KT (KT) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

KT Corporation, listed on the New York Stock Exchange as an American depositary receipt under the symbol KT, is a major telecommunications and information technology provider headquartered in Seongnam, South Korea. The company’s services span traditional fixed-line voice communication, high-speed broadband internet access and mobile cellular networks. Leveraging an extensive fiber-optic and wireless infrastructure, KT delivers voice, data and multimedia solutions to both consumer and enterprise customers.

KT has been at the forefront of technological innovation in its home market, launching South Korea’s first commercial 5G network and expanding its offerings to include Internet of Things (IoT) platforms, cloud computing services and cybersecurity solutions. Its media division operates one of the country’s largest IPTV platforms, providing on-demand video, digital content and interactive entertainment. For business clients, KT delivers integrated ICT services encompassing data center operations, network management and system integration across industries such as finance, manufacturing and public administration.

Originally founded in 1981 as a state-owned telecom operator and privatized in the early 2000s, KT has pursued a strategy of diversification and global collaboration. The company partners with international technology firms to support equipment development, network interoperability and service innovation. While its core market remains South Korea, KT continues to explore overseas opportunities through technology exports and strategic ventures aimed at extending its global footprint.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $18.18 to $18.59
• 50-Day Range: $17.27 to $18.84
• 52-Week Range: $17.13 to $24.58
• Volume: 1.84 million shs
• Average Volume: 1.54 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $8.78 billion
• P/E Ratio: 8.06
• Dividend Yield: 3.51%
• Price Target: $23.08
• Consensus Rating: Hold

KT Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

KT scored higher than 90% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 34th out of 240 stocks in the communication services sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.6 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

KT has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, no buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

KT has a consensus price target of $23.08, representing about 26.7% upside from its current price of $18.21.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

KT has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 4.27%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for KT are expected to grow by 4.27% in the coming year, from $2.11 to $2.20 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of KT is 8.06, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 40.50.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of KT is 8.06, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Communication Services sector average P/E ratio of about 17.79.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

KT has a PEG Ratio of 5.18. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

KT has a P/B Ratio of 0.69. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.25% of the float of KT has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

KT has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.03.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in KT has recently decreased by 7.46%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

KT pays a meaningful dividend of 3.48%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

KT does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of KT is 28.32%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, KT will have a dividend payout ratio of 29.09% next year. This indicates that KT will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.53

News Sentiment

KT has a news sentiment score of 0.53. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Communication Services companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 15 news articles for KT this week, compared to 6 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

12 people have searched for KT on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 500% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.3 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, KT insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

1.00% of the stock of KT is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

18.86% of the stock of KT is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 4/13/2026
• Today: 8/05/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 8/18/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Communication Services
• Industry: Diversified Telecommunication Services
• Sub-Industry: Integrated Telecommunication Services
• Current Symbol: NYSE:KT
• CIK: 892450
• Web: www.kt.com
• Phone: (231) 727-0114
• Fax: 82-3-1727-0949
• Employees: 14,701
• Year Founded: 1981

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for KT: $23.08
• High Price Target: $23.08
• Low Price Target: $23.08
• Potential Upside/Downside: +26.7%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.00
• Research Coverage: 3 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $2.26
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 8.06
• Forward P/E Ratio: 8.63
• P/E Growth: 5.18
• Net Income: $1.20 billion
• Net Margins: 5.51%
• Pretax Margin: 7.79%
• Return on Equity: 8.04%
• Return on Assets: 3.63%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.37
• Current Ratio: 1.15
• Quick Ratio: 1.11

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $19.88 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.44
• Cash Flow: $7.65 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 2.38
• Book Value: $26.35 per share
• Price / Book: 0.69

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 482,190,000
• Free Float: 477,371,000
• Market Cap: $8.78 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.54