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Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$40.30 -0.15 (-0.36%)
Closing price 03:58 PM Eastern
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$40.28 -0.02 (-0.05%)
As of 04:08 PM Eastern
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About Chunghwa Telecom Stock (NYSE:CHT)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$39.96
$40.47
50-Day Range
$37.76
$40.47
52-Week Range
$35.92
$40.62
Volume
182,609 shs
Average Volume
101,163 shs
Market Capitalization
$31.26 billion
P/E Ratio
27.04
Dividend Yield
2.80%
Price Target
N/A
Consensus Rating
Hold

Company Overview

Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, provides telecommunication services in Taiwan and internationally. It operates through Consumer Business, Enterprise Business, International Business, and Others segments. The company offers local, domestic long distance, and international long distance fixed-line telephone services; mobile services such as prepaid and postpaid plans; broadband plans; and internet and data services. Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. was incorporated in 1996 and is headquartered in Taipei City, Taiwan.

Chunghwa Telecom Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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CHT MarketRank™: 

Chunghwa Telecom scored higher than 8% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 89th out of 93 stocks in the utilities sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Chunghwa Telecom is 27.04, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 21.75.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Chunghwa Telecom is 27.04, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Utilities sector average P/E ratio of about 15.68.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Chunghwa Telecom has a PEG Ratio of 21.42. 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 2.44. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Chunghwa Telecom's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    0.13% 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 8.2.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Chunghwa Telecom has recently increased by 20.38%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Chunghwa Telecom pays a meaningful dividend of 2.91%, 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 75.84%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

  • Read more about Chunghwa Telecom's dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    0.13% 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 8.2.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Chunghwa Telecom has recently increased by 20.38%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Chunghwa Telecom has a news sentiment score of 0.74. 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 Utilities companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Chunghwa Telecom this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    1 people have searched for CHT on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

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

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

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

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

  • Read more about Chunghwa Telecom's insider trading history.
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CHT Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Chunghwa Telecom's stock was trading at $37.65 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, CHT shares have increased by 7.0% and is now trading at $40.2950.
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Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. (NYSE:CHT) posted its earnings results on Thursday, January, 23rd. The utilities provider reported $0.36 EPS for the quarter. Chunghwa Telecom had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 9.53% and a net margin of 16.18%.
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Top institutional shareholders of Chunghwa Telecom include Rhumbline Advisers (0.03%), GAMMA Investing LLC (0.03%), Crossmark Global Holdings Inc. (0.01%) and Cerity Partners LLC (0.01%).

Shares of CHT stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Chunghwa Telecom investors own include Energy Transfer (ET), AT&T (T), Ford Motor (F), Pfizer (PFE), Intel (INTC), UnitedHealth Group (UNH) and AbbVie (ABBV).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
1/23/2025
Today
5/01/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
5/08/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Sector
Utilities
Industry
Radiotelephone communication
Sub-Industry
Communication
Current Symbol
NYSE:CHT
Employees
20,300
Year Founded
1996

Profitability

Trailing P/E Ratio
27.04
Forward P/E Ratio
27.98
P/E Growth
21.42
Net Income
$1.16 billion
Pretax Margin
20.74%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$228.58 billion
Cash Flow
$3.32 per share
Price / Cash Flow
12.15
Book Value
$16.53 per share
Price / Book
2.44

Miscellaneous

Free Float
767,988,000
Market Cap
$31.26 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.22

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This page (NYSE:CHT) was last updated on 5/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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