Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) Competitors

América Móvil (NYSE:AMX) and Chunghwa Telecom (NYSE:CHT) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, community ranking, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, media sentiment and valuation.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in AMX or CHT?

América Móvil received 230 more outperform votes than Chunghwa Telecom when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 63.43% of users gave Chunghwa Telecom an outperform vote while only 61.71% of users gave América Móvil an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
América Móvil	Outperform Votes 511 61.71%	Underperform Votes 317 38.29%
Chunghwa Telecom	Outperform Votes 281 63.43%	Underperform Votes 162 36.57%

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in AMX or CHT?

6.3% of América Móvil shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 2.1% of Chunghwa Telecom shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of América Móvil shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Chunghwa Telecom shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility and risk, AMX or CHT?

América Móvil has a beta of 0.93, indicating that its share price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Chunghwa Telecom has a beta of 0.2, indicating that its share price is 80% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is AMX or CHT more profitable?

Chunghwa Telecom has a net margin of 16.18% compared to América Móvil's net margin of 3.25%. Chunghwa Telecom's return on equity of 9.53% beat América Móvil's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
América Móvil	3.25%	6.38%	1.62%
Chunghwa Telecom	16.18%	9.53%	7.07%

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, AMX or CHT?

América Móvil has higher revenue and earnings than Chunghwa Telecom. Chunghwa Telecom is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than América Móvil, 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
América Móvil	$47.69B	0.95	$1.55B	$0.49	29.97
Chunghwa Telecom	$7.16B	4.23	$1.16B	$1.49	26.20

Does the media favor AMX or CHT?

In the previous week, América Móvil had 4 more articles in the media than Chunghwa Telecom. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for América Móvil and 3 mentions for Chunghwa Telecom. Chunghwa Telecom's average media sentiment score of 0.97 beat América Móvil's score of 0.15 indicating that Chunghwa Telecom is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
América Móvil	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
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

Do analysts rate AMX or CHT?

América Móvil presently has a consensus price target of $17.15, suggesting a potential upside of 16.79%. Given América Móvil's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe América Móvil is more favorable than Chunghwa Telecom.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
América Móvil	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25
Chunghwa Telecom	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Is AMX or CHT a better dividend stock?

América Móvil pays an annual dividend of $0.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Chunghwa Telecom pays an annual dividend of $1.13 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. América Móvil pays out 49.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Chunghwa Telecom pays out 75.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Summary

América Móvil beats Chunghwa Telecom on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.