Natixis Advisors LLC Purchases 6,826 Shares of Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. (NYSE:CHT)

Natixis Advisors LLC grew its holdings in Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. (NYSE:CHT - Free Report) by 19.3% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 42,242 shares of the utilities provider's stock after purchasing an additional 6,826 shares during the period. Natixis Advisors LLC's holdings in Chunghwa Telecom were worth $1,590,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of CHT. Ieq Capital LLC boosted its stake in Chunghwa Telecom by 5.7% in the fourth quarter. Ieq Capital LLC now owns 5,621 shares of the utilities provider's stock valued at $212,000 after buying an additional 301 shares in the last quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC lifted its stake in Chunghwa Telecom by 4.2% in the 4th quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC now owns 9,785 shares of the utilities provider's stock valued at $368,000 after purchasing an additional 391 shares during the last quarter. First Affirmative Financial Network lifted its stake in Chunghwa Telecom by 2.1% in the 4th quarter. First Affirmative Financial Network now owns 31,156 shares of the utilities provider's stock valued at $1,173,000 after purchasing an additional 655 shares during the last quarter. Lester Murray Antman dba SimplyRich boosted its position in Chunghwa Telecom by 5.7% in the fourth quarter. Lester Murray Antman dba SimplyRich now owns 14,896 shares of the utilities provider's stock valued at $560,000 after buying an additional 800 shares in the last quarter. Finally, V Square Quantitative Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Chunghwa Telecom by 31.0% during the fourth quarter. V Square Quantitative Management LLC now owns 4,065 shares of the utilities provider's stock worth $153,000 after buying an additional 961 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 2.11% of the company's stock.

Chunghwa Telecom Trading Down 0.5 %

Shares of NYSE:CHT traded down $0.21 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $39.25. 118,833 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 92,721. The business's 50-day moving average price is $38.81 and its 200 day moving average price is $38.42. Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. has a 12 month low of $35.92 and a 12 month high of $40.62. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.06, a quick ratio of 1.29 and a current ratio of 1.47. The stock has a market capitalization of $30.45 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.34, a P/E/G ratio of 21.42 and a beta of 0.19.

Chunghwa Telecom (NYSE:CHT - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, January 23rd. The utilities provider reported $0.36 earnings per share for the quarter. Chunghwa Telecom had a net margin of 16.18% and a return on equity of 9.53%. Analysts predict that Chunghwa Telecom Co., Ltd. will post 1.44 earnings per share for the current year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, StockNews.com upgraded Chunghwa Telecom from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note on Monday, March 17th.

Chunghwa Telecom Profile

Chunghwa Telecom Co, Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, provides telecommunication services in Taiwan and internationally. It operates through Consumer Business, Enterprise Business, International Business, and Others segments. The company offers local, domestic long distance, and international long distance fixed-line telephone services; mobile services such as prepaid and postpaid plans; broadband plans; and internet and data services.