Kyivstar Group Ltd. (KYIV)Communication Services | Telecom Services | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | NasdaqGS
12.13 USD
+0.02
(0.165%)
⇧
(Oct. 14, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 12.05 -0.08 (-0.080%) ⇩ (Oct. 14, 2026, 7:49 p.m. EDT) |
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 4:59 a.m. EDT
The investment case for Kyivstar is currently paralyzed by a stark disconnect between its reported operational recovery and the market's reaction. While the company reports strong Q2 results, raised guidance, and robust revenue growth of nearly 20%, the stock has failed to capitalize on this news, trading flat over the last year despite a 'strong buy' analyst consensus. The most alarming signal is the options flow: traders are aggressively buying deep out-of-the-money puts, creating a massive wall of resistance that suggests they expect a sharp correction regardless of the positive earnings headline. This defensive positioning overrides the fundamental thesis for now. Furthermore, the complete absence of dividend history eliminates any income floor for investors. Until the price action aligns with the positive fundamentals and the speculative selling pressure subsides, the security remains a hold with no clear directional edge. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoETS ✓ | 0.028156 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.028228 |
| MSTL | 0.030681 |
| AutoTheta | 0.032834 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoETS
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 44% |
| H-stat | 1.92 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.428 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.41 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Communication Services |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 39.278 |
| Revenue per Share | 5.612 |
| Market Cap | 2,800,618,240 |
| Trailing P/E | 17.33 |
| Forward P/E | 0.19 |
| Profit Margins | 12.50% |
| Website | https://investors.kyivstar.ua |
As of Oct. 10, 2026, 4:59 a.m. EDT: Speculators are overwhelmingly bearish, with massive open interest in out-of-the-money puts (over 2,500 contracts) compared to virtually zero call volume. This heavy put positioning suggests a strong expectation of a significant downside move, likely targeting the $12.50 strike level, while the lack of call activity indicates a complete absence of bullish conviction.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | -0.04788071 |
| Address1 | Index Tower |
| Address2 | Unit 517, Level 5 Dubai International Financial Centre |
| All Time High | 16.55 |
| All Time Low | 9.29 |
| Ask | 15.48 |
| Ask Size | 2 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 1.4 - Strong Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 529,900 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 408,400 |
| Average Volume | 408,400 |
| Average Volume10Days | 529,900 |
| Bid | 8.83 |
| Bid Size | 2 |
| Book Value | 5.999 |
| City | Dubai |
| Country | United Arab Emirates |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 12.13 |
| Current Ratio | 1.257 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,790,726,400 |
| Day High | 12.32 |
| Day Low | 12.055 |
| Debt To Equity | 39.278 |
| Display Name | Kyivstar |
| Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,793,995,200 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,793,995,200 |
| Earnings Growth | -0.158 |
| Earnings Quarterly Growth | -0.061 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,793,968,200 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,793,968,200 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,793,968,200 |
| Ebitda | 610,000,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.47656 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 4.672 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 2.226 |
| Enterprise Value | 2,849,618,432 |
| Eps Current Year | 64.8685 |
| Eps Forward | 62.6402 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 0.7 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NMS |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 15 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 13.1133 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -0.9833002 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.07498495 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -4.7880707 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 16.55 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -4.419999 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.26706946 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 9.29 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 2.8400002 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.30570507 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 9.29 - 16.55 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,733,236,200,000 |
| Float Shares | 36,188,699 |
| Forward Eps | 62.6402 |
| Forward P E | 0.19364561 |
| Free Cashflow | 313,000,000 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGS |
| Full Time Employees | 5,667 |
| Fullday Change | -0.049999237 |
| Fullday Change Percent | -0.41287562 |
| Fullday Price | 12.13 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Gross Margins | 0.88828003 |
| Gross Profits | 1,136,999,936 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.83719003 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.12255 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 230,883,624 |
| Industry | Telecom Services |
| Industry Disp | Telecom Services |
| Industry Key | telecom-services |
| Ipo Expected Date | 2,025-08-15 |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 0 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Long Business Summary | Kyivstar Group Ltd. provides a range of mobile communication and broadband services for individual and corporate customers in Ukraine and the United States. The company offers a range of connectivity and digital services, including mobile and fixed-line voice and data, ride-hailing, e-health, and digital TV and health; a suite of self-service options; and enterprise solutions, such as Big Data, cloud, and cybersecurity. It also provides mobiles services, such as voice, data, messaging, and wireless internet services; and corporate internet access, fixed-line telephone, data transmission and fixed-mobile convergence, and internet-TV through FTTB network connections. Kyivstar Group Ltd. was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates. Kyivstar Group Ltd. operates as a subsidiary of Vimpelcom Amsterdam B.V. |
| Long Name | Kyivstar Group Ltd. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 2,800,618,240 |
| Market State | POSTPOST |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_134643335 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,782,777,600 |
| Net Income To Common | 160,000,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 3,001,487,112 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 9 |
| Open | 12.09 |
| Operating Cashflow | 624,000,000 |
| Operating Margins | 0.36578 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Peg Ratio | 1.2 |
| Phone | 971 4 433 1145 |
| Post Market Change | -0.07999992 |
| Post Market Change Percent | -0.6595212 |
| Post Market Price | 12.05 |
| Post Market Time | 1,792,021,778 |
| Previous Close | 12.11 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 0.18699369 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 2.0220037 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 2.187983 |
| Profit Margins | 0.125 |
| Quick Ratio | 1.187 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | strong_buy |
| Recommendation Mean | 1.375 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 0.0200005 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 0.165157 |
| Regular Market Day High | 12.32 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 12.055 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 12.055 - 12.32 |
| Regular Market Open | 12.09 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 12.11 |
| Regular Market Price | 12.13 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,792,008,001 |
| Regular Market Volume | 1,313,121 |
| Return On Assets | 0.14067 |
| Return On Equity | 0.12279 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.194 |
| Revenue Per Share | 5.612 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.1570785 |
| Sector | Communication Services |
| Sector Disp | Communication Services |
| Sector Key | communication-services |
| Shares Outstanding | 230,883,624 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0077 |
| Shares Short | 1,772,576 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,788,134,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 2,211,934 |
| Short Name | Kyivstar Group Ltd. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.0475 |
| Short Ratio | 4.38 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| Symbol | KYIV |
| Target High Price | 26.004852 |
| Target Low Price | 14.900866 |
| Target Mean Price | 18.98061 |
| Target Median Price | 18.468685 |
| Total Cash | 495,000,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 2.144 |
| Total Debt | 544,000,000 |
| Total Revenue | 1,280,000,000 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | 0.7 |
| Trailing P E | 17.328571 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | 1.2897 |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 12.86835 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -0.7383499 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.0573772 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 1,313,121 |
| Website | https://investors.kyivstar.ua |