PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia, Tbk (TLK) versus The Competition Head-To-Head Comparison

PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia, Tbk (NYSE:TLK) is one of 203 publicly-traded companies in the “Diversified Telecommunication Services” industry, but how does it contrast to its competitors? We will compare PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia, Tbk to related companies based on the strength of its analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation and dividends.

Volatility & Risk

PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia, Tbk has a beta of 0.41, suggesting that its share price is 59% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia, Tbk’s competitors have a beta of -4.90, suggesting that their average share price is 590% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

33.0% of shares of all “Diversified Telecommunication Services” companies are held by institutional investors. 19.2% of shares of all “Diversified Telecommunication Services” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Dividends

PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia, Tbk pays an annual dividend of $0.94 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.3%. PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia, Tbk pays out 97.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. As a group, “Diversified Telecommunication Services” companies pay a dividend yield of 13.7% and pay out 33.2% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia, Tbk lags its competitors as a dividend stock, given its lower dividend yield and higher payout ratio.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia, Tbk and its competitors, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia, Tbk	2	0	0	0	1.00
PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia, Tbk Competitors	1759	5364	7769	386	2.44

As a group, “Diversified Telecommunication Services” companies have a potential upside of 22.12%. Given PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia, Tbk’s competitors stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia, Tbk has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Profitability

This table compares PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia, Tbk and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia, Tbk	10.88%	10.91%	5.46%
PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia, Tbk Competitors	-9.80%	-221.19%	-3.40%

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia, Tbk and its competitors top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia, Tbk	$8.80 billion	$1.05 billion	11.79
PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia, Tbk Competitors	$24.27 billion	$893.66 million	-167.45

PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia, Tbk’s competitors have higher revenue, but lower earnings than PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia, Tbk. PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia, Tbk is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Summary

PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia, Tbk competitors beat PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia, Tbk on 9 of the 15 factors compared.

About PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia, Tbk

PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia (Persero) Tbk, also known as Telkom Indonesia, is a state-owned telecommunications and digital services company. Its roots date to the establishment of a public telegraph service in the Dutch East Indies in 1882. The company provides fixed-line and mobile communications, broadband internet, network infrastructure and digital services. Telkom Indonesia serves consumers, businesses and government organizations, primarily in Indonesia. Its services include mobile communications through Telkomsel, fixed broadband and enterprise connectivity, as well as data center, cloud and other digital solutions.