SKM vs. USM, VOD, MNDY, WCC, VIPS, CDAY, QRVO, DAY, APPF, and CACI
Should you be buying SK Telecom stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of SK Telecom include United States Cellular (USM), Vodafone Group Public (VOD), monday.com (MNDY), WESCO International (WCC), Vipshop (VIPS), Ceridian HCM (CDAY), Qorvo (QRVO), Dayforce (DAY), AppFolio (APPF), and CACI International (CACI). These companies are all part of the "computer and technology" sector.
SK Telecom (NYSE:SKM) and United States Cellular (NYSE:USM) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, community ranking, media sentiment, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation and profitability.
SK Telecom received 3 more outperform votes than United States Cellular when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.86% of users gave SK Telecom an outperform vote while only 56.16% of users gave United States Cellular an outperform vote.
SK Telecom has a beta of 0.76, meaning that its share price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, United States Cellular has a beta of 0.45, meaning that its share price is 55% less volatile than the S&P 500.
SK Telecom has a net margin of 6.22% compared to United States Cellular's net margin of 1.55%. SK Telecom's return on equity of 8.62% beat United States Cellular's return on equity.
SK Telecom has higher revenue and earnings than United States Cellular. SK Telecom is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than United States Cellular, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
United States Cellular has a consensus price target of $45.25, suggesting a potential downside of 2.60%. Given United States Cellular's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe United States Cellular is more favorable than SK Telecom.
18.0% of United States Cellular shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of SK Telecom shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of United States Cellular shares are owned by 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.
In the previous week, SK Telecom had 1 more articles in the media than United States Cellular. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for SK Telecom and 8 mentions for United States Cellular. United States Cellular's average media sentiment score of 0.74 beat SK Telecom's score of 0.68 indicating that United States Cellular is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Summary
SK Telecom beats United States Cellular on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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