KT (KT) Competitors $19.04 -0.18 (-0.96%) As of 10:03 AM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock KT vs. CHT, ASTS, TEF, VOD, FOXA, TU, FWONK, FOX, BCE, and RCIShould you be buying KT stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of KT include Chunghwa Telecom (CHT), AST SpaceMobile (ASTS), Telefonica (TEF), Vodafone Group (VOD), FOX (FOXA), TELUS (TU), Liberty Media Corporation - Liberty Formula One Series C (FWONK), FOX (FOX), BCE (BCE), and Rogers Communication (RCI). These companies are all part of the "communication" industry. KT vs. Its Competitors Chunghwa Telecom AST SpaceMobile Telefonica Vodafone Group FOX TELUS Liberty Media Corporation - Liberty Formula One Series C FOX BCE Rogers Communication KT (NYSE:KT) and Chunghwa Telecom (NYSE:CHT) are both communication companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, risk and dividends. Which has more volatility & risk, KT or CHT? KT has a beta of 0.7, meaning that its stock price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Chunghwa Telecom has a beta of 0.26, meaning that its stock price is 74% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in KT or CHT? 18.9% of KT shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 2.1% of Chunghwa Telecom shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of KT shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Chunghwa Telecom shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Is KT or CHT a better dividend stock? KT pays an annual dividend of $0.71 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. Chunghwa Telecom pays an annual dividend of $1.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. KT pays out 52.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Chunghwa Telecom pays out 85.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. KT is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Which has stronger valuation and earnings, KT or CHT? Chunghwa Telecom has lower revenue, but higher earnings than KT. KT is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Chunghwa Telecom, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioKT$19.37B0.51$321.90M$1.3514.10Chunghwa Telecom$7.16BN/A$1.13B$1.5328.44 Is KT or CHT more profitable? Chunghwa Telecom has a net margin of 16.27% compared to KT's net margin of 3.35%. Chunghwa Telecom's return on equity of 9.72% beat KT's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets KT3.35% 5.06% 2.22% Chunghwa Telecom 16.27%9.72%7.17% Do analysts rate KT or CHT? Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score KT 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.75Chunghwa Telecom 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Does the media favor KT or CHT? In the previous week, KT had 7 more articles in the media than Chunghwa Telecom. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for KT and 5 mentions for Chunghwa Telecom. Chunghwa Telecom's average media sentiment score of 1.12 beat KT's score of 0.00 indicating that Chunghwa Telecom is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment KT 0 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 4 Negative mention(s) 3 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Chunghwa Telecom 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryKT beats Chunghwa Telecom on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks. Get KT News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for KT and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart KT vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricKTWireless Non IndustryComputer SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$9.81B$19.69B$32.44B$21.74BDividend Yield3.83%3.76%3.20%3.59%P/E Ratio14.0912.52487.5132.62Price / Sales0.511.371,457.2581.85Price / Cash2.926.1438.1024.53Price / Book0.782.377.454.60Net Income$321.90M$795.54M$820.59M$1.01B7 Day Performance2.45%3.42%1.06%1.45%1 Month Performance-5.20%1.55%3.26%-0.28%1 Year Performance21.17%37.02%23,916.26%10.98% KT Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)KTKT3.9844 of 5 stars$19.04-1.0%N/A+22.5%$9.81B$19.37B14.0916,927CHTChunghwa Telecom1.5716 of 5 stars$42.95+0.1%N/A+14.5%$33.30B$7.16B28.0732,452News CoveragePositive NewsASTSAST SpaceMobile1.6732 of 5 stars$90.50+10.3%$45.27-50.0%+217.2%$29.41B$4.42M-47.88390Analyst DowngradeTEFTelefonica1.407 of 5 stars$4.96-0.9%N/A+5.5%$28.35B$44.71B-10.32100,870VODVodafone Group4.7583 of 5 stars$11.17-1.2%$136.00+1,117.5%+16.5%$27.11B$39.39B9.8092,000FOXAFOX1.8592 of 5 stars$58.10+1.4%$57.60-0.9%+35.5%$25.52B$16.30B11.8310,400TUTELUS3.4265 of 5 stars$15.23-0.1%$21.50+41.2%-7.2%$23.39B$14.88B33.11106,800Positive NewsFWONKLiberty Media Corporation - Liberty Formula One Series C3.0796 of 5 stars$104.03+0.8%$111.22+6.9%+26.0%$23.08B$3.32B101.996,800Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastFOXFOX2.8479 of 5 stars$51.95+1.1%N/A+32.3%$22.90B$16.30B10.5810,600Trending NewsBCEBCE3.3579 of 5 stars$24.19+1.2%$32.50+34.3%-29.3%$22.29B$17.82B83.4340,390Analyst UpgradeAnalyst RevisionRCIRogers Communication4.0582 of 5 stars$36.81+0.1%$33.00-10.4%-2.6%$19.79B$15.04B18.3124,000Positive NewsUpcoming Earnings Related Companies and Tools Related Companies CHT Competitors ASTS Competitors TEF Competitors VOD Competitors FOXA Competitors TU Competitors FWONK Competitors FOX Competitors BCE Competitors RCI Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:KT) was last updated on 10/17/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersYour Bank Account Is No Longer SafeWhat If Washington Declared That: YOUR Money ISN'T Actually Yours? 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