KT stock
KTNYSEKT Corporation, Communication ServicesISIN US48268K1016
59Score 59 out of 100, Neutral
Price and trend
48 / 100
Price history
+1.7% in one yearThe chart shows daily closes over 20 years, adjusted for stock splits and without dividends. Click into the chart to set a price alert at that price.
Below the 200-day line: the price is 6.0% below it.
Since June 2026 the 50-day line has been below the 200-day line; the trend has turned down.
Normal: the price is neither overheated nor sold off (RSI 66).
The price is 24% below its 52-week high. Largest decline in 20 years: 77% (December 2007 to March 2020).
Chart figures for advanced users
- SMA 50$18.75
- Average price of the last 50 trading days, shows the short-term trend.
- SMA 200$19.84
- Average price of the last 200 trading days, shows the long-term trend.
- RSI (14)66
- Relative strength over the last 14 days on a scale from 0 to 100. Above 70 the price counts as overheated, below 30 as sharply fallen.
- MACDabove the signal line
- Compares a fast and a slow price average. Above its signal line momentum is rising, below it momentum is fading.
- Support$16.78
- The lowest closing price of the last twelve months.
- Resistance$24.54
- The highest closing price of the last twelve months.
Snapshot
Computed from the data by fixed rules, no AI
- KT Corporation belongs to the Telecommunications Services industry (South Korea) and, with a market value of $9.03B, is number 47 of 90 companies in its industry on MEQIRI.
- This is an American depositary receipt (ADR).
- In fiscal 2025 it reported revenue of $21.13B (up 7.1% year on year) and earnings of $1.29B (up 273.8%).
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- MEQIRI Score 59 out of 100 (Neutral): rank 109 of 232 in Communication Services, median 58.
- The P/E is 11.4 (Telecommunications Services median 16, own median of recent years 9.8).
- Our model puts fair value at $35.44, with the price 47% below it.
In plain words
The numbers on this page in plain words, written by an AI
Strengths
- Below fair valuePrice 47% below the fair value of $35.44.Valuation 96
- Earnings per share growingUp 21.4% a year since 2020.Growth 54
- Consistently profitableProfit in all 10 fiscal years from 2016 to 2025.Fundamentals 75
Weaknesses
None of our weakness checks flags anything. Crash risk is measured separately.
Its standout strengths are valuation and fundamentals, while technical analysis and capital allocation hold the score back.
Daily figure as of 12 Nov 2026
How the score is calculatedScore overview
Score since yesterday from 62 to 59.
Fundamentals are strong, with stable profits and strong cash generation.
Score history
The full history of up to 20 years comes with MEQIRI Pro.
See plansCrash risk medium
How well MEQIRI warnsIn the middle among smaller stocks.
From 2016 to 2025, 20 in 100 such stocks fell 30% or more within a year, against a group average of 23 in 100.
Valuation
Valuation signal
Significantly undervaluedIn our model the price counts as cheap below $29.53 and expensive above $44.30 (uncertainty low, based on the price swings of the past year).
The two parts of the fair value come to $44.69 (cash-flow model) and $26.18 (industry comparison), and the gap between them shows how uncertain the estimate is. The price is below both.
Calculated with a cost of equity of 8.3%. At 9.3% the fair value would be $31.67, at 7.3% it would be $41.10.
Valuation metrics
Half from the cash-flow model, half from earnings times the industry P/E (16).
Calculate with your own assumptionsCompany performance
This shows several years of history with an automatic assessment.
Revenue
In the twelve months to 30 Sep 2026, revenue fell 2.3% on the twelve months before. Revenue has stayed largely stable since 2006.
Margins
- Gross margin
- Operating margin
- Net margin
In fiscal 2025: gross 64%, operating 9%, net 6%.
Debt & balance sheet
latest quarterModerate debt, and interest is adequately covered.
Earnings
- Next earnings
- 11 Feb 2027in 91 days
- Last reported
- 10 Nov 2026below expectations
Analyst estimates
Earnings estimates have barely changed since 15 Oct 2026.
- Earnings per share
- 2,886.3+0.5%
- Revenue
- $20.28B+2.0%
- Earnings per share
- 3,214.6+2.4%
- Revenue
- $20.63B+2.0%
MEQIRI has stored the estimates since 15 Oct 2026. Until 30 days are available, the card shows the change since that day. Mean estimate according to Financial Modeling Prep. No price target and no recommendation.
Company outlook confirmed
Share price after the results: −3.2%For the full year, the company plans to achieve operating results similar to last year.
“And so considering all those factors for the full year, we plan to achieve similar results as last year.”The outlook is not part of the score and not a recommendation to buy or sell.
From the earnings call on 12 May 2026 (fiscal Q1 2026), read by AI.
Insiders
Open-market purchases and sales by executives, board members and major holders
No open-market purchases or sales in the last 6 months.
Source: Form 4 filings with the US Securities and Exchange Commission. Grants, option exercises, gifts and tax withholdings are hidden. Not a recommendation to buy.
What happened at KT
The key events of the last six months from our own data. A click takes you to the matching card.
Sector comparison
232 rated companies in Communication Services
- This company
- 59
- Sector median
- 58
Categories against the sector median
The median is the middle value: half of the companies in the sector lie above it, half below. Categories with too few comparable companies are left out.
Competitors in Telecommunications Services
The next larger and next smaller companies by market value
- Telekomunikasi IndonesiaTLK $11.25B56
- Indus TowersINDUSTOWER.NS $11.19B69
- GlobalstarGSAT $11.15B52
- TIMTIMB $9.27B72
- Bharti HexacomBHARTIHEXA.NS $8.64B65
- Hellenic Telecommunications OrganizationHTO.AT $8.26B73
- Infrastrutture Wireless ItalianeINW.MI $7.52B62
- Telekom AustriaTKA.VI $6.58B66
ETFs that hold KT
Held by 3 ETFs on Xetra. Shown per index: the ETF with the largest weight.
| ETF | Weight | Cost | Fund size |
|---|---|---|---|
| JPMorgan Global Emerging Markets Research Enhanced Index Equity Active UCITS ETFJREM | 0.09% | 0.30% | €2.41B |
| Amundi Prime All Country World UCITS ETF AccWEBN | 0.00% | 0.07% | €8.65B |
Holdings as reported by the funds via FMP, excluding swap ETFs (their holdings are only collateral).
Data status and sources
- Score
- Daily value of 12 Nov 2026, recalculated nightly
- Price
- Closing price of 11 Nov 2026
- Latest annual report
- Fiscal year 2025, period end 31 Dec 2025
- Currency
- Amounts in US dollars, converted at the ECB reference rate of 11 Nov 2026 ($1 = ₩1,336.90)
- Source
- Financial statements, ratios and prices from Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), based on the company's reports. MEQIRI calculates the score and fair value from them.
Mandatory disclosures for this rating
- ; time horizon around 12 months
- Rated Neutral, published since 7 Nov 2026 (in the score history since 6 Dec 2024)
- Valuation signal Undervalued since 7 Nov 2026
- End-of-day prices, metrics cached for up to 24 hours
- Score and fair value are estimates from a disclosed model. They are not facts and not a price target.
- Produced by SSM Ventures UG (haftungsbeschränkt), responsible person Sven Brostmeyer, Managing Director, automatically according to the disclosed model.
- Not investment advice. Losses up to and including a total loss are possible. Personal circumstances are not considered.