KT (KT) Competitors $20.96 -0.21 (-1.01%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$20.98 +0.03 (+0.14%) As of 04:04 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock KT vs. CHT, TME, TEF, WBD, VOD, FWONK, FOXA, TU, FOX, and BCEShould you be buying KT stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of KT include Chunghwa Telecom (CHT), Tencent Music Entertainment Group (TME), Telefonica (TEF), Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD), Vodafone Group (VOD), Liberty Media Corporation - Liberty Formula One Series C (FWONK), FOX (FOXA), TELUS (TU), FOX (FOX), and BCE (BCE). These companies are all part of the "communication" industry. KT vs. Its Competitors Chunghwa Telecom Tencent Music Entertainment Group Telefonica Warner Bros. Discovery Vodafone Group Liberty Media Corporation - Liberty Formula One Series C FOX TELUS FOX BCE Chunghwa Telecom (NYSE:CHT) and KT (NYSE:KT) are both large-cap communication companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability and institutional ownership. Do analysts recommend CHT or KT? Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Chunghwa Telecom 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00KT 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.33 Which has more risk and volatility, CHT or KT? Chunghwa Telecom has a beta of 0.25, meaning that its stock price is 75% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, KT has a beta of 0.68, meaning that its stock price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is CHT or KT a better dividend stock? Chunghwa Telecom pays an annual dividend of $1.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. KT pays an annual dividend of $0.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Chunghwa Telecom pays out 87.2% 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 pays out 73.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. KT is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Does the media prefer CHT or KT? In the previous week, KT had 8 more articles in the media than Chunghwa Telecom. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for KT and 2 mentions for Chunghwa Telecom. Chunghwa Telecom's average media sentiment score of 0.82 beat KT's score of 0.14 indicating that Chunghwa Telecom is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Chunghwa Telecom 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive KT 3 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do institutionals and insiders believe in CHT or KT? 2.1% of Chunghwa Telecom shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 18.9% of KT shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Chunghwa Telecom shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of KT shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has higher earnings and valuation, CHT or KT? Chunghwa Telecom has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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 RatioChunghwa Telecom$7.16B4.81$1.13B$1.4929.82KT$26.57T0.00$321.90M$0.9222.78 Is CHT or KT more profitable? Chunghwa Telecom has a net margin of 16.29% compared to KT's net margin of 2.37%. Chunghwa Telecom's return on equity of 9.63% beat KT's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Chunghwa Telecom16.29% 9.63% 7.13% KT 2.37%3.47%1.52% SummaryKT beats Chunghwa Telecom on 9 of the 17 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. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding KT and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?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.Skip Chart KT vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricKTWireless Non IndustryComputer SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$10.81B$22.84B$28.57B$20.79BDividend Yield3.21%3.70%3.12%3.67%P/E Ratio22.7812.8333.4327.50Price / Sales0.001.361,732.8285.54Price / Cash3.385.2837.5821.88Price / Book0.862.127.674.66Net Income$321.90M$789.78M$779.03M$994.58M7 Day Performance0.10%1.23%1.11%-0.69%1 Month Performance6.05%5.26%7.42%5.41%1 Year Performance55.63%29.09%52,958.92%9.18% KT Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)KTKT4.0695 of 5 stars$20.96-1.0%N/A+58.8%$10.81B$26.57T22.7816,927Trending NewsCHTChunghwa Telecom0.5246 of 5 stars$44.68-1.8%N/A+21.6%$35.30B$7.16B29.9932,452TMETencent Music Entertainment Group1.7974 of 5 stars$20.03+2.9%$16.60-17.1%+41.7%$33.39B$3.89B29.055,353Positive NewsTEFTelefonica1.6774 of 5 stars$5.26-0.6%N/A+19.4%$30.00B$44.71B-13.84100,870WBDWarner Bros. Discovery2.19 of 5 stars$11.02-1.8%$12.33+11.9%+57.6%$27.54B$39.32B0.0035,000Analyst ForecastVODVodafone Group4.5127 of 5 stars$10.92+1.3%N/A+21.9%$26.72B$39.39B9.5892,000Upcoming EarningsGap UpFWONKLiberty Media Corporation - Liberty Formula One Series C1.7842 of 5 stars$103.07+0.1%$101.83-1.2%+27.3%$25.69B$3.32B-257.686,800Positive NewsFOXAFOX3.3336 of 5 stars$54.85-2.5%$53.53-2.4%+51.6%$25.29B$13.98B13.6410,200Positive NewsTUTELUS3.4284 of 5 stars$16.39+0.6%$21.50+31.2%+4.6%$24.86B$14.88B28.75106,800Analyst ForecastFOXFOX2.9391 of 5 stars$50.37-2.7%N/A+49.3%$23.28B$13.98B12.5310,600Trending NewsBCEBCE2.0222 of 5 stars$23.28+1.9%$38.67+66.1%-25.9%$21.31B$17.82B89.5440,390 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies CHT Competitors TME Competitors TEF Competitors WBD Competitors VOD Competitors FWONK Competitors FOXA Competitors TU Competitors FOX Competitors BCE 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 7/17/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredThis Signal Only Flashes Once Every 4 Years – And It Just TriggeredThis same signal has appeared twice before in the past 8 years — both times, it kicked off major moves in cryp...Crypto Swap Profits | SponsoredPresidential Bombshell: $150T Resource to Be Released as soon as this Summer?Something extraordinary is happening in Washington. 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