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

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

Valuation and Earnings

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

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

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

Profitability

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

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

Insider & Institutional Ownership

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

Summary

VEON beats m-Wise on 7 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

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.