KT Corporation's Business Improves, But Security Breach Counsels Caution (Rating Upgrade) [Seeking Alpha]
KT Corporation (KT)
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KT's cloud business is showing promising growth, while core telecom remains stable; a recent security breach poses some reputational risk. KT maintains a robust balance sheet, offers a 4.57% dividend yield, and completed a significant share buyback, enhancing shareholder value. I upgrade KT to a hold (from sell), with a bias toward buy, pending further clarity on the security breach's impact on consumer sentiment. Robert Way/iStock Editorial via Getty Images When last we addressed KT Corporation ( KT I was pretty pessimistic . The stock was rising on the perception of telecom stocks as a flight to safety, while fiscal year 2024 had seen multiple disappointing results. I saw more risk than This article was written by Analyst's Disclosure: I/we have no stock, option or similar derivative position in any of the companies mentioned, and no plans to initiate any such positions within the next 72 hours. I wrote this article myself, and it expresses my own opinions. I am not rec
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- KT (NYSE:KT) had its "hold (c)" rating reaffirmed by analysts at <a style="font-weight:bold" href="https://weissratings.com/">Weiss Ratings</a>.MarketBeat
- DigitalBridge Signs Strategic MOU with KT Corporation to Develop Next-Generation AI Data Centers in Korea [Yahoo! Finance]Yahoo! Finance
- KT (NYSE:KT) was downgraded by analysts at <a style="font-weight:bold" href="https://weissratings.com/">Weiss Ratings</a> from a "buy (b)" rating to a "hold (c)" rating.MarketBeat
- KT Corporation: The Short-Term Headwinds Warrant Holding [Seeking Alpha]Seeking Alpha
- KT Corporation: Focus On Network Hack And Capital Return (Rating Downgrade) [Seeking Alpha]Seeking Alpha
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Sec Filings
- 12/2/25 - Form 6-K
- 11/12/25 - Form 6-K
- 11/7/25 - Form 6-K
- KT's page on the SEC website