PLDT Inc.
boothcheck covers PLDT Inc. (PHI) but does not put one priced-in number on it: here the defensible answer is the evidence rather than a point estimate. boothcheck publishes no house fair value, target price, or buy/sell rating. Narrative composed June 28, 2026.
• PLDT is the Philippines' largest integrated telecom operator, with service revenue about 97% of the business, spanning mobile, fixed broadband, and enterprise data across a market where it holds a leading position. • The stock trades at a steep discount to its own earnings power, around 7 times trailing earnings while earning a return on equity near 28%, and it pays a dividend targeted at 60% of earnings. • The defining tension is why it stays cheap: real leverage, with net debt about twice op
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99 institutional managers reported holding PHI in 13F filings for the quarter ended 2026-03-31. Together they hold about 3% of the company; the top 10 hold 3%. 21 opened new positions that quarter. Held by Renaissance Technologies, BlackRock, Morgan Stanley, among others. On the short side, 148k shares were sold short as of the 2026-06-15 count, about 0.1% of shares outstanding (1 days of typical volume to cover).
Quarterly 13F filings arrive up to 45 days after quarter end, so the picture is never current (filed through 2026-05-29). Nothing here is investment advice.
PHI's share count is about flat over the past five years. It pays a dividend. Cash returned over the past three years: $763.24M in dividends.
Share counts are split-adjusted; repurchase totals are gross of share issuance. Nothing here is investment advice.
Model solve date: 2026-Q2
Narrative composed: June 28, 2026
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