SK Telecom (NYSE:SKM – Get Free Report) and SurgePays (NASDAQ:SURG – Get Free Report) are both communication services companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability and analyst recommendations.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of current ratings for SK Telecom and SurgePays, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| SK Telecom | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1.71 |
| SurgePays | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
SurgePays has a consensus target price of $3.50, suggesting a potential upside of 2,368.27%. Given SurgePays’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe SurgePays is more favorable than SK Telecom.
Profitability
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| SK Telecom | 4.23% | 5.30% | 2.34% |
| SurgePays | -47.89% | N/A | -274.37% |
Insider and Institutional Ownership
6.9% of SurgePays shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of SK Telecom shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 29.1% of SurgePays shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares SK Telecom and SurgePays”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| SK Telecom | $17,058.10 billion | 0.00 | $285.89 million | $1.25 | 27.43 |
| SurgePays | $56.96 million | 0.13 | -$36.07 million | ($1.53) | -0.09 |
SK Telecom has higher revenue and earnings than SurgePays. SurgePays is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than SK Telecom, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Risk & Volatility
SK Telecom has a beta of 0.72, suggesting that its stock price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SurgePays has a beta of 0.4, suggesting that its stock price is 60% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
SK Telecom beats SurgePays on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
About SK Telecom
SK Telecom Co., Ltd. provides wireless telecommunication services in South Korea. The company operates through three segments: Cellular Services, Fixed-Line Telecommunications Services, and Other Businesses. The Cellular Services segment offers wireless voice and data transmission, Internet of Things solutions, platform, cloud, smart factory solutions, subscription, advertising and curated shopping under T Deal brand name, and metaverse platform-based services, as well as sells wireless devices. The Fixed-Line Telecommunications Services segment provides fixed-line telephone services; broadband Internet services; media platform services, such as Internet protocol TV and cable TV; and business communications services. The Other Businesses segment offers T-commerce services, as well as portal services under Nate brand name. In addition, it provides call center management, base station maintenance, information gathering and consulting, database and internet website, cable broadcasting, broadcasting programs, and digital contents sourcing services; manufactures non-memory and other electronic integrated circuits; international telecommunication and mobile; and operates information and communications facilities, and mobile virtual network, as well as engages in communications and communication device retail business. SK Telecom Co., Ltd. was incorporated in 1984 and is headquartered in Seoul, South Korea.
About SurgePays
SurgePays, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a financial technology and telecom company in the United States. It operates through three segments: Mobile Virtual Network Operators, Comprehensive Platform Services, and Lead Generation. The company offers subsidized and non-subsidized mobile virtual network operators for internet connectivity through mobile broadband services to consumers; ACH banking relationships and fintech transactions platform to convenience stores; wireless top-up transactions and wireless product aggregation; and lead generation and case management solutions primarily to law firms in the mass tort industry, as well as call center activities. SurgePays, Inc. is headquartered in Bartlett, Tennessee.
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