KT (KT) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

KT Corp. (NYSE: KT), formerly known as Korea Telecom, is a South Korean telecommunications and technology company. Its core business includes fixed-line and wireless communications, broadband internet, television and media services, and related digital solutions for consumers, businesses and public-sector organizations.

The company provides mobile voice and data services, high-speed internet, IPTV and other communications products through brands and subsidiaries across South Korea. KT also operates enterprise businesses that support cloud computing, data centers, information and communications technology services, cybersecurity, network infrastructure and digital transformation initiatives.

KT traces its origins to the Korea Telecommunication Authority, established in 1981, and was later reorganized and privatized as Korea Telecom before adopting the KT name. Based in South Korea, the company serves customers primarily in its domestic market while also offering international telecommunications, technology and network-related services. Kim Young-shub has served as KT’s chief executive officer since 2023.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $17.91 to $18.55
• 50-Day Range: $18.21 to $19.98
• 52-Week Range: $17.13 to $24.58
• Volume: 4.92 million shs
• Average Volume: 1.57 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $8.81 billion
• P/E Ratio: 9.83
• Dividend Yield: 5.69%
• Price Target: $23.08
• Consensus Rating: Hold

KT Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

KT scored higher than 95% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 10th out of 239 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 2.33, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 1 buy rating, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

KT has a consensus price target of $23.08, representing about 26.3% upside from its current price of $18.28.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

KT has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 2.91%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for KT are expected to grow by 2.91% in the coming year, from $2.06 to $2.12 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of KT is 9.83, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 39.00.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of KT is 9.83, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Communication Services sector average P/E ratio of about 20.62.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

KT has a PEG Ratio of 4.53. 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: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.91% 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 3.44, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in KT has recently decreased by 11.93%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Leadership

KT is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 5.50%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

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

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of KT is 55.91%. 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 49.06% next year. This indicates that KT will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.5 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.60

News Sentiment

KT has a news sentiment score of 0.60. 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 higher news sentiment than the 0.46 average news sentiment score of Communication Services companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 12 news articles for KT this week, compared to 6 articles on an average week.

MarketBeat Follows

2 people have added KT to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 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: 9/02/2026
• Today: 10/10/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/06/2026
• 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: +26.3%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.33
• Research Coverage: 3 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $1.86
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 9.83
• Forward P/E Ratio: 8.87
• P/E Growth: 4.53
• Net Income: $1.20 billion
• Net Margins: 4.72%
• Pretax Margin: 6.92%
• Return on Equity: 6.45%
• Return on Assets: 2.93%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.35
• Current Ratio: 1.13
• Quick Ratio: 1.08

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $27.44 trillion
• Price / Sales: 0.00
• Cash Flow: $7.65 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 2.39
• Book Value: $26.35 per share
• Price / Book: 0.69

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 482,193,000
• Free Float: 477,371,000
• Market Cap: $8.81 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.56