Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. is Taiwan’s largest integrated telecommunications provider and the issuer of American depositary shares traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol CHT. The company provides fixed-line voice services, mobile communications, broadband internet access and related telecommunications services to residential, business and government customers.

Its consumer offerings also include multimedia and digital entertainment services, such as its MOD television platform, while its enterprise business provides information and communications technology solutions, cloud services, data-center operations, cybersecurity, managed networks and other digital services. Chunghwa Telecom also operates and participates in international telecommunications infrastructure, supporting connectivity between Taiwan and overseas markets.

The company was established in 1996 following the corporatization of Taiwan’s Directorate General of Telecommunications and was subsequently privatized. Chunghwa Telecom primarily serves customers in Taiwan while providing international connectivity and technology services to multinational and institutional clients. Its operations are organized around mobile communications, broadband and fixed-line services, enterprise solutions, and digital content and services.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $45.72 to $46.26
• 50-Day Range: $41.61 to $46.11
• 52-Week Range: $39.28 to $46.48
• Volume: 272,587 shs
• Average Volume: 222,825 shs
• Market Capitalization: $35.77 billion
• P/E Ratio: 27.95
• Dividend Yield: 2.71%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Chunghwa Telecom Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Chunghwa Telecom scored higher than 30% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 182nd out of 244 stocks in the communication services sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Chunghwa Telecom has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, no buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Chunghwa Telecom has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 0.65%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Chunghwa Telecom are expected to grow by 0.65% in the coming year, from $1.53 to $1.54 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Chunghwa Telecom is 27.95, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 42.41.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Chunghwa Telecom is 27.95, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Communication Services sector average P/E ratio of about 210.52.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Chunghwa Telecom has a PEG Ratio of 2.08. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Chunghwa Telecom has a P/B Ratio of 2.82. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.12% of the float of Chunghwa Telecom has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Chunghwa Telecom has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.69.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Chunghwa Telecom has recently increased by 12.86%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Chunghwa Telecom pays a meaningful dividend of 2.73%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Chunghwa Telecom does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Chunghwa Telecom is 75.76%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on EPS estimates, Chunghwa Telecom will have a dividend payout ratio of 81.17% in the coming year. This indicates that Chunghwa Telecom may not be able to sustain their current dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.52

News Sentiment

Chunghwa Telecom has a news sentiment score of 0.52. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Communication Services companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 5 news articles for Chunghwa Telecom this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

MarketBeat Follows

1 people have added Chunghwa Telecom to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.1 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Chunghwa Telecom insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

1.00% of the stock of Chunghwa Telecom is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

2.11% of the stock of Chunghwa Telecom is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 6/30/2026
• Record date for 8/14 Dividend: 7/09/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 8/14 Dividend: 7/09/2026
• Dividend Payable: 8/14/2026
• Today: 9/22/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/05/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Communication Services
• Industry: Diversified Telecommunication Services
• Sub-Industry: Integrated Telecommunication Services
• Current Symbol: NYSE:CHT
• CIK: 1132924
• Web: www.cht.com.tw
• Phone: +886223445488
• Fax: 886-2-3393-8188
• Employees: 32,606
• Year Founded: 1996

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $1.65
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 27.95
• Forward P/E Ratio: 30.14
• P/E Growth: 2.08
• Net Income: $1.23 billion
• Net Margins: 16.11%
• Pretax Margin: 20.90%
• Return on Equity: 10.00%
• Return on Assets: 7.36%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.06
• Current Ratio: 1.22
• Quick Ratio: 1.07

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $7.58 billion
• Price / Sales: 4.72
• Cash Flow: $3.27 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 14.11
• Book Value: $16.37 per share
• Price / Book: 2.82

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 775,740,000
• Free Float: 767,988,000
• Market Cap: $35.77 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.29