KT (KT) Competitors

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

Which has more risk & volatility, KT or CHT?

KT has a beta of 0.69, indicating that its share price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Chunghwa Telecom has a beta of 0.26, indicating that its share price is 74% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is KT or CHT a better dividend stock?

KT pays an annual dividend of $0.71 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. Chunghwa Telecom pays an annual dividend of $1.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. KT pays out 77.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. 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. KT is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do analysts rate KT or CHT?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
KT	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.33
Chunghwa Telecom	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Which has better earnings & valuation, KT or CHT?

Chunghwa Telecom has lower revenue, but higher earnings than KT. KT 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
KT	$19.37B	0.54	$321.90M	$0.92	22.21
Chunghwa Telecom	$7.16B	4.76	$1.13B	$1.53	28.71

Is KT or CHT more profitable?

Chunghwa Telecom has a net margin of 16.27% compared to KT's net margin of 2.37%. Chunghwa Telecom's return on equity of 9.72% beat KT's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
KT	2.37%	3.47%	1.52%
Chunghwa Telecom	16.27%	9.72%	7.17%

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

18.9% of KT shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 2.1% of Chunghwa Telecom shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of KT shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Chunghwa Telecom shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media favor KT or CHT?

In the previous week, KT had 19 more articles in the media than Chunghwa Telecom. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for KT and 2 mentions for Chunghwa Telecom. Chunghwa Telecom's average media sentiment score of 0.85 beat KT's score of 0.33 indicating that Chunghwa Telecom is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
KT	6 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	12 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Chunghwa Telecom	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

KT beats Chunghwa Telecom on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.