KT (KT) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community favor CHT or KT?

Chunghwa Telecom received 40 more outperform votes than KT when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.35% of users gave Chunghwa Telecom an outperform vote while only 62.83% of users gave KT an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Chunghwa Telecom	Outperform Votes 280 63.35%	Underperform Votes 162 36.65%
KT	Outperform Votes 240 62.83%	Underperform Votes 142 37.17%

Which has better valuation & earnings, CHT or KT?

Chunghwa Telecom has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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
Chunghwa Telecom	$223.32B	0.13	$1.21B	$1.50	25.89
KT	$26.50T	0.00	$794.66M	$1.66	9.04

Do analysts recommend CHT or KT?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Chunghwa Telecom	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
KT	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the media prefer CHT or KT?

In the previous week, KT had 9 more articles in the media than Chunghwa Telecom. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for KT and 3 mentions for Chunghwa Telecom. Chunghwa Telecom's average media sentiment score of 1.24 beat KT's score of 0.26 indicating that Chunghwa Telecom is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Chunghwa Telecom	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
KT	4 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is CHT or KT a better dividend stock?

Chunghwa Telecom pays an annual dividend of $1.13 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. KT pays an annual dividend of $0.59 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Chunghwa Telecom pays out 75.3% 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 pays out 35.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. KT is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

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

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

Which has more volatility & risk, CHT or KT?

Chunghwa Telecom has a beta of 0.19, indicating that its stock price is 81% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, KT has a beta of 0.9, indicating that its stock price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is CHT or KT more profitable?

Chunghwa Telecom has a net margin of 16.27% compared to KT's net margin of 4.07%. Chunghwa Telecom's return on equity of 9.27% beat KT's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Chunghwa Telecom	16.27%	9.27%	6.89%
KT	4.07%	5.60%	2.43%

Summary

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