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 headquartered in Seongnam, South Korea. Established in 1981 as a state-owned telecommunications provider, KT was fully privatized in 2002 and has since expanded from traditional fixed-line services into a broad digital communications business.

KT provides mobile communications, fixed-line telephone, high-speed broadband internet and internet protocol television services to consumers and businesses. The company also offers enterprise telecommunications, cloud computing, data center, information technology and network solutions, as well as digital platforms and services incorporating artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies.

KT primarily serves customers in South Korea while supporting multinational businesses and international connectivity through its global network and enterprise operations. The company is led by Chief Executive Officer Kim Young-shub, who has focused on strengthening KT’s telecommunications foundation while expanding its artificial intelligence and digital transformation businesses.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $19.09 to $19.48
• 50-Day Range: $17.34 to $19.98
• 52-Week Range: $17.13 to $24.58
• Volume: 1.68 million shs
• Average Volume: 1.08 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $9.35 billion
• P/E Ratio: 10.43
• Dividend Yield: 5.36%
• Price Target: $23.08
• Consensus Rating: Hold

KT Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

KT scored higher than 80% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 53rd out of 243 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: 2.9 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

KT 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, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

KT has a consensus price target of $23.08, representing about 19.0% upside from its current price of $19.40.

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 10.43, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.66.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of KT is 10.43, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Communication Services sector average P/E ratio of about 232.66.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

KT has a PEG Ratio of 4.73. 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 0.74. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

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

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.98% 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 3.59, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in KT has recently increased by 1.00%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Leadership

KT is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 5.37%, 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: 2.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.53

News Sentiment

KT has a news sentiment score of 0.53. 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 news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Communication Services companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 8 news articles for KT this week, compared to 6 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 1 people have searched for KT on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -86% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

1 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: 9/19/2026
• 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: corp.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: +19.0%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.00
• Research Coverage: 3 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $1.86
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 10.43
• Forward P/E Ratio: 9.42
• P/E Growth: 4.73
• 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: $19.88 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.47
• Cash Flow: $7.76 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 2.50
• Book Value: $26.35 per share
• Price / Book: 0.74

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 482,190,000
• Free Float: 477,371,000
• Market Cap: $9.35 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.56