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KT Corp

KT
17.921USD
-0.279-1.53%
Close 10/14, 16:00ETQuotes delayed by 15 min
8.67BMarket Cap
13.19P/E TTM

KT Corp

17.921
-0.279-1.53%
TradingKey Stock Score
Overall Financial Health
Valuation Dimensions
Earnings Forecast
Price Momentum
Institutional Confidence
Risk Assessment
Peer Comparison
TradingKey Stock Score
Overall Financial Health
Valuation Dimensions
Earnings Forecast
Price Momentum
Institutional Confidence
Risk Assessment
Peer Comparison

TradingKey Stock Score of KT Corp

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-10-14

Key Insights

The company's fundamentals are relatively very healthy. Its valuation is considered fairly valued,and institutional recognition is very high. Over the past 30 days, multiple analysts have rated the company as a Strong Buy. Despite a weak stock market performance, the company shows strong fundamentals and technicals. The stock price is trading sideways between the support and resistance levels, making it suitable for range-bound swing trading.

KT Corp's Score

Industry at a Glance

Industry Ranking
3 / 55
Overall Ranking
106 / 4694
Industry
Telecommunications Services

Support & Resistance

No Data

Score Analysis

Current score
Previous score

Analyst Rating

Based on 1 analysts
Strong Buy
Current Rating
22.378
Target Price
+21.09%
Upside Space
Data disclaimer: Analyst ratings and target prices are provided by LSEG for informational purposes only and do not constitute investment advice.

KT Corp Highlights

StrengthsRisks
KT Corp is a Korea-based company that mainly provides telecommunication services. The Company operates its business through four segments. The Information and Communications Technologies segment is engaged in providing telecommunication services to individual, home, corporate customers and the convergence business. The Finance segment is engaged in providing financial services, such as credit card. The Satellite Broadcasting segment provides satellite television services. The Other segment includes security services, satellite service, information technology and network services, as well as global business services, which provide global network services to multinational or domestic corporate customers and telecommunications companies. The Company's principal services include mobile voice and data telecommunications services; fixed-line services; credit card processing and other financial services; as well as other services. The Company is engaged in the software platforms business.
High Dividend
The company is a high dividend payer, with the latest dividend payout ratio of 104.77%.
Stable Dividend
The company has regularly paid dividends over the past 5 years, with the latest dividend payout ratio of 104.77%.
Overvalued
The company’s latest PE is 13.98, at a high 3-year percentile range.
Institutional Selling
The latest institutional holdings are 144.20M shares, decreasing 14.00% quarter-over-quarter.
Held by Tweedy Browne
Star Investor Tweedy Browne holds 33.65K shares of this stock.
Higher Market Activity
The company has more investor interest, with a 20-day turnover ratio of 0.38.

Financial Health

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-10-14

The company's current financial score is 8.60, which is higher than the Telecommunications Services industry's average of 7.10. Its financial status is robust, and its operating efficiency is average. Its latest quarterly revenue reached 5.31B, representing a year-over-year increase of 11.10%, while its net profit experienced a year-over-year increase of 71.45%.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
8.60
Change
0

Financials

9.51

Key Metrics

Cash and cash equivalents
Total assets
Total liabilities
Free cash flow
No Data

Quality of Earnings

10.00

Operational Efficiency

7.32

Growth Potential

7.37

Shareholder Returns

8.80

KT Corp's Company Valuation

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-10-14

The company’s current valuation score is 6.79, which is lower than the Telecommunications Services industry's average of 7.53. Its current P/E ratio is 13.98, which is 90.37% below the recent high of 26.61 and 65.23% above the recent low of 4.86.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
6.79
Change
0

Valuation Dimensions

P/E
P/B
P/S
P/CF
Industry Ranking 3/55
No Data

Earnings Forecast

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-10-14

The company’s current earnings forecast score is 10.00, which is higher than the Telecommunications Services industry's average of 7.24. The average price target for KT Corp is 22.38, with a high of 22.38 and a low of 22.38.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
10.00
Change
0

Support & Resistance

No Data

Analyst Rating

Based on 1 analysts
Strong Buy
Current Rating
22.378
Target Price
+21.09%
Upside Space
Strong Buy
Buy
Hold
Sell
Strong Sell

Peer Comparison

31
Total
6
Median
6
Average
Company name
Ratings
Analysts
KT Corp
KT
1
Verizon Communications Inc
VZ
26
Charter Communications Inc
CHTR
23
Altice USA Inc
ATUS
17
Lumen Technologies Inc
LUMN
14
BCE Inc
BCE
13
1
2
3
...
6

Financial Forecasting

EPS
Revenue
Net Profit
EBIT
No Data

Data disclaimer: Analyst ratings and target prices are provided by LSEG for informational purposes only and do not constitute investment advice.

