KT (KT) Competitors

KT (NYSE:KT) and Chunghwa Telecom (NYSE:CHT) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, dividends, valuation, risk, institutional ownership and community ranking.

Does the media favor KT or CHT?

In the previous week, KT had 24 more articles in the media than Chunghwa Telecom. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for KT and 3 mentions for Chunghwa Telecom. Chunghwa Telecom's average media sentiment score of 0.74 beat KT's score of 0.26 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	7 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Chunghwa Telecom	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

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

Which has more volatility & risk, KT or CHT?

KT has a beta of 0.83, indicating that its share price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Chunghwa Telecom has a beta of 0.22, indicating that its share price is 78% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is KT or CHT more profitable?

Chunghwa Telecom has a net margin of 16.18% compared to KT's net margin of 4.42%. Chunghwa Telecom's return on equity of 9.53% beat KT's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
KT	4.42%	6.20%	2.72%
Chunghwa Telecom	16.18%	9.53%	7.07%

Is KT or CHT a better dividend stock?

KT pays an annual dividend of $0.57 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Chunghwa Telecom pays an annual dividend of $1.13 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. KT pays out 77.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Chunghwa Telecom pays out 75.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

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	$26.43T	0.00	$794.66M	$0.74	26.32
Chunghwa Telecom	$228.58B	0.14	$1.16B	$1.49	27.16

Do analysts recommend 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)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in KT or CHT?

Chunghwa Telecom received 33 more outperform votes than KT when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 63.68% of users gave KT an outperform vote while only 63.09% of users gave Chunghwa Telecom an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
KT	Outperform Votes 249 63.68%	Underperform Votes 142 36.32%
Chunghwa Telecom	Outperform Votes 282 63.09%	Underperform Votes 165 36.91%

Summary

Chunghwa Telecom beats KT on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.