SK Telecom (SKM) Competitors

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

Do analysts recommend SKM or CHT?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
SK Telecom	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Chunghwa Telecom	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Is SKM or CHT a better dividend stock?

SK Telecom pays an annual dividend of $1.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.0%. Chunghwa Telecom pays an annual dividend of $1.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. SK Telecom pays out 67.7% 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. SK Telecom is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, SKM or CHT?

Chunghwa Telecom has lower revenue, but higher earnings than SK Telecom. SK Telecom 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
SK Telecom	$17.92T	0.00	$875.11M	$1.95	11.21
Chunghwa Telecom	$7.16B	4.75	$1.13B	$1.53	28.68

Which has more risk and volatility, SKM or CHT?

SK Telecom has a beta of 0.63, indicating that its stock price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Chunghwa Telecom has a beta of 0.26, indicating that its stock price is 74% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is SKM or CHT more profitable?

Chunghwa Telecom has a net margin of 16.27% compared to SK Telecom's net margin of 5.92%. Chunghwa Telecom's return on equity of 9.72% beat SK Telecom's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
SK Telecom	5.92%	8.89%	3.59%
Chunghwa Telecom	16.27%	9.72%	7.17%

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

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

Does the media refer more to SKM or CHT?

In the previous week, SK Telecom had 2 more articles in the media than Chunghwa Telecom. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for SK Telecom and 2 mentions for Chunghwa Telecom. SK Telecom's average media sentiment score of 1.24 beat Chunghwa Telecom's score of 1.06 indicating that SK Telecom is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
SK Telecom	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
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

SK Telecom beats Chunghwa Telecom on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.