Price Momentum

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-10-14

The company’s current price momentum score is 6.64, which is lower than the Telecommunications Services industry's average of 7.09. Sideways: Currently, the stock price is trading between the resistance level at 19.60 and the support level at 17.42, making it suitable for range-bound swing trading.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
6.49
Change
0.15

Support & Resistance

No Data

Indicators

The Indicators feature provides value and direction analysis for various instruments under a selection of technical indicators, together with a technical summary.

This feature includes nine of the commonly used technical indicators: MACD, RSI, KDJ, StochRSI, ATR, CCI, WR, TRIX and MA. You may also adjust the timeframe depending on your needs.

Please note that technical analysis is only part of investment reference, and there is no absolute standard for using numerical values to assess direction. The results are for reference only, and we are not responsible for the accuracy of the indicator calculations and summaries.

Indicators
Sell(3)
Neutral(0)
Buy(0)
Indicators
Value
Direction
MACD(12,26,9)
-0.230
Sell
RSI(14)
25.595
Sell
STOCH(KDJ)(9,3,3)
6.292
Oversold
ATR(14)
0.310
High Vlolatility
CCI(14)
-200.978
Oversold
Williams %R
91.688
Oversold
TRIX(12,20)
-0.218
Sell
StochRSI(14)
0.000
Oversold
Moving Average
Sell(6)
Neutral(0)
Buy(0)
Indicators
Value
Direction
MA5
18.706
Sell
MA10
19.170
Sell
MA20
19.356
Sell
MA50
19.916
Sell
MA100
20.074
Sell
MA200
18.869
Sell

Institutional Confidence

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-10-14

The company’s current institutional recognition score is 3.00, which is lower than the Telecommunications Services industry's average of 5.18. The latest institutional shareholding proportion is 29.80%, representing a quarter-over-quarter increase of 10.28%. The largest institutional shareholder is James Simons, holding a total of 399.69K shares, representing 0.08% of shares outstanding, with 364.04% increase in holdings.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
3.00
Change
0

Institutional Shareholding

No Data

Shareholder Activity

Name
Shares Held
Chg %
Capital World Investors
14.93M
+0.09%
T. Rowe Price International Ltd
10.91M
+4.27%
Capital International Investors
10.59M
-2.14%
Wellington Management Company, LLP
9.15M
-9.57%
Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V.
6.99M
+25.95%
Allspring Global Investments, LLC
5.92M
-15.53%
Boston Partners
5.21M
+42.46%
Capital Research Global Investors
4.63M
--
Kopernik Global Investors, LLC
4.28M
-32.24%
North of South Capital LLP
4.18M
+9.10%
1
2

Risk Assessment

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-10-14

The company’s current risk assessment score is 9.40, which is higher than the Telecommunications Services industry's average of 6.39. The company's beta value is 0.71. This indicates that the stock tends to underperform the index during upward trending markets but experiences smaller declines during downward trending markets.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
9.40
Change
0
Beta vs S&P 500 index
0.71
VaR
+2.24%
240-Day Maximum Drawdown
+15.14%
240-Day Volatility
+25.74%

Return

Best Daily Return
60 days
+2.12%
120 days
+3.46%
5 years
+6.98%
Worst Daily Return
60 days
-2.95%
120 days
-2.99%
5 years
-7.60%
Sharpe Ratio
60 days
-2.66
120 days
-0.04
5 years
+0.72

Risk Assessment

Maximum Drawdown
240 days
+15.14%
3 years
+25.13%
5 years
+27.24%
Return-to-Drawdown Ratio
240 days
+1.06
3 years
+0.40
5 years
+0.49
Skewness
240 days
-0.17
3 years
-0.05
5 years
+0.14

Volatility

Realised Volatility
240 days
+25.74%
5 years
+22.99%
Standardised True Range
240 days
+2.09%
5 years
+1.39%
Downside Risk-Adjusted Return
120 days
-5.80%
240 days
-5.80%
Maximum Daily Upside Volatility
60 days
+15.43%
Maximum Daily Downside Volatility
60 days
+17.40%

Liquidity

Average Turnover Rate
60 days
+0.51%
120 days
+0.55%
5 years
--
Turnover Deviation
20 days
+38.40%
60 days
+15.01%
120 days
+24.52%

Peer Comparison

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7.74 /10
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Score
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7.83 /10
Score
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7.83 /10
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7.63 /10
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