PLDT (PHI) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

PLDT Inc. is a Philippine telecommunications and digital services company headquartered in Makati City, Philippines. Established in 1928, the company has developed from a traditional fixed-line telephone provider into an integrated communications business serving consumers, enterprises and government organizations across the Philippines.

Through its PLDT brand, the company provides fixed-line voice services, home and enterprise broadband, fiber connectivity, data transmission and information and communications technology solutions. Its wireless subsidiary, Smart Communications, offers mobile voice and messaging services, wireless broadband and digital products under the Smart and TNT brands.

PLDT also provides enterprise technology services through businesses associated with ePLDT, including data center operations, cloud and managed services, cybersecurity, business continuity and other digital solutions. The company operates nationwide networks and infrastructure designed to support telecommunications, broadband and digital connectivity throughout the Philippine archipelago.

PLDT is associated with the First Pacific group and has been led by chairman Manuel V. Pangilinan and president and chief executive officer Alfredo S. Panlilio. Its American depositary shares trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol PHI.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $16.75 to $17.97
• 50-Day Range: $16.95 to $20.07
• 52-Week Range: $16.71 to $24.51
• Volume: 630,770 shs
• Average Volume: 140,986 shs
• Market Capitalization: $3.85 billion
• P/E Ratio: 8.03
• Dividend Yield: 6.12%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Hold

PLDT Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

PLDT scored higher than 37% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 160th 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: 1.8 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

PLDT 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, 4 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

PLDT has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: -2.78%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for PLDT are expected to decrease by -2.78% in the coming year, from $2.52 to $2.45 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of PLDT is 8.03, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.75.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of PLDT is 8.03, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Communication Services sector average P/E ratio of about 22.58.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

PLDT has a PEG Ratio of 2.57. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

PLDT has a P/B Ratio of 1.74. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.19% of the float of PLDT has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

PLDT has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.06, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in PLDT has recently increased by 1.20%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Leadership

PLDT is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 6.41%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

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

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of PLDT is 49.10%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, PLDT will have a dividend payout ratio of 44.49% next year. This indicates that PLDT will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.2 / 5
• News Sentiment: -0.13

News Sentiment

PLDT has a news sentiment score of -0.13. 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 is a lower news sentiment than the 0.56 average news sentiment score of Communication Services companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for PLDT this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.1 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

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

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.73% of the stock of PLDT is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

2.26% of the stock of PLDT is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 5/15/2026
• Record date for 9/25 Dividend: 8/27/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/25 Dividend: 8/27/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/25/2026
• Today: 10/01/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/29/2026
• 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:PHI
• CIK: 78150
• Web: main.pldt.com
• Phone: (632) 816-8556
• Fax: 632-840-1864
• Employees: 14,304
• Year Founded: 2000

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $2.22
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 8.03
• Forward P/E Ratio: 7.07
• P/E Growth: 2.57
• Net Income: $498.72 million
• Net Margins: 12.81%
• Pretax Margin: 15.89%
• Return on Equity: 26.76%
• Return on Assets: 5.36%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.98
• Current Ratio: 0.44
• Quick Ratio: 0.43

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $3.80 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.01
• Cash Flow: $8.29 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 2.15
• Book Value: $10.27 per share
• Price / Book: 1.74

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 216,060,000
• Free Float: 214,479,000
• Market Cap: $3.85 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.56