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20.570USD
-0.510-2.42%
Close 05/12, 16:00ETQuotes delayed by 15 min
10.11BMarket Cap
8.21P/E TTM

KT Corp

20.570
-0.510-2.42%
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: 2026-05-12

Key Insights

KT Corp's fundamentals are relatively very healthy, with an industry-leading ESG disclosure.and its growth potential is high.Its valuation is considered fairly valued, ranking 12 out of 53 in the Telecommunications Services industry.Institutional ownership is very high.Over the past month, multiple analysts have rated it as Buy, with the highest price target at 24.01.In the medium term, the stock price is expected to trend down.Despite a weak stock market performance over the past month, 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
12 / 53
Overall Ranking
141 / 4490
Industry
Telecommunications Services

Support & Resistance

Relevant data have not been disclosed by the company yet.

Score Analysis

Current score
Previous score

Media Coverage

Last 24 hours
Coverage Level

Very Low
Very High
Neutral

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 Profit Growth
The company's net income leads the industry, with the latest annual income totaling USD 19.87B.
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%.
Fairly Valued
The company’s latest PE is 8.21, at a medium 3-year percentile range.
Institutional Selling
The latest institutional holdings are 168.50M shares, decreasing 3.12% quarter-over-quarter.
Held by CI Select Canadian Equity Fund
Star Investor CI Select Canadian Equity Fund holds 29.91K shares of this stock.
Lower Market Activity
The company has less investor interest, with a 20-day turnover ratio of -0.25.

Analyst Rating

Based on 3 analysts
Buy
Current Rating
24.012
Target Price
+13.37%
Upside Space
Data disclaimer: Analyst ratings and target prices are provided by LSEG for informational purposes only and do not constitute investment advice.

Financial Health

Currency: USD Updated: 2026-05-12

The current financial score of KT Corp is 8.40, ranking 8 out of 53 in the Telecommunications Services industry. Its financial status is robust, and its operating efficiency is average. Its latest quarterly revenue reached 4.73B, representing a year-over-year increase of 0.44%, while its net profit experienced a year-over-year increase of 116.39%.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
8.40
Change
0

Financials

8.86

Key Metrics

Cash and cash equivalents
Total assets
Total liabilities
Free cash flow
Relevant data have not been disclosed by the company yet.

Quality of Earnings

9.78

Operational Efficiency

7.29

Growth Potential

7.39

Shareholder Returns

8.69

KT Corp's Company Valuation

Currency: USD Updated: 2026-05-12

The current valuation score of KT Corp is 6.79, ranking 34 out of 53 in the Telecommunications Services industry. Its current P/E ratio is 8.21, which is 223.97% below the recent high of 26.61 and 32.29% above the recent low of 5.56.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
6.79
Change
0

Valuation Dimensions

P/E
P/B
P/S
P/CF
Industry Ranking 12/53
Relevant data have not been disclosed by the company yet.

Earnings Forecast

Currency: USD Updated: 2026-05-12

The current earnings forecast score of KT Corp is 8.67, ranking 6 out of 53 in the Telecommunications Services industry. The average price target is 23.19, with a high of 24.00 and a low of 22.38.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
8.67
Change
0

Support & Resistance

Relevant data have not been disclosed by the company yet.

Analyst Rating

Based on 3 analysts
Buy
Current Rating
24.012
Target Price
+13.37%
Upside Space
Strong Buy
Buy
Hold
Sell
Strong Sell

Peer Comparison

37
Total
4
Median
6
Average
Company name
Ratings
Analysts
KT Corp
KT
3
Verizon Communications Inc
VZ
27
Charter Communications Inc
CHTR
23
Altice USA Ord Shs Class A
OPTU
15
Altice USA Inc
ATUS
15
Lumen Technologies Inc
LUMN
13
1
2
3
...
8

Financial Forecasting

EPS
Revenue
Net Profit
EBIT
Relevant data have not been disclosed by the company yet.

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: 2026-05-12

The current price momentum score of KT Corp is 6.63, ranking 41 out of 53 in the Telecommunications Services industry. Currently, the stock price is trading between the resistance level at 22.17 and the support level at 19.72, making it suitable for range-bound swing trading.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
6.70
Change
-0.07

Support & Resistance

Relevant data have not been disclosed by the company yet.

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(2)
Buy(0)
Indicators
Value
Direction
MACD(12,26,9)
-0.142
Sell
RSI(14)
34.823
Neutral
STOCH(KDJ)(9,3,3)
16.167
Neutral
ATR(14)
0.361
High Vlolatility
CCI(14)
-226.351
Oversold
Williams %R
93.617
Oversold
TRIX(12,20)
-0.188
Sell
StochRSI(14)
0.000
Sell
Moving Average
Sell(5)
Neutral(0)
Buy(1)
Indicators
Value
Direction
MA5
20.994
Sell
MA10
21.141
Sell
MA20
21.542
Sell
MA50
21.766
Sell
MA100
21.292
Sell
MA200
20.299
Buy

Institutional Confidence

Currency: USD Updated: 2026-05-12

The current institutional shareholding score of KT Corp is 3.00, ranking 31 out of 53 in the Telecommunications Services industry. The latest institutional shareholding proportion is 34.94%, representing a quarter-over-quarter increase of 15.34%. The largest institutional shareholder is Richard Pzena, holding a total of 7.18M shares, representing 1.49% of shares outstanding, with 1.00% increase in holdings.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
3.00
Change
0

Institutional Shareholding

Relevant data have not been disclosed by the company yet.

Shareholder Activity

Name
Shares Held
Chg %
Wellington Management Company, LLP
20.78M
+69.80%
T. Rowe Price International Ltd
10.76M
-0.29%
Capital International Investors
10.75M
+0.68%
Niatross Investments Limited
8.33M
--
Kopernik Global Investors, LLC
5.77M
+26.63%
Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V.
5.02M
-34.18%
Allspring Global Investments, LLC
4.99M
+2.54%
Capital Research Global Investors
4.97M
+6.25%
Acadian Asset Management LLC
3.71M
-15.39%
1
2

Risk Assessment

Currency: USD Updated: 2026-05-12

The U.S. Dollar Index is currently in a neutral state, which has a neutral effect on the Telecommunications Services domestic-focused industry. The Dollar Index (DXY) measures the value of the U.S. dollar against a basket of major currencies, including the euro, yen, pound sterling, Canadian dollar, Swedish krona, and Swiss franc. The current risk assessment score of KT Corp is 9.34, ranking 9 out of 53 in the Telecommunications Services industry. The company's beta value is 0.59. This indicates that the stock tends to underperform the index during upward trending markets but experiences smaller declines during downward trending markets. with an industry-leading ESG disclosure.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
9.34
Change
0
Beta vs S&P 500 index
0.59
VaR
+2.30%
240-Day Maximum Drawdown
+17.35%
240-Day Volatility
+24.73%

Return

Best Daily Return
60 days
+3.06%
120 days
+4.09%
5 years
+5.76%
Worst Daily Return
60 days
-4.07%
120 days
-4.07%
5 years
-7.60%
Sharpe Ratio
60 days
-2.18
120 days
+1.31
5 years
+0.58

Risk Assessment

Maximum Drawdown
240 days
+17.35%
3 years
+19.09%
5 years
+27.00%
Return-to-Drawdown Ratio
240 days
+0.42
3 years
+1.38
5 years
+0.32
Skewness
240 days
+0.01
3 years
+0.09
5 years
+0.04

Volatility

Realised Volatility
240 days
+24.73%
5 years
+23.11%
Standardised True Range
240 days
+1.98%
5 years
+1.35%
Downside Risk-Adjusted Return
120 days
+219.22%
240 days
+219.22%
Maximum Daily Upside Volatility
60 days
+20.65%
Maximum Daily Downside Volatility
60 days
+24.07%

Liquidity

Average Turnover Rate
60 days
+0.63%
120 days
+0.68%
5 years
--
Turnover Deviation
20 days
-25.34%
60 days
+13.55%
120 days
+22.62%

Peer Comparison

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KT Corp
KT Corp
KT
7.41 /10
Score
Financial Health
Valuation Dimensions
Earnings Forecast
Price Momentum
Institutional Confidence
Risk Assessment
Verizon Communications Inc
Verizon Communications Inc
VZ
8.06 /10
Score
Financial Health
Valuation Dimensions
Earnings Forecast
Price Momentum
Institutional Confidence
Risk Assessment
Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS
Turkcell Iletisim Hizmetleri AS
TKC
7.99 /10
Score
Financial Health
Valuation Dimensions
Earnings Forecast
Price Momentum
Institutional Confidence
Risk Assessment
Liberty Global Ltd
Liberty Global Ltd
LBTYK
7.75 /10
Score
Financial Health
Valuation Dimensions
Earnings Forecast
Price Momentum
Institutional Confidence
Risk Assessment
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IDT Corp
IDT
7.72 /10
Score
Financial Health
Valuation Dimensions
Earnings Forecast
Price Momentum
Institutional Confidence
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Score
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