Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) Competitors

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

Do insiders & institutionals believe in AMX or CHT?

6.3% of America Movil shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 2.1% of Chunghwa Telecom shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of America Movil shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Chunghwa Telecom shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is AMX or CHT 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
America Movil	6.11%	12.59%	3.12%
Chunghwa Telecom	16.27%	9.72%	7.17%

Do analysts recommend AMX or CHT?

America Movil presently has a consensus target price of $18.12, indicating a potential downside of 8.51%. Given America Movil's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe America Movil is more favorable than Chunghwa Telecom.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
America Movil	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Chunghwa Telecom	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Which has more risk and volatility, AMX or CHT?

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

Which has higher earnings and valuation, AMX or CHT?

Chunghwa Telecom has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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
America Movil	$926.22B	0.06	$1.13B	$0.94	21.07
Chunghwa Telecom	$231.91B	0.15	$1.13B	$1.53	28.39

Does the media prefer AMX or CHT?

In the previous week, America Movil had 2 more articles in the media than Chunghwa Telecom. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for America Movil and 4 mentions for Chunghwa Telecom. America Movil's average media sentiment score of 1.61 beat Chunghwa Telecom's score of 0.60 indicating that America Movil is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
America Movil	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Chunghwa Telecom	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is AMX or CHT a better dividend stock?

America Movil pays an annual dividend of $0.51 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. Chunghwa Telecom pays an annual dividend of $1.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. America Movil pays out 54.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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.

Summary

America Movil beats Chunghwa Telecom on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.