TIM (TIMB) Competitors

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

Does the media favor CHT or TIMB?

In the previous week, TIM had 8 more articles in the media than Chunghwa Telecom. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for TIM and 1 mentions for Chunghwa Telecom. Chunghwa Telecom's average media sentiment score of 1.60 beat TIM's score of 0.61 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	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
TIM	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in CHT or TIMB?

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

Which has more risk and volatility, CHT or TIMB?

Chunghwa Telecom has a beta of 0.27, indicating that its share price is 73% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, TIM has a beta of 0.69, indicating that its share price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is CHT or TIMB a better dividend stock?

Chunghwa Telecom pays an annual dividend of $1.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. TIM pays an annual dividend of $0.87 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. 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. TIM pays out 67.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. TIM is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do analysts rate CHT or TIMB?

TIM has a consensus target price of $21.25, indicating a potential upside of 1.72%. Given TIM's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe TIM is more favorable than Chunghwa Telecom.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Chunghwa Telecom	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
TIM	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.38

Which has better earnings and valuation, CHT or TIMB?

Chunghwa Telecom has higher revenue and earnings than TIM. TIM 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	$7.16B	4.87	$1.13B	$1.53	29.42
TIM	$4.72B	2.14	$584.73M	$1.29	16.19

Is CHT or TIMB more profitable?

Chunghwa Telecom has a net margin of 16.27% compared to TIM's net margin of 13.91%. TIM's return on equity of 13.99% beat Chunghwa Telecom's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Chunghwa Telecom	16.27%	9.72%	7.17%
TIM	13.91%	13.99%	6.37%

Summary

Chunghwa Telecom beats TIM on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.