KT (KT) Competitors $20.40 +0.21 (+1.04%) Closing price 08/1/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$20.05 -0.35 (-1.74%) As of 08/1/2025 06:23 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 KT vs. TME, CHT, WBD, TEF, VOD, FWONK, FOXA, TU, FOX, and BCEShould you be buying KT stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of KT include Tencent Music Entertainment Group (TME), 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), and BCE (BCE). These companies are all part of the "communication" industry. KT vs. Its Competitors Tencent Music Entertainment Group Chunghwa Telecom Warner Bros. Discovery Telefonica Vodafone Group Liberty Media Corporation - Liberty Formula One Series C FOX TELUS FOX BCE Tencent Music Entertainment Group (NYSE:TME) and KT (NYSE:KT) are both large-cap communication companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, profitability and institutional ownership. Which has better earnings & valuation, TME or KT? Tencent Music Entertainment Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than KT. KT is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Tencent Music Entertainment Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioTencent Music Entertainment Group$3.89B9.05$924.18M$0.8424.44KT$19.37B0.54$321.90M$0.9222.17 Does the media favor TME or KT? In the previous week, Tencent Music Entertainment Group had 2 more articles in the media than KT. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Tencent Music Entertainment Group and 10 mentions for KT. Tencent Music Entertainment Group's average media sentiment score of 1.68 beat KT's score of 0.32 indicating that Tencent Music Entertainment Group is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Tencent Music Entertainment Group 10 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive KT 4 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do institutionals and insiders believe in TME or KT? 24.3% of Tencent Music Entertainment Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 18.9% of KT shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of KT shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has more risk and volatility, TME or KT? Tencent Music Entertainment Group has a beta of 0.5, suggesting that its share price is 50% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, KT has a beta of 0.69, suggesting that its share price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is TME or KT a better dividend stock? Tencent Music Entertainment Group pays an annual dividend of $0.17 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. KT pays an annual dividend of $0.69 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Tencent Music Entertainment Group pays out 20.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. KT pays out 75.0% 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. Do analysts recommend TME or KT? Tencent Music Entertainment Group presently has a consensus target price of $16.60, indicating a potential downside of 19.14%. Given Tencent Music Entertainment Group's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Tencent Music Entertainment Group is more favorable than KT.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Tencent Music Entertainment Group 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.91KT 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.33 Is TME or KT more profitable? Tencent Music Entertainment Group has a net margin of 32.73% compared to KT's net margin of 2.37%. Tencent Music Entertainment Group's return on equity of 10.95% beat KT's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Tencent Music Entertainment Group32.73% 10.95% 8.40% KT 2.37%3.47%1.52% SummaryTencent Music Entertainment Group beats KT on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get KT News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for KT 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 KT 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 KT vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricKTWireless Non IndustryComputer SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$10.52B$19.07B$28.63B$20.46BDividend Yield3.37%3.55%3.09%3.71%P/E Ratio22.1712.8648.0429.00Price / Sales0.541.551,545.9757.02Price / Cash3.225.4533.4617.53Price / Book0.842.218.214.53Net Income$321.90M$789.78M$802.12M$994.29M7 Day Performance1.90%1.17%3.27%-3.62%1 Month Performance-3.77%-1.10%-1.15%-2.71%1 Year Performance42.96%33.27%53,364.60%10.16% KT Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)KTKT4.4438 of 5 stars$20.40+1.0%N/A+43.0%$10.52B$19.37B22.1716,927TMETencent Music Entertainment Group2.6518 of 5 stars$21.33-0.5%$16.60-22.2%+62.7%$36.78B$3.89B31.995,353News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst UpgradeGap UpCHTChunghwa Telecom1.1852 of 5 stars$43.88+0.2%N/A+16.7%$33.96B$7.16B29.4532,452Upcoming EarningsWBDWarner Bros. Discovery1.78 of 5 stars$12.80+0.4%$12.41-3.0%+55.6%$31.30B$39.32B0.0035,000Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsShort Interest ↑Analyst RevisionTEFTelefonica0.999 of 5 stars$5.26+1.4%N/A+16.7%$29.37B$44.71B-13.83100,870Earnings ReportVODVodafone Group4.4419 of 5 stars$11.13+1.5%N/A+17.8%$28.74B$39.39B0.0092,000Short Interest ↑FWONKLiberty Media Corporation - Liberty Formula One Series C1.9681 of 5 stars$102.85-0.6%$103.00+0.1%+28.0%$25.81B$3.32B-257.136,800Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsFOXAFOX2.6119 of 5 stars$55.47-1.4%$53.53-3.5%+48.9%$25.29B$13.98B13.8010,200Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsTUTELUS2.7957 of 5 stars$16.44+1.2%$21.50+30.8%-6.1%$24.77B$14.88B21.65106,800News CoverageEarnings ReportShort Interest ↑FOXFOX3.7387 of 5 stars$51.07-1.2%N/A+45.4%$23.24B$13.98B12.7010,600Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsBCEBCE2.572 of 5 stars$23.98+1.2%$38.67+61.3%-31.3%$22.08B$17.82B92.2140,390News CoverageUpcoming Earnings Related Companies and Tools Related Companies TME Competitors CHT Competitors WBD Competitors TEF Competitors VOD Competitors FWONK Competitors FOXA Competitors TU Competitors FOX Competitors BCE Competitors 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:KT) was last updated on 8/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThink you missed gold’s boom? 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