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KT vs. CHT, TEF, VOD, FOXA, FOX, TU, FWONK, BCE, VIV, and RCI

Should you be buying KT stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of KT include Chunghwa Telecom (CHT), Telefonica (TEF), Vodafone Group (VOD), FOX (FOXA), FOX (FOX), TELUS (TU), Liberty Media Corporation - Liberty Formula One Series C (FWONK), BCE (BCE), Telefonica Brasil (VIV), and Rogers Communication (RCI). These companies are all part of the "communication" industry.

KT vs. Its Competitors

KT (NYSE:KT) and Chunghwa Telecom (NYSE:CHT) are both large-cap communication companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, profitability and dividends.

KT has a beta of 0.7, indicating that its share price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Chunghwa Telecom has a beta of 0.26, indicating that its share price is 74% less volatile than the S&P 500.

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, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

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)
2.75
Chunghwa Telecom
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00

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%

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 Ratio
KT$27.45T0.00$321.90M$1.3514.58
Chunghwa Telecom$7.16BN/A$1.13B$1.5328.30

KT pays an annual dividend of $0.70 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. Chunghwa Telecom pays an annual dividend of $1.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. KT pays out 51.9% 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.

In the previous week, KT had 16 more articles in the media than Chunghwa Telecom. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for KT and 2 mentions for Chunghwa Telecom. Chunghwa Telecom's average media sentiment score of 1.05 beat KT's score of -0.03 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
3 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
8 Neutral mention(s)
2 Negative mention(s)
3 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Chunghwa Telecom
1 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Summary

KT beats Chunghwa Telecom on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. 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.
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KT vs. The Competition

MetricKTWireless Non IndustryComputer SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$10.14B$30.55B$32.75B$21.78B
Dividend Yield3.57%3.70%3.17%3.55%
P/E Ratio14.5812.71492.7229.82
Price / Sales0.001.452,306.4966.04
Price / Cash3.115.9835.0118.31
Price / Book0.812.447.444.65
Net Income$321.90M$795.54M$816.72M$1.00B
7 Day Performance1.10%-0.68%1.70%1.20%
1 Month Performance-2.89%3.01%10.60%3.32%
1 Year Performance31.20%32.84%24,359.35%13.11%

KT Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
KT
KT
4.0476 of 5 stars
$19.68
-1.0%
N/A+31.2%$10.14B$27.45T14.5816,927Trending News
Analyst Downgrade
CHT
Chunghwa Telecom
0.7184 of 5 stars
$43.70
-0.2%
N/A+11.5%$33.95B$7.16B28.5632,452Positive News
TEF
Telefonica
1.3853 of 5 stars
$5.01
-0.6%
N/A+5.4%$28.58B$44.71B-10.44100,870High Trading Volume
VOD
Vodafone Group
4.788 of 5 stars
$11.49
+0.4%
$136.00
+1,083.6%
+17.6%$27.58B$39.39B10.0892,000
FOXA
FOX
1.8337 of 5 stars
$62.88
+2.8%
$57.20
-9.0%
+48.2%$27.24B$16.30B12.8110,400
FOX
FOX
2.353 of 5 stars
$57.00
+3.1%
N/A+44.7%$24.63B$16.30B11.6110,600Trending News
TU
TELUS
3.4668 of 5 stars
$15.74
+0.4%
$21.50
+36.6%
-3.8%$24.07B$14.88B34.21106,800Analyst Revision
FWONK
Liberty Media Corporation - Liberty Formula One Series C
2.9352 of 5 stars
$104.28
-0.6%
$111.22
+6.7%
+35.9%$23.47B$3.32B102.246,800Positive News
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BCE
BCE
3.1787 of 5 stars
$23.27
+0.7%
$32.50
+39.7%
-30.7%$21.54B$17.82B80.2340,390Analyst Revision
VIV
Telefonica Brasil
3.4258 of 5 stars
$12.55
+2.1%
$12.70
+1.2%
-37.6%$19.99B$10.36B20.2435,986Positive News
RCI
Rogers Communication
4.1837 of 5 stars
$35.64
-0.1%
$33.00
-7.4%
-10.9%$19.19B$15.04B17.7324,000

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This page (NYSE:KT) was last updated on 10/6/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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