SK Telecom (SKM) Competitors $22.35 -0.25 (-1.10%) Closing price 08/6/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$22.32 -0.03 (-0.12%) As of 08/6/2025 06:26 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 SKM vs. CHT, WBD, TEF, VOD, FWONK, FOXA, TU, FOX, BCE, and RCIShould you be buying SK Telecom stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of SK Telecom include Chunghwa Telecom (CHT), Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD), Telefonica (TEF), Vodafone Group (VOD), Liberty Media Corporation - Liberty Formula One Series C (FWONK), FOX (FOXA), TELUS (TU), FOX (FOX), BCE (BCE), and Rogers Communication (RCI). These companies are all part of the "communication" industry. SK Telecom vs. Its Competitors Chunghwa Telecom Warner Bros. Discovery Telefonica Vodafone Group Liberty Media Corporation - Liberty Formula One Series C FOX TELUS FOX BCE Rogers Communication Chunghwa Telecom (NYSE:CHT) and SK Telecom (NYSE:SKM) are both communication companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, dividends, profitability, valuation and risk. Do institutionals and insiders believe in CHT or SKM? 2.1% of Chunghwa Telecom shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Chunghwa Telecom shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of SK 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. Do analysts prefer CHT or SKM? Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Chunghwa Telecom 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00SK Telecom 1 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Which has preferable earnings & valuation, CHT or SKM? Chunghwa Telecom has higher earnings, but lower revenue than SK Telecom. SK Telecom 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$7.16B4.86$1.13B$1.5329.35SK Telecom$13.15B0.67$875.11M$2.429.24 Is CHT or SKM more profitable? Chunghwa Telecom has a net margin of 16.27% compared to SK Telecom's net margin of 7.31%. SK Telecom's return on equity of 10.98% beat Chunghwa Telecom's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Chunghwa Telecom16.27% 9.75% 7.34% SK Telecom 7.31%10.98%4.50% Does the media refer more to CHT or SKM? In the previous week, Chunghwa Telecom had 1 more articles in the media than SK Telecom. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Chunghwa Telecom and 3 mentions for SK Telecom. SK Telecom's average media sentiment score of 1.52 beat Chunghwa Telecom's score of 0.87 indicating that SK Telecom is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Chunghwa Telecom 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SK Telecom 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Is CHT or SKM a better dividend stock? Chunghwa Telecom pays an annual dividend of $1.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. SK Telecom pays an annual dividend of $1.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.7%. 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. SK Telecom pays out 43.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. SK Telecom is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Which has more volatility and risk, CHT or SKM? Chunghwa Telecom has a beta of 0.26, suggesting that its stock price is 74% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SK Telecom has a beta of 0.63, suggesting that its stock price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummarySK Telecom beats Chunghwa Telecom on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get SK Telecom News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for SKM 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 SKM 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 SKM vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricSK TelecomWireless Non IndustryComputer SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$8.90B$19.29B$29.08B$20.65BDividend Yield4.68%3.54%3.11%3.66%P/E Ratio9.2413.0248.5429.27Price / Sales0.671.571,530.1562.37Price / Cash9.335.5336.5823.31Price / Book1.062.247.484.37Net Income$875.11M$789.78M$802.59M$996.36M7 Day Performance0.66%2.15%-0.09%0.59%1 Month Performance2.67%1.44%-0.02%0.23%1 Year Performance0.32%32.02%53,008.73%16.71% SK Telecom Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SKMSK Telecom2.2193 of 5 stars$22.35-1.1%N/A+5.3%$8.90B$13.15B9.2424,224News CoveragePositive NewsCHTChunghwa Telecom1.1673 of 5 stars$43.43-0.6%N/A+19.4%$33.91B$7.16B29.1532,452WBDWarner Bros. Discovery1.9734 of 5 stars$13.70+1.6%$12.41-9.4%+69.0%$33.11B$39.32B0.0035,000Analyst ForecastTEFTelefonica0.9837 of 5 stars$5.23-3.0%N/A+23.4%$30.56B$44.71B-13.76100,870Earnings ReportVODVodafone Group4.4723 of 5 stars$11.16-2.4%N/A+26.4%$29.94B$39.39B9.7992,000Gap UpFWONKLiberty Media Corporation - Liberty Formula One Series C2.0253 of 5 stars$102.32-0.4%$107.25+4.8%+30.3%$25.62B$3.32B-255.806,800Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastFOXAFOX2.5976 of 5 stars$56.40-0.5%$53.53-5.1%+39.7%$25.48B$13.98B14.0310,200Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend IncreaseAnalyst ForecastTUTELUS2.9744 of 5 stars$16.24-1.3%$21.50+32.4%-2.7%$25.10B$14.88B28.49106,800Earnings ReportDividend IncreaseShort Interest ↑Analyst RevisionFOXFOX3.7878 of 5 stars$51.92-0.4%N/A+36.8%$23.43B$13.98B12.9210,600Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementBCEBCE2.6058 of 5 stars$23.86-1.4%$38.67+62.1%-33.6%$22.57B$17.82B91.7740,390Upcoming EarningsAnalyst UpgradeAnalyst RevisionRCIRogers Communication4.9365 of 5 stars$33.96-1.0%$72.00+112.0%-15.7%$18.47B$15.04B16.9024,000 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies CHT Alternatives WBD Alternatives TEF Alternatives VOD Alternatives FWONK Alternatives FOXA Alternatives TU Alternatives FOX Alternatives BCE Alternatives RCI Alternatives 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:SKM) was last updated on 8/7/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMan Who Called Nvidia at $1.10 Says Buy This Now...In 2004, one man called Nvidia before just about anyone knew it existed. 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