SK Telecom (SKM) Competitors $20.53 -0.03 (-0.15%) As of 05/20/2025 03:59 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock SKM vs. TEF, TME, TU, FOXA, WBD, VOD, FOX, FWONK, BCE, and TLKShould you be buying SK Telecom stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of SK Telecom include Telefónica (TEF), Tencent Music Entertainment Group (TME), TELUS (TU), FOX (FOXA), Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD), Vodafone Group Public (VOD), FOX (FOX), Formula One Group (FWONK), BCE (BCE), and Perusahaan Perseroan (Persero) PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk (TLK). These companies are all part of the "communication" industry. SK Telecom vs. Telefónica Tencent Music Entertainment Group TELUS FOX Warner Bros. Discovery Vodafone Group Public FOX Formula One Group BCE Perusahaan Perseroan (Persero) PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk SK Telecom (NYSE:SKM) and Telefónica (NYSE:TEF) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, earnings, valuation, community ranking, institutional ownership, media sentiment and risk. Which has more risk and volatility, SKM or TEF? SK Telecom has a beta of 0.63, meaning that its share price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Telefónica has a beta of 0.46, meaning that its share price is 54% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts rate SKM or TEF? Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score SK Telecom 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.25Telefónica 2 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.71 Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in SKM or TEF? 1.1% of Telefónica shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of SK Telecom shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of Telefónica shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media favor SKM or TEF? In the previous week, Telefónica had 11 more articles in the media than SK Telecom. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Telefónica and 7 mentions for SK Telecom. SK Telecom's average media sentiment score of 0.57 beat Telefónica's score of 0.36 indicating that SK Telecom is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment SK Telecom 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Telefónica 6 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 4 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Is SKM or TEF more profitable? SK Telecom has a net margin of 7.26% compared to Telefónica's net margin of -2.84%. SK Telecom's return on equity of 10.39% beat Telefónica's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets SK Telecom7.26% 10.39% 4.38% Telefónica -2.84%10.10%2.54% Is SKM or TEF a better dividend stock? SK Telecom pays an annual dividend of $1.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.3%. Telefónica pays an annual dividend of $0.22 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. SK Telecom pays out 53.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Telefónica pays out -57.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer SKM or TEF? Telefónica received 345 more outperform votes than SK Telecom when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 65.46% of users gave SK Telecom an outperform vote while only 57.21% of users gave Telefónica an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformSK TelecomOutperform Votes25465.46% Underperform Votes13434.54% TelefónicaOutperform Votes59957.21% Underperform Votes44842.79% Which has preferable earnings & valuation, SKM or TEF? SK Telecom has higher revenue and earnings than Telefónica. Telefónica is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than SK Telecom, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioSK Telecom$17.94T0.00$954.36M$2.428.48Telefónica$41.04B0.70-$965.41M-$0.38-13.37 SummarySK Telecom beats Telefónica on 14 of the 19 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 TelecomRadiotelephone communication IndustryComputer SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$8.09B$36.43B$25.22B$19.69BDividend Yield6.45%4.82%2.89%3.84%P/E Ratio8.3816.8845.0935.11Price / Sales0.001.642,233.7834.10Price / Cash10.847.1834.7817.51Price / Book0.831.936.794.78Net Income$954.36M$2.08B$737.99M$1.02B7 Day Performance2.04%41.62%0.61%0.90%1 Month Performance-10.29%38.77%14.67%11.10%1 Year Performance-3.25%16.77%52,433.43%5.28% SK Telecom Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SKMSK Telecom1.7412 of 5 stars$20.53-0.1%N/A-3.3%$8.10B$17.94T8.385,340Gap DownTEFTelefónica1.8128 of 5 stars$4.85-2.7%N/A+14.0%$27.47B$41.32B-18.63104,200Earnings ReportGap UpTMETencent Music Entertainment Group3.6023 of 5 stars$14.32+1.7%$15.00+4.8%+11.6%$24.57B$28.40B26.515,970Positive NewsTUTELUS3.4404 of 5 stars$15.94-0.3%$21.50+34.9%-3.3%$24.13B$20.14B32.52108,500FOXAFOX3.2173 of 5 stars$52.42+4.3%$51.65-1.5%+71.3%$23.77B$15.18B11.2210,600Positive NewsGap UpHigh Trading VolumeWBDWarner Bros. Discovery3.7831 of 5 stars$9.23+1.8%$12.22+32.4%+14.1%$22.66B$38.34B-2.0237,500Trending NewsAnalyst RevisionGap UpVODVodafone Group Public4.7022 of 5 stars$9.07-2.5%N/A+6.6%$22.64B$37.01B7.96104,000Trending NewsAnalyst UpgradeFOXFOX2.9707 of 5 stars$48.72+4.3%N/A+70.6%$22.09B$15.18B10.4310,600Trending NewsGap UpFWONKFormula One Group1.7133 of 5 stars$94.11-1.3%$98.14+4.3%+34.4%$20.99B$3.51B81.846,800BCEBCE1.7743 of 5 stars$22.57-0.6%$40.00+77.2%-36.4%$20.81B$24.41B188.1144,600Positive NewsTLKPerusahaan Perseroan (Persero) PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia TbkN/A$16.11+1.6%N/A-10.9%$15.96B$149.18T11.1920,900Positive NewsGap Up Related Companies and Tools Related Companies TEF Alternatives TME Alternatives TU Alternatives FOXA Alternatives WBD Alternatives VOD Alternatives FOX Alternatives FWONK Alternatives BCE Alternatives TLK 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 5/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMarket 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 | SponsoredGold Hits New Highs as Global Markets SpiralWhen Trump took office in 2017, gold was just $1,100 an ounce. 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