This company recently went public with an IPO on Thursday, April 17th 2025. They issued 14,683,991 shares at $28.00 per share. We will continue to update data for CHA as it becomes available. China Telecom (CHA) Competitors Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesTrendsBuy This Stock CHA vs. T, VZ, AMX, TEF, BCE, TLK, VIV, KT, FYBR, and TIMBShould you be buying China Telecom stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of China Telecom include AT&T (T), Verizon Communications (VZ), América Móvil (AMX), Telefónica (TEF), BCE (BCE), Perusahaan Perseroan (Persero) PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk (TLK), Telefônica Brasil (VIV), KT (KT), Frontier Communications Parent (FYBR), and TIM (TIMB). These companies are all part of the "telephone communication, except radio" industry. China Telecom vs. AT&T Verizon Communications América Móvil Telefónica BCE Perusahaan Perseroan (Persero) PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk Telefônica Brasil KT Frontier Communications Parent TIM China Telecom (NYSE:CHA) and AT&T (NYSE:T) are both utilities companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, community ranking, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, valuation, media sentiment and analyst recommendations. Does the media prefer CHA or T? In the previous week, AT&T had 130 more articles in the media than China Telecom. MarketBeat recorded 133 mentions for AT&T and 3 mentions for China Telecom. AT&T's average media sentiment score of 0.81 beat China Telecom's score of 0.00 indicating that AT&T is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment China Telecom 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral AT&T 70 Very Positive mention(s) 13 Positive mention(s) 31 Neutral mention(s) 6 Negative mention(s) 4 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is CHA or T more profitable? AT&T has a net margin of 8.95% compared to China Telecom's net margin of 6.22%. AT&T's return on equity of 13.97% beat China Telecom's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets China Telecom6.22% 7.14% 3.81% AT&T 8.95%13.97%4.16% Which has preferable earnings and valuation, CHA or T? AT&T has higher revenue and earnings than China Telecom. China Telecom is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than AT&T, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioChina Telecom$72.66BN/A$4.30B$4.996.23AT&T$122.34B1.57$10.95B$1.6316.44 Do analysts recommend CHA or T? AT&T has a consensus target price of $28.62, suggesting a potential upside of 6.79%. Given AT&T's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe AT&T is more favorable than China Telecom.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score China Telecom 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 4.00AT&T 1 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 17 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.72 Does the MarketBeat Community favor CHA or T? AT&T received 1207 more outperform votes than China Telecom when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.18% of users gave AT&T an outperform vote while only 60.32% of users gave China Telecom an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformChina TelecomOutperform Votes26360.32% Underperform Votes17339.68% AT&TOutperform Votes147068.18% Underperform Votes68631.82% Do institutionals and insiders believe in CHA or T? 57.1% of AT&T shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of AT&T 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. SummaryAT&T beats China Telecom on 14 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get China Telecom News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for CHA and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart CHA vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricChina TelecomTelephone communication, except radio IndustryUtilities SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket CapN/A$24.04B$15.77B$18.91BDividend YieldN/A13.92%5.72%4.13%P/E Ratio6.2314.6715.6132.59Price / SalesN/A3.5321.7528.52Price / CashN/A9.0218.5317.53Price / Book0.452.672.014.45Net Income$4.30B$1.03B$667.57M$1.02B China Telecom Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CHAChina TelecomN/A$31.11-0.6%N/AN/A$0.00$72.66B6.23278,539High Trading VolumeTAT&T4.2297 of 5 stars$26.29-3.2%$27.24+3.6%+61.6%$188.71B$122.34B17.64160,700Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastVZVerizon Communications4.9268 of 5 stars$42.97-2.4%$46.92+9.2%+6.9%$180.89B$134.79B10.38117,100Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeAMXAmérica Móvil3.1576 of 5 stars$16.17+0.2%$17.22+6.5%-7.2%$49.32B$869.22B33.00176,000Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeTEFTelefónica1.7382 of 5 stars$5.02+2.2%N/A+12.0%$28.46B$41.32B-19.31104,200Analyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumeBCEBCE1.5639 of 5 stars$22.39+1.6%$40.00+78.7%-34.1%$20.64B$24.41B186.5844,600Analyst RevisionTLKPerusahaan Perseroan (Persero) PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia TbkN/A$15.28-0.1%N/A-18.4%$15.14B$150.20T10.6120,900News CoverageHigh Trading VolumeVIVTelefônica Brasil3.6204 of 5 stars$9.00-0.4%$19.93+121.5%-48.9%$14.87B$55.85B14.2934,000Analyst DowngradeStock SplitKTKT4.3907 of 5 stars$18.08+0.4%N/A+49.5%$9.29B$26.43T10.1621,800News CoverageFYBRFrontier Communications Parent0.6337 of 5 stars$36.05-0.2%$36.07+0.1%+60.2%$9.02B$5.87B-27.9514,700Upcoming EarningsNews CoveragePositive NewsTIMBTIM3.862 of 5 stars$15.35-0.1%$16.03+4.5%-3.5%$7.43B$25.45B13.019,410News CoveragePositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies T Competitors VZ Competitors AMX Competitors TEF Competitors BCE Competitors TLK Competitors VIV Competitors KT Competitors FYBR Competitors TIMB Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:CHA) was last updated on 4/26/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s tariffs just split the AI market in twoTrump’s tariff just split the AI market – among others – in two. 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