This company has been marked as potentially delisted and may not be actively trading. China Telecom (CHA) Competitors Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesTrendsBuy This Stock CHA vs. T, VZ, AMX, TEF, BCE, VIV, TLK, KT, FYBR, and TIMBShould you be buying China Telecom stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of China Telecom include AT&T (T), Verizon Communications (VZ), América Móvil (AMX), Telefónica (TEF), BCE (BCE), Telefônica Brasil (VIV), Perusahaan Perseroan (Persero) PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk (TLK), KT (KT), Frontier Communications Parent (FYBR), and TIM (TIMB). These companies are all part of the "telephone communication, except radio" industry. China Telecom vs. AT&T Verizon Communications América Móvil Telefónica BCE Telefônica Brasil Perusahaan Perseroan (Persero) PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk KT Frontier Communications Parent TIM China Telecom (NYSE:CHA) and AT&T (NYSE:T) are both utilities companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, valuation, profitability, media sentiment, community ranking, earnings, analyst recommendations and dividends. Does the media refer more to CHA or T? In the previous week, AT&T had 57 more articles in the media than China Telecom. MarketBeat recorded 57 mentions for AT&T and 0 mentions for China Telecom. AT&T's average media sentiment score of 0.81 beat China Telecom's score of 0.00 indicating that AT&T is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment China Telecom Neutral AT&T Positive Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of CHA or T? 57.1% of AT&T shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of AT&T shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has stronger valuation & earnings, CHA or T? AT&T has higher revenue and earnings than China Telecom. China Telecom is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than AT&T, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioChina Telecom$72.66BN/A$4.30B$4.996.97AT&T$122.93B1.61$10.95B$1.6316.95 Does the MarketBeat Community prefer CHA or T? AT&T received 1209 more outperform votes than China Telecom when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.21% of users gave AT&T an outperform vote while only 60.32% of users gave China Telecom an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformChina TelecomOutperform Votes26360.32% Underperform Votes17339.68% AT&TOutperform Votes147268.21% Underperform Votes68631.79% Is CHA or T more profitable? AT&T has a net margin of 8.95% compared to China Telecom's net margin of 6.22%. AT&T's return on equity of 13.97% beat China Telecom's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets China Telecom6.22% 7.14% 3.81% AT&T 8.95%13.97%4.16% Do analysts rate CHA or T? AT&T has a consensus target price of $28.71, suggesting a potential upside of 3.92%. Given AT&T's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe AT&T is more favorable than China Telecom.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score China Telecom 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 4.00AT&T 1 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 17 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.72 SummaryAT&T beats China Telecom on 14 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get China Telecom News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for CHA and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart CHA vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricChina TelecomTelephone communication, except radio IndustryUtilities SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket CapN/A$24.24B$15.95B$19.22BDividend YieldN/A13.69%5.66%4.00%P/E Ratio6.9714.8115.7533.45Price / SalesN/A3.5322.1829.18Price / CashN/A9.0218.5317.52Price / Book0.502.742.054.55Net Income$4.30B$1.01B$667.57M$1.02B China Telecom Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CHAChina TelecomN/A$34.76+3.8%N/AN/A$0.00$72.66B6.97278,539High Trading VolumeTAT&T4.5786 of 5 stars$27.25+1.6%$28.62+5.0%+63.5%$195.61B$122.34B18.29160,700Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↓VZVerizon Communications4.7245 of 5 stars$42.39+1.1%$47.41+11.8%+10.5%$181.85B$135.29B10.24117,100Insider TradePositive NewsAMXAmérica Móvil2.0401 of 5 stars$17.19+1.2%$17.22+0.2%-10.2%$52.43B$869.22B35.08176,000Earnings ReportShort Interest ↑Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeTEFTelefónica1.4918 of 5 stars$5.07+2.0%N/A+15.9%$28.75B$41.32B-19.50104,200Upcoming EarningsBCEBCE1.2281 of 5 stars$21.81+0.7%$40.00+83.4%-35.6%$20.11B$24.41B181.7544,600Upcoming EarningsVIVTelefônica Brasil4.0483 of 5 stars$9.58+1.1%$19.93+108.1%-48.5%$15.83B$55.85B15.2134,000Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastTLKPerusahaan Perseroan (Persero) PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia TbkN/A$15.31-0.3%N/A-21.1%$15.17B$149.97T10.6320,900Positive NewsKTKT3.8954 of 5 stars$18.98+1.6%N/A+53.9%$9.79B$26.43T10.6621,800Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↑FYBRFrontier Communications Parent0.8756 of 5 stars$36.25+0.1%$36.07-0.5%+56.0%$9.07B$5.87B-28.1014,700Earnings ReportNews CoveragePositive NewsTIMBTIM4.4085 of 5 stars$16.44+1.2%$16.03-2.5%-3.5%$7.96B$25.45B13.939,410Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↓News CoveragePositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies T Competitors VZ Competitors AMX Competitors TEF Competitors BCE Competitors VIV Competitors TLK Competitors KT Competitors FYBR Competitors TIMB Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:CHA) was last updated on 5/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThink NVDA’s run was epic? 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