Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) Competitors

Chunghwa Telecom (NYSE:CHT) and America Movil (NYSE:AMX) are both large-cap communication companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, earnings and institutional ownership.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in CHT or AMX?

2.1% of Chunghwa Telecom shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 6.3% of America Movil shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Chunghwa Telecom shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of America Movil shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is CHT or AMX more profitable?

Chunghwa Telecom has a net margin of 16.27% compared to America Movil's net margin of 6.11%. America Movil's return on equity of 12.59% beat Chunghwa Telecom's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Chunghwa Telecom	16.27%	9.72%	7.17%
America Movil	6.11%	12.59%	3.12%

Which has more volatility and risk, CHT or AMX?

Chunghwa Telecom has a beta of 0.27, indicating that its share price is 73% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, America Movil has a beta of 0.86, indicating that its share price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, CHT or AMX?

Chunghwa Telecom has higher earnings, but lower revenue than America Movil. America Movil 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
Chunghwa Telecom	$7.16B	4.76	$1.13B	$1.53	28.71
America Movil	$47.69B	1.30	$1.13B	$0.94	21.85

Is CHT or AMX a better dividend stock?

Chunghwa Telecom pays an annual dividend of $1.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. America Movil pays an annual dividend of $0.51 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Chunghwa Telecom pays out 85.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. America Movil pays out 54.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Does the media refer more to CHT or AMX?

In the previous week, America Movil had 3 more articles in the media than Chunghwa Telecom. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for America Movil and 0 mentions for Chunghwa Telecom. Chunghwa Telecom's average media sentiment score of 1.84 beat America Movil's score of 0.00 indicating that Chunghwa Telecom is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Chunghwa Telecom	Very Positive
America Movil	Neutral

Do analysts prefer CHT or AMX?

America Movil has a consensus price target of $18.77, suggesting a potential downside of 8.63%. Given America Movil's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe America Movil is more favorable than Chunghwa Telecom.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Chunghwa Telecom	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
America Movil	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.57

Summary

America Movil beats Chunghwa Telecom on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.