Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. purchased a new position in shares of KT Co. (NYSE:KT – Free Report) in the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor purchased 10,246 shares of the technology company’s stock, valued at approximately $140,000.
Several other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Capstone Investment Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of KT by 225.4% in the 4th quarter. Capstone Investment Advisors LLC now owns 106,010 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $1,425,000 after purchasing an additional 73,433 shares in the last quarter. Lazard Asset Management LLC increased its holdings in KT by 2.4% in the first quarter. Lazard Asset Management LLC now owns 3,556,193 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $49,857,000 after buying an additional 84,760 shares in the last quarter. Acadian Asset Management LLC lifted its position in shares of KT by 62.0% during the 1st quarter. Acadian Asset Management LLC now owns 327,621 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $4,592,000 after acquiring an additional 125,413 shares during the period. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD lifted its position in shares of KT by 9.0% during the 1st quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 10,061,368 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $141,061,000 after acquiring an additional 829,682 shares during the period. Finally, First Trust Direct Indexing L.P. raised its holdings in KT by 13.2% during the fourth quarter. First Trust Direct Indexing L.P. now owns 88,886 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $1,195,000 after purchasing an additional 10,369 shares during the last quarter. 18.86% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
KT Trading Up 2.8 %
KT stock opened at $15.06 on Friday. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $13.76 and a 200 day moving average price of $13.67. KT Co. has a 52 week low of $11.73 and a 52 week high of $15.35. The stock has a market cap of $7.77 billion, a PE ratio of 9.07, a P/E/G ratio of 1.03 and a beta of 0.91. The company has a current ratio of 1.07, a quick ratio of 1.00 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.36.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
Several equities analysts have weighed in on KT shares. The Goldman Sachs Group downgraded shares of KT from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, July 11th. StockNews.com upgraded KT from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Friday.
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KT Company Profile
KT Corporation provides integrated telecommunications and platform services in Korea and internationally. The company offers mobile voice and data telecommunications services based on 5G, 4G LTE and 3G W-CDMA technology; fixed-line telephone services, including local, domestic long-distance, international long-distance, and voice over Internet protocol telephone services, as well as interconnection services; broadband Internet access service and other Internet-related services; and data communication services, such as fixed-line and leased line services, as well as broadband Internet connection services.
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