Frontier Communications Parent (FYBR) Competitors

Frontier Communications Parent (NASDAQ:FYBR) and Chunghwa Telecom (NYSE:CHT) are both communication companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, profitability, risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings and dividends.

Does the media prefer FYBR or CHT?

In the previous week, Frontier Communications Parent had 4 more articles in the media than Chunghwa Telecom. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Frontier Communications Parent and 6 mentions for Chunghwa Telecom. Frontier Communications Parent's average media sentiment score of 1.60 beat Chunghwa Telecom's score of 1.34 indicating that Frontier Communications Parent is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Frontier Communications Parent	8 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Chunghwa Telecom	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of FYBR or CHT?

2.1% of Chunghwa Telecom shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.4% of Frontier Communications Parent shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Chunghwa Telecom shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, FYBR or CHT?

Chunghwa Telecom has higher revenue and earnings than Frontier Communications Parent. Frontier Communications Parent is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Chunghwa Telecom, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Frontier Communications Parent	$5.94B	1.58	-$322M	-$1.55	-24.14
Chunghwa Telecom	$7.16B	4.87	$1.13B	$1.53	29.41

Which has more risk & volatility, FYBR or CHT?

Frontier Communications Parent has a beta of 0.95, indicating that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Chunghwa Telecom has a beta of 0.27, indicating that its stock price is 73% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate FYBR or CHT?

Frontier Communications Parent currently has a consensus price target of $38.50, suggesting a potential upside of 2.89%. Given Frontier Communications Parent's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Frontier Communications Parent is more favorable than Chunghwa Telecom.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Frontier Communications Parent	1 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.88
Chunghwa Telecom	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Is FYBR or CHT more profitable?

Chunghwa Telecom has a net margin of 16.27% compared to Frontier Communications Parent's net margin of -6.40%. Chunghwa Telecom's return on equity of 9.72% beat Frontier Communications Parent's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Frontier Communications Parent	-6.40%	-7.88%	-1.85%
Chunghwa Telecom	16.27%	9.72%	7.17%

Summary

Chunghwa Telecom beats Frontier Communications Parent on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.