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$22.11 -0.08 (-0.36%)
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SKM vs. CHT, WBD, TEF, VOD, FWONK, FOXA, TU, FOX, BCE, and RCI

Should you be buying SK Telecom stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of SK Telecom include 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), BCE (BCE), and Rogers Communication (RCI). These companies are all part of the "communication" industry.

SK Telecom vs. Its Competitors

Chunghwa Telecom (NYSE:CHT) and SK Telecom (NYSE:SKM) are both communication companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, risk and analyst recommendations.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Chunghwa Telecom
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00
SK Telecom
1 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00

Chunghwa Telecom has higher earnings, but lower revenue than SK Telecom. SK Telecom is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Chunghwa Telecom, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Chunghwa Telecom$7.16B4.74$1.13B$1.4929.35
SK Telecom$17.92T0.00$875.11M$2.429.14

Chunghwa Telecom pays an annual dividend of $1.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. SK Telecom pays an annual dividend of $1.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.0%. Chunghwa Telecom pays out 87.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. SK Telecom pays out 54.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. SK Telecom is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

2.1% of Chunghwa Telecom shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Chunghwa Telecom shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of SK Telecom shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Chunghwa Telecom has a beta of 0.26, indicating that its stock price is 74% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SK Telecom has a beta of 0.64, indicating that its stock price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Chunghwa Telecom has a net margin of 16.29% compared to SK Telecom's net margin of 7.31%. SK Telecom's return on equity of 10.98% beat Chunghwa Telecom's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Chunghwa Telecom16.29% 9.63% 7.13%
SK Telecom 7.31%10.98%4.50%

In the previous week, Chunghwa Telecom had 1 more articles in the media than SK Telecom. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Chunghwa Telecom and 2 mentions for SK Telecom. SK Telecom's average media sentiment score of 1.77 beat Chunghwa Telecom's score of 0.88 indicating that SK Telecom is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Chunghwa Telecom
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
SK Telecom
2 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Very Positive

Summary

SK Telecom beats Chunghwa Telecom on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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.
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SKM vs. The Competition

MetricSK TelecomWireless Non IndustryComputer SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$8.74B$18.79B$29.13B$20.63B
Dividend Yield4.77%3.60%3.08%3.67%
P/E Ratio9.1412.8648.1729.01
Price / Sales0.001.401,546.2066.10
Price / Cash9.165.3938.0722.82
Price / Book1.052.207.414.43
Net Income$875.11M$789.78M$782.80M$993.74M
7 Day Performance-0.38%0.25%-3.70%-3.39%
1 Month Performance-7.06%-0.82%-0.17%-2.10%
1 Year Performance-0.70%31.30%52,681.94%10.09%

SK Telecom Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
SKM
SK Telecom
2.059 of 5 stars
$22.11
-0.4%
N/A-0.3%$8.74B$17.92T9.1424,224Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
CHT
Chunghwa Telecom
1.1901 of 5 stars
$43.43
-0.6%
N/A+19.2%$33.91B$7.16B29.1532,452Upcoming Earnings
WBD
Warner Bros. Discovery
1.6288 of 5 stars
$13.70
+1.6%
$12.41
-9.4%
+53.6%$33.11B$39.32B0.0035,000Trending News
Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast
Short Interest ↑
Analyst Revision
TEF
Telefonica
1.0167 of 5 stars
$5.23
-3.0%
N/A+15.9%$30.56B$44.71B-13.76100,870Earnings Report
VOD
Vodafone Group
4.5097 of 5 stars
$11.16
-2.4%
N/A+18.7%$29.94B$39.39B9.7992,000Analyst Downgrade
Short Interest ↑
FWONK
Liberty Media Corporation - Liberty Formula One Series C
1.9841 of 5 stars
$102.32
-0.4%
$107.25
+4.8%
+26.3%$25.62B$3.32B-255.806,800Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
FOXA
FOX
2.6246 of 5 stars
$56.40
-0.5%
$53.53
-5.1%
+47.0%$25.48B$13.98B14.0310,200Trending News
Upcoming Earnings
TU
TELUS
2.9749 of 5 stars
$16.24
-1.3%
$21.50
+32.4%
-4.6%$25.10B$14.88B28.49106,800News Coverage
Earnings Report
Short Interest ↑
FOX
FOX
3.7541 of 5 stars
$51.92
-0.4%
N/A+44.1%$23.43B$13.98B12.9210,600Trending News
Upcoming Earnings
BCE
BCE
2.562 of 5 stars
$23.86
-1.4%
$38.67
+62.1%
-30.5%$22.57B$17.82B91.7740,390News Coverage
Upcoming Earnings
RCI
Rogers Communication
4.9307 of 5 stars
$33.96
-1.0%
$72.00
+112.0%
-11.5%$18.47B$15.04B16.9024,000

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This page (NYSE:SKM) was last updated on 8/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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