KT (KT) Competitors

KT (NYSE:KT) and Frontier Communications Parent (NASDAQ:FYBR) are both mid-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, community ranking, profitability, media sentiment, earnings, risk and valuation.

Which has more volatility & risk, KT or FYBR?

KT has a beta of 0.86, indicating that its share price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Frontier Communications Parent has a beta of 1.05, indicating that its share price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to KT or FYBR?

In the previous week, KT had 11 more articles in the media than Frontier Communications Parent. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for KT and 4 mentions for Frontier Communications Parent. Frontier Communications Parent's average media sentiment score of 0.76 beat KT's score of 0.13 indicating that Frontier Communications Parent is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
KT	1 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	11 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Frontier Communications Parent	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in KT or FYBR?

KT received 202 more outperform votes than Frontier Communications Parent when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.40% of users gave KT an outperform vote while only 55.17% of users gave Frontier Communications Parent an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
KT	Outperform Votes 234 62.40%	Underperform Votes 141 37.60%
Frontier Communications Parent	Outperform Votes 32 55.17%	Underperform Votes 26 44.83%

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, KT or FYBR?

KT has higher revenue and earnings than Frontier Communications Parent. KT is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Frontier Communications Parent, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
KT	$20.20B	0.32	$807.89M	$1.55	8.19
Frontier Communications Parent	$5.75B	1.02	$29M	$0.12	196.67

Do analysts rate KT or FYBR?

Frontier Communications Parent has a consensus price target of $27.43, suggesting a potential upside of 16.37%. Given Frontier Communications Parent's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Frontier Communications Parent is more favorable than KT.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
KT	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Frontier Communications Parent	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in KT or FYBR?

18.9% of KT shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of KT shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Frontier Communications Parent shares are held by company 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.

Is KT or FYBR more profitable?

KT has a net margin of 3.84% compared to Frontier Communications Parent's net margin of 0.50%. KT's return on equity of 5.28% beat Frontier Communications Parent's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
KT	3.84%	5.28%	2.34%
Frontier Communications Parent	0.50%	0.56%	0.15%

Summary

KT beats Frontier Communications Parent on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